Day: September 1, 2019

Assam doctors to withdraw services for 24 hrs on Tuesday

11:03 pm September 1, 2019

Guwahati: Doctors in Assam on Sunday called for a 24-hour ‘withdrawal of medical services excluding emergency’ across the state on September 3 in protest against the killing of an elderly doctor by associates of a patient who died at a tea garden hospital in Jorhat. Doctors will withdraw their services from 6 am but the […]

Candidate forced to breastfeed baby outside exam centre

11:02 pm September 1, 2019

Kolkata: A candidate of the West Bengal Integrated Child Development Society (ICDS) examination on Sunday was allegedly compelled to breastfeed her baby in the open outside due to lack of facilities for it inside the building. The incident took place at a school building in South 24 Parganas district’s Baruipur. The 21-year-old woman’s husband told […]

Rains in some parts of Delhi brings relief from heat

Light rains end sultry spell in Delhi

10:13 pm September 1, 2019

New Delhi: Light rains on Sunday brought Delhiites some respite from a long spell of sultry weather with the maximum temperature settling at 33.5 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average. The minimum temperature settled at 26.4 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological Department official said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, […]

IAS officer’s wife dies from bullet injuries

10:11 pm September 1, 2019

Lucknow: The wife of an IAS officer died from bullet injuries here, police said Sunday. According to police, the incident took place at the IAS officer’s residence, located in the Chinhat police station area. A police spokesperson said, “We were informed that a woman had sustained bullet injuries and members of her family (husband and […]

Murder convict’s birthday bash in jail; seven suspended

10:08 pm September 1, 2019

Sitamarhi (Bihar): A murder convict has cut a cake and served mutton curry to other inmates inside a jail here to celebrate his birthday, and the ‘invitees’ video recorded the programme on mobile phones, a jail official said on Sunday. Seven prison officials were suspended in connection with the hosting of the party by Pintu […]