Day: January 30, 2020

Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, rain in plains

Fog engulfs several parts of north India, snowfall in Himachal Pradesh

10:09 pm January 30, 2020

New Delhi: Temperatures dropped significantly at some places in Himachal Pradesh due to snowfall and also in parts of Kashmir, while fog engulfed the national capital and several northern states, delaying train services on Thursday. The national capital witnessed a cold and foggy morning with the minimum temperature settling at 8 degrees Celsius, one notch […]

Kashmiri students’ body condemns attack on Jamia student

10:05 pm January 30, 2020

Dehradun: An association of Kashmiri students here on Thursday condemned the attack on a Jamia Millia Islamia student by a man who fired a pistol at anti-CAA protestors near the university. Tension spiralled in Jamia Nagar after a man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters, injuring a Jamia Millia Islamia student before […]

Hostage taker's wife dies after being thrashed by locals

20 children held hostage in UP village

9:53 pm January 30, 2020

Farrukhabad (UP): Twenty children are being held hostage at a house in a village here by a man, police said on Thursday. Commandos have been rushed to the spot, Director General of Police (DGP) O P Singh said. “Twenty children are being held hostage at Kathariya village,” Additional Director General of Police P V Rama […]

Rani Rampal wins ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’ award

9:50 pm January 30, 2020

New Delhi: Indian women’s team captain Rani Rampal on Thursday became the first-ever hockey player to win the prestigious ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’ award. The World Games announced the winner on Thursday after 20 days of polling by sports fans world-wide. “Indian hockey superstar Rani is The World Games Athlete of the Year […]

Two arrested for bank fraud in Punjab

9:31 pm January 30, 2020

Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a bank fraud racket with the arrest of two men. The accused targeted people by replacing their registered bank account mobile numbers and email IDs with their own, police said. A complaint in this regard was filed with police by HDFC bank manager Vijay Kumar […]