Day: August 3, 2019

NIT Srinagar suspends classes indefinitely

2:45 pm August 3, 2019

Srinagar: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has suspended its classes till further orders in view of the uncertain situation in Kashmir. “This is for the information of all the students of the institute that the class work for all courses stands suspended till further orders,” an order issued by the Registrar of NIT on […]

National bravery award winner killed in road accident

2:33 pm August 3, 2019

Kendrapara/Bhubaneswar: A national bravery award winner, who had saved his uncle from the jaws of a crocodile, was among two persons killed in a road accident in the state’s Kendrapara district, police said on Saturday. Situ Mallick (16), who received the award instituted by the Indian Council for Child Welfare from Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]

Major fire breaks out in commercial building in Mumbai

2:29 pm August 3, 2019

Mumbai: A major fire broke out in a four- storey commercial building in Masjid area of south Mumbai in the wee hours on Saturday, officials said. Nobody was injured in the incident, they said. “The fire brigade control room received a call at 4.24 am today, alerting that a major fire has broken out in […]

Suspension of IAS officer held for 'killing' scribe extended

IAS officer’s car kills journalist in Kerala

2:23 pm August 3, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: A 35-year-old journalist was killed when his motorcycle was hit by a car driven by an IAS officer here early Saturday, police said. Survey Director Sreeram Venkitaraman was driving the car which rammed into K Muhammed Basheer’s motorcycle, killing him on the spot. The incident happened around 1 am, police said. Basheer was Thiruvananthapuram […]

Ex-Maldives Vice President, who sought asylum, sent back

2:18 pm August 3, 2019

Tuticorin (TN): Former Vice President of Maldives Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor, who had sought political asylum from India, has been sent back to his home country, police said on Saturday. Adheeb, who arrived here on Thursday on a cargo vessel along with nine crew members, was not allowed to enter India as he did not […]