Day: February 8, 2020

Delhi polls: 54 pc voter turnout recorded till 5 pm

6:59 pm February 8, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi recorded a voter turnout of 54 per cent by 5 pm on Saturday, poll officials said. There was a rise in the voting percentage after initial sluggishness, especially in morning hours. “The polling percentage recorded till 5 pm is 54.14 per cent,” a Delhi CEO official said. Of the 11 districts, northeast […]

MVA govt in Maha will complete full term: Pawar

Don’t need anybody’s permission to visit temples: Pawar

6:52 pm February 8, 2020

Pune: After an organisation of warkaris (pilgrims) criticised Sharad Pawar for “promoting atheism” and urged the community members to stop inviting him to religious events, the NCP chief on Saturday hit back saying that there was no need for anybody’s permission to visit temples. Rashtriya Warkari Parishad had recently issued a statement in which it […]

Rajasthan: Man rapes minor stepdaughter, arrested

Abducted minor girl rescued in J-K; one held

6:50 pm February 8, 2020

Jammu: A teenage girl, who was reportedly abducted from her village last week, was rescued from Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The accused, Karan Singh, of Panchari village of Udhampur has been arrested in this connection, a police official said. He said a complaint was lodged by the father of […]

Four men arrested by Haryana police for cheating people by cloning ATM cards

Maharashtra: Two held for cheating senior citizen at ATM

6:47 pm February 8, 2020

Thane: Two persons were arrested for allegedly diverting the attention of a senior citizen at an ATM and stealing money from his account, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on February 1, when a 64-year- old man visited the ATM of a nationalised bank on Ghodbunder Road in Maharashtra’s Thane city, senior inspector Kishore […]

3 killed as car rams into truck in Rajasthan

6:44 pm February 8, 2020

Jaipur: Three people were killed and as many injured on Saturday in an accident in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district, police said. The accident occurred near the Jalia checkpost when a car coming from Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh rammed into a stationary truck. Two people died on the spot while one more succumbed to injuries while undergoing […]