Day: December 31, 2019

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Cold wave in UP: Temp hits zero deg Celsius in Kanpur

6:20 pm December 31, 2019

Lucknow: The temperature in Kanpur hit the zero-degree mark in the early hours of Tuesday while Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow shivered at 0.7 degrees Celsius as the cold wave tightened its grip on the state, the meteorological department said. Bahraich recorded 0.2 degrees Celsius, Jhansi 1.8 degrees Celsius, Barabanki 1.6 degrees Celsius and Fursatganj in […]

60-year-old man held for raping and brutalising woman

6:18 pm December 31, 2019

Mumbai: A 60-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping and brutalising a 25-year-old woman under the pretext of giving her job as a maid, Mumbai Police said on Tuesday. Prima facie, the accused Saleem Zaveri raped the woman repeatedly at his flat in suburban Bandra, where he stays alone, over a period of the […]

Bandh: public transport normal in Maha, but several MSRTC buses canceled

Maharashtra: fire at MSRTC workshop in Nashik

6:14 pm December 31, 2019

Nashik: A major fire broke out at a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) workshop in Peth Road area here late Monday night. The blaze was doused on Tuesday morning but caused a damage worth around Rs 4 lakh though nobody was injured, an official said. Some 800 scrap tyres and other materials were gutted […]

Hail and thunder show expected on New Year in much of MP

6:11 pm December 31, 2019

Bhopal: Thundershowers accompanied by hail are expected in most of Madhya Pradesh on New Year’s Day, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. Many parts of the state are experiencing a cold wave with overcast conditions. The visibility was very low due to fog in Rewa, Shahdol, Gwalior and Chambal divisions on Tuesday, the […]

Tourism in Assam suffers Rs 1000 cr loss due to CAA

6:08 pm December 31, 2019

Guwahati: Tourism in Assam suffered an estimated loss of Rs 1,000 crore due to violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act, a top official said on Tuesday. The sector has been badly hit in December and will be in January too, Assam Tourism Development Corporation Chairman Jayanta Malla Baruah told a press conference here. Along […]