Day: February 5, 2020

Several shops gutted in Siliguri fire

3:21 pm February 5, 2020

Siliguri: A major fire gutted several shops in Siliguri’s Rabindranagar Mor area in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said. The blaze was noticed around 3 am and five fire tenders were sent to douse it, they said. It took four hours to contain the flames, an official said, adding that eight shops were gutted. […]

1 killed, 8 injured in vehicle pile-up

3:18 pm February 5, 2020

Muzaffarnagar: One person died and eight were seriously injured in a three-vehicle pile-up due to low visibility on Pauri-Delhi highway due to dense fog in Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Raja, 18, and the injured have been admitted to hospital, they said. Two people trapped in their vehicles […]

BJP's welfare work during lockdown biggest "seva yagya" in history: Modi

PM inaugurates DefExpo in Lucknow

3:16 pm February 5, 2020

Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the DefExpo, India’s biennial military exhibition that seeks to showcase the potential of the country to become a global defence manufacturing hub. Delegates from 70 countries and 172 foreign military manufacturers will attend the five-day mega exhibition, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said. As many as 856 […]

India must prepare for borderless war: Rahul

PM seeking to use budget to sack Sitharaman: Rahul

3:12 pm February 5, 2020

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking to use the “useless” budget presented by a “clueless” Nirmala Sitharaman to dump the entire blame on her and sack her. “Dear PM, The economy has imploded and you must be racking your brains on how to avoid the blame. […]

Cold weather conditions persist in Punjab, Haryana

3:09 pm February 5, 2020

Chandigarh: Cold weather conditions continued to persist in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday with Bathinda reeling under severe chill at 2.1 degrees Celsius. Bathinda was the coldest place in the two states recording a below normal minimum temperature, a Meteorological Department official said here. Adampur in Punjab also reeled at a low […]