Day: January 17, 2020

“Missing” 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict held in Kanpur

10:37 pm January 17, 2020

Mumbai: A convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case, Jalees Ansari, was arrested on Friday from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, a day after he went “missing” from Mumbai while on parole, an official said. Ansari (68), a Mumbai resident who was serving a life term at Ajmer Central Jail in Rajasthan, was nabbed […]

Olive Ridley mass nesting likely on Odisha's Gahirmatha Beach within fortnight: Official

Live Olive Ridley turtles seized, six arrested in Odisha

10:29 pm January 17, 2020

Kendrapara (Odisha): Forest personnel on Friday seized live Olive Ridley turtles from a trawler and arrested six fishermen from Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Odisha. The fishing vessel had trespassed into prohibited sanctuary corridors contravening the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1975, the Orissa Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1982 and rules of the sanctuary, a […]

On Day One, Tejas Express covers Ahmedabad-Mumbai distance

10:24 pm January 17, 2020

Mumbai: The Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express, the second premium train to be run by Railway subsidiary IRCTC, completed its inaugural run on Friday in six hours, covering the distance of 491 km. Such speeds are rarely seen on this busy route. The train was flagged off by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani from Ahmedabad at 10.45 […]

National Security Service Grigory Kutoyan was found with traces of a gunshot wound

Ex-security chief turns up dead in Armenia

10:21 pm January 17, 2020

Yerevan: Armenian investigators on Friday said they had found the dead body of a former security chief bearing a gunshot wound, but they did not elaborate about possible foul play. “The body of the former director of the National Security Service Grigory Kutoyan was found with traces of a gunshot wound,” the south Caucasus country’s […]

Soldier commits suicide near LoC in JK's Poonch

Constable attempts suicide in UP’s Kanpur

9:45 pm January 17, 2020

Kanpur (UP): A 22-year-old police constable, about to get married in less than two weeks, allegedly shot at himself during duty hours in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, officials said on Friday. After Shani Kumar fired at himself with his service rifle late Thursday night, he was rushed to a nearby medical facility and later referred […]