Day: January 12, 2020

Mizoram seeks UN’s help to boost horticulture

9:25 pm January 12, 2020

Aizawl: The Mizoram government has sought assistance from the United Nations to boost horticulture in the state, official sources said on Sunday. Mizo National Front (MNF) MLA F Lalnunmawia, who is the vice chairman of the state horticulture development board, paid a visit to UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) regional office in Bangkok last […]

CM to hold meeting on Monday over Boisar factory blast

9:18 pm January 12, 2020

Palghar: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called a meeting on Monday to discuss the issue of blast at a chemical factory in Palghar where eight people were killed, and whether such hazardous units should be allowed to run, state Industries Minister Subhash Desai said. Desai also said that an inquiry would be conducted into […]

Canadian province retracts warning of nuclear power incident

9:18 pm January 12, 2020

TORONTO: The Canadian province of Ontario sent an alert reporting an unspecified “incident” at a nuclear plant just east of Toronto on Sunday — only to later report the message was sent in error. The initial emergency message sent to cellphones of people throughout the province said the incident had occurred at the Pickering Nuclear […]

Man held for raping woman, her niece

9:01 pm January 12, 2020

Mumbai: A 26 year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping and making pregnant a 17-year-old girl by threatening to make viral her aunt’s sex video with him, Mumbai Police said. The accused, Azmal Lashkar alias Ashish Dubey, had allegedly raped the 23-year-old woman under the pretext of marriage and filmed the act without […]

Muslims pray for peace in Islamic congregation in Bangladesh

8:59 pm January 12, 2020

Tongi: Hundreds of thousands of Muslims raised their hands and prayed for the welfare of the world as they joined a final prayer Sunday in wrapping up a three-day Islamic congregation near Bangladesh’s capital. The Biswa Ijtema, or World Congregation of Muslims, is one of the largest gatherings of Muslim devotees, held on the sandy […]