Day: February 17, 2020

Kannada playback singer Sushmitha commits suicide

11:11 pm February 17, 2020

Bengaluru: Kannada playback singer Sushmitha, 27, allegedly committed suicide by hanging at her mother’s residence in the city, police said on Monday. Her mother has alleged dowry harassment as reason for her daughter’s death. She took the extreme step on Sunday night, police sources said. According to the sources, she got married to Sharath Kumar […]

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2 arrested for robbing Delhi Jal Board employee

11:05 pm February 17, 2020

New Delhi: Two men were arrested for allegedly robbing a pump operator of Delhi Jal Board by threatening him with a knife while he was walking in a park at Vipin Garden, police said on Monday. The Delhi Jal Board pump operator, Heera Singh, was attacked by Rahul (27), Sagar (23) and Salman from behind […]

Thai protest leader on hunger strike given IV drip in prison

Man sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping Odisha girl

11:01 pm February 17, 2020

Balasore (Odisha): A man in Odisha’s Balasore district was sentenced to 20 years in jail on Monday for raping a 14-year-old girl in 2017. Special POCSO court and additional sessions judge Girija Prasad Mohapatra convicted Augusta Singh in the rape case and sentenced him to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment, besides slapping a fine of Rs […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

IAF officer detained in Tokyo

10:55 pm February 17, 2020

New Delhi: An IAF officer, undertaking a military course at a Japanese institute, has been detained by police in Tokyo following a complaint of misconduct by a woman, official sources said. The Wing Commander was detained by police in Tokyo on February 6 and his family has approached a local court to secure his release, […]

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nCov scare: Screening along Mizoram-Tripura border from Wednesday

10:52 pm February 17, 2020

Aizawl: The Mizoram government will start the process of screening people entering the state via its border with Tripura from Wednesday, amid fears arising out of novel Coronavirus (nCov) outbreak, a senior official said. Screening counters have been set up at the police checkgate in Kanhmun village, where a medical team, along with volunteers of […]

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