Day: February 18, 2020

Woman arrested for trying to sell newborn in Delhi

Toddler”s body found among rocks near beach: Mother held

10:47 pm February 18, 2020

Kannur : The body of a toddler, who was missing from home since Monday, was recovered from a beach here and the mother has been arrested after she admitted to having thrown the child among the rocks near the sea, killing him, police said. The 21-year-old woman, who had strained relations with her husband, admitted […]

Maharashtra: Fire at chemical firm in Thane rages on; none hurt

9:22 pm February 18, 2020

Thane: A major fire broke out at a chemical company located in an industrial area in Maharashtra’s Thane district in the wee hours of Tuesday, triggering explosion of drums filled with chemicals, officials said. No casualty was reported in the incident till 8 pm. According to officials, efforts are underway to douse the blaze which […]

Maoist carrying Rs 4 lakh reward on his head surrenders

9:17 pm February 18, 2020

Bhawanipatna: A Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 4 lakh on his head surrendered before the police in Odisha’s Kalahandi district on Tuesday. Kesab Veladi (27) of Chhattisgarh, who had joined the CPI (Maoist) in 2009 and was involved in many crimes, surrendered before the police, Superintendent of Police, B Ganagadhar said. Veladi told police […]

Congress alleges rampant fraud in voters' list in Kerala

Mir not allowed to visit Srinagar: J-K Cong to CEO

9:10 pm February 18, 2020

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Tuesday claimed that despite issuance of notification for the panchayat by-election in the union territory, its chief GA Mir was not allowed to visit Srinagar to hold poll-related meetings. The Congress leadership raised the issue at a pre-poll meeting with J&K Chief Election Officer (CEO) Shalinder Kumar. By-election […]

Mother poisons son to death, chops his body into pieces

9:07 pm February 18, 2020

Theni (TN): In a macabre incident in Tamil Nadu, an engineer was allegedly poisoned to death by his mother before she chopped him into pieces, apparently frustrated over his tipsy ways, police said on Tuesday. The incident happened near neighbouring Cumbum. The headless torso of the victim Vigneswaran, in his late 20s, was earlier found […]