Day: January 16, 2020

Lakhs take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar Sankranti

40 babies born at Gangasagar Mela, says Mamata

11:20 pm January 16, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said 40 babies were born at the just-concluded Gangasagar Mela which, she said, was visited by nearly 55 lakh people. There has not been a single untoward incident at the fair held on Sagar Island at the confluence of river Hooghly and the Bay of Bengal, […]

Hungary pushes for direct Budapest-Mumbai flights

11:18 pm January 16, 2020

Mumbai: Hungary on Thursday pushed for direct air connectivity between Budapest and Mumbai, and acknowledged India’s role in promoting investment and creating new jobs in the central European country. There is a great deal of interest among Hungarians in India for direct air connectivity between Budapest and Mumbai, said Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and […]

Gujarat: Cop held for killing man in accidental firing

10:52 pm January 16, 2020

Ahmedabad: A police sub-inspector was arrested on Thursday for allegedly shooting a man dead in an accidental firing at a police outpost in Gujarat’s Rajkot district, an official said. Sub-inspector P P Chavda was arrested for culpable homicide not amounting to murder after he shot dead Himanshu Gohil at S T chowky under Adivision police […]

Kayaking, canoeing training facilities added to Khelo India Centre in Srinagar

Maharashtra continues to rule in Khelo India Youth Games

10:48 pm January 16, 2020

Guwahati: Defending champions Maharashtra continued to rule the Khelo India Youth Games, adding five more gold to their tally on the back of a strong show by their weightlifters, here on Thursday. Second-placed Haryana kept snapping at Maharashtra’s heels, picking up five gold, including two at the shooting range. Maharashtra have a clear lead in […]

One more arrested in financial fraud case in J-K

ACB arrests NC leader’s son over alleged bank fraud

10:45 pm January 16, 2020

Srinagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday arrested Hilal Rather, son of National Conference leader and former finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather, in a bank fraud case involving Rs 177 core. “Hilal Rather was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu today in a case related to the alleged misappropriation of […]

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