Day: February 8, 2020

Four charred to death in Ahmedabad factory fire

11:13 pm February 8, 2020

Ahmedabad: At least four persons were charred to death in a huge fire that erupted at a cloth factory in Narol locality of Ahmedabad in Gujarat on Saturday evening, police said. The blaze broke out around 6 pm, fire brigade officials said, adding it was brought under control after four hours. “Four charred bodies were […]

Devotees throng Golden Temple on 'Parkash Purab' of Guru Ramdas

SGPC bans making TikTok videos inside Golden Temple

11:08 pm February 8, 2020

Chandigarh: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Saturday prohibited making TikTok videos inside the Golden Temple in the wake of such videos showing the visitors dancing and playing songs, going viral on social media. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the apex religious body of Sikhs, pasted posters inside the Golden Temple complex, warning devotees […]

On-duty polling officer dies in Delhi’s Babarpur area

11:03 pm February 8, 2020

New Delhi: A polling officer died on duty at a polling station in Babarpur area in the national capital on Saturday morning after complaining of heart problems, officials said. The officer, Udham Singh, was a teacher, they said. At around 7 am, Singh’s health condition deteriorated and after he complained of discomfort and choking, a […]

First ever hornbill festival begins in Tripura

10:59 pm February 8, 2020

Agartala: The first ever hornbill festival in Tripura began on Saturday with an objective to raise awareness among people for conservation of the bird and to showcase biodiversity in the state. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb inaugurated the two- day festival at Barmura Eco park, an abode of the ‘oriental pied hornbills’ in West Tripura […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Human skeleton with clothes, shoes on found in Bengal

10:54 pm February 8, 2020

Burdwan: A human skeleton with clothes and shoes on it was found in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district, police said on Saturday. The skeleton was spotted behind a bush near Moshagram railway station in Jamalpur area when a villager went there to graze cows on Friday evening, they said. The skeleton had a t-shirt, a […]

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