Day: February 3, 2020

Xi warns punishment for officials disobeying orders as coronavirus death toll rises to 361

11:40 pm February 3, 2020

Beijing/Wuhan: President Xi Jinping on Monday warned officials of punishment if they shirk responsibility in tackling the coronavirus outbreak as China opened a 1,000-bed hospital built in record nine days in Wuhan city and started trials for new drug to contain the virus that has killed 361 people, infected 17,238 others and spread to more […]

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Lufthansa terminates services of 103 India-based flight attendants

Lufthansa extends China flight ban as virus toll climbs

11:35 pm February 3, 2020

Frankfurt am Main: Germany’s flagship carrier Lufthansa on Monday said it was suspending all flights to and from mainland China for longer than initially announced, as the death toll from the novel coronavirus climbed past 360. The Lufthansa group last week said it was halting its China flights until February 9, including those run by […]

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History-sheeter held in UP after brief encounter

Uttarakhand: Murder accused joins Uttarakhand police, continues to serve for 19 years

11:31 pm February 3, 2020

Rudrapur: A murder accused managed to join the police force in Uttarakhand and remained posted at different places in the state, hoodwinking the authorities for 19 years. A case under Section 420 of the IPC has been registered at the Pantnagar police station against Mukesh Kumar, who works as a constable in the Uttarakhand Police. […]

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Glider crashes in Jharkhand; engineer killed, pilot injured

Glider crashes in Jharkhand; engineer killed, pilot injured

11:26 pm February 3, 2020

Dumka (Jharkhand): A glider crashed in Jharkhand’s Dumka district on Monday, killing the engineer and injuring the pilot on board, police said here. Thirty-two-year-old engineer Dharmendra Kumar Singh succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Dumka while the pilot, Captain J P Singh has been referred to a hospital in West Bengal’s Durgapur, Deputy […]

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Woman shot dead by husband in Punjab’s Batala

11:10 pm February 3, 2020

Batala (Pb): A 27-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by her husband in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, police said on Monday. Jugraj Singh allegedly fired five rounds at Sandeep Kaur near Cheema Kudi village in Batala on Sunday night and fled the place, they said. The couple got married around seven years ago and have three […]

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