Day: January 12, 2020

Serial killer convicted in 20th murder case

Man hacked to death by woman in Bengal’s Raiganj

11:00 pm January 12, 2020

Raiganj: A man was hacked to death allegedly by a woman with whom he was in an illicit relationship in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district, police said on Sunday. The incident happened in Ukilpara area in the district’s Raiganj town. Gopal Das and Saraswati Jha, both married to other persons, were in an illicit relationship, […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

3-day youth festival begins in Chhattisgarh

10:56 pm January 12, 2020

Raipur: A three-day state level youth festival, with over 7000 participants, was inaugurated on Sunday in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur by Governor Anusuiya Uikey. The governor said the festival will give encouragement and exposure to budding talents of the state through events in rural sports, folk dance, fine arts and classical music, an official statement issued […]

Khalistan supporter arrested in Bengaluru: Police

10:52 pm January 12, 2020

Bengaluru: The Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru has arrested an alleged Khalistan supporter who had fled Punjab and was hiding in the city, police said on Sunday. A hunt was launched for Jarnail Singh Sidhu, who was wanted by the Punjab police, after the internal security division lodged a case against him in February, 2019, […]

Clear weather, below-normal temperatures in Delhi

Sunny day in Delhi, light rain likely on Monday

10:38 pm January 12, 2020

New Delhi: It was a sunny day in the national capital on Sunday and the maximum temperature settled at 23.4 degrees celsius, three notches above normal, a Met department official said. The day’s minimum temperature settled at 7.1 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. The humidity levels oscillated between 100 and 43 […]

54 people died of drug abuse in Mizoram in 2019

10:31 pm January 12, 2020

Aizawl: As many as 54 people including 12 women died due to substance abuse in Mizoram last year with heroin being the main killer drug, according to the records of the state excise and narcotics department. Heroin claimed at least 27 lives, while the rest died due to misuse of multiple drugs last year, the […]