Day: January 31, 2020

Maharashtra: Gujarat businessman stabbed to death in Aurangabad

9:19 pm January 31, 2020

Aurangabad: A 34-year-old businessman was stabbed to death by four unidentified persons on Friday afternoon in Aurangabad in Maharashtra, police said. The deceased, identified as Prakashbhai Jaswantbhai Patel, had arrived here from Mehsana in Gujarat some hours before the incident which took place in the Gulmadi area here, an official said. “Four men entered the […]

Parts of north India record above normal minimum temps; snowfall likely in J-K, HP, U'khand on Monday

Shimla receives highest snowfall this Jan in 8 years

9:17 pm January 31, 2020

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh’s capital Shimla received the highest snowfall this January in eight years, the meteorological department said. The famous tourist spot received 89.4 cm snowfall this year. The figure was 95 cm in the same month in 2012, Shimla Met centre director Manmohan Singh said. Shimla received 96.6 cm snowfall in January in 2004 […]

Maharashtra: 35-year-old bodybuilder hangs self in Palghar

9:11 pm January 31, 2020

Palghar: A 35-year-old bodybuilder allegedly committed suicide in Virar in Palghar district on Friday, police said. Senior Inspector Vivek Sonawane of Virar police station said Ali Solomani hanged himself at his residence. “He hanged himself at around 9am. We did not find a suicide note. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a […]

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

China ambassador says no need for ‘unnecessary panic’ over virus

9:07 pm January 31, 2020

Geneva: China is decisively working to control the deadly outbreak of the novel coronavirus, its ambassador in Geneva said Friday, insisting there was no need for countries impose “excessive measures” like border closures. “There is no need for unnecessary panic, and no need for excessive measures,” Ambassador Chen Xu told reporters in Geneva.

Coronavirus: China reports 4 deaths, 31 new cases

Chinese official says slow response made virus epidemic worse

9:05 pm January 31, 2020

Beijing: China’s delayed response to the discovery of a new coronavirus infection worsened the epidemic, the most senior official from the city at the centre of the outbreak said Friday. “Right now I’m in a state of guilt, remorse and self-reproach,” said Ma Guoqiang, the municipal Communist Party secretary for Wuhan. “If strict control measures […]