Day: February 19, 2020

Bar owner held for sexually assaulting employee

10:09 pm February 19, 2020

Mumbai: A 45-year-old bar owner was arrested on Wednesday for allegedlysexually assaulting a bar singer in the eastern suburb of Ghatkopar here, police said. Based on a complaint lodged by the victim, the police nabbed Suresh Shetty, who allegedly sexually assaulted her after calling her to the bar on Wednesday morning, an official said. One […]

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Ram Madhav refutes neglecting Odisha in Union budget

10:06 pm February 19, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Dismissing allegation of neglecting Odisha in the Union Budget, 2020-21, senior BJP leader Ram Madhav on Wednesday said states get allocations based on their performance. The Centre is prepared to give more assistance to states, but they should perform better in order to avail the opportunity, Ram Madhav, the national general secretary of BJP, […]

Charred bodies of 24-year-old woman, daughter found in Bengal’s Nadia

10:03 pm February 19, 2020

Ranaghat: The charred bodies of a 24- year-old woman and her daughter were found at their home in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Wednesday, police said. The bodies of Ruma Das and her two-year-old daughter were brought out after neighbours noticed smoke billowing from the windows of their house in Kamgachhi in Taherpur police station […]

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Union minister urges all stakeholders to promote organic farming

10:01 pm February 19, 2020

Shillong: Union Minister Parshottam Rupala on Wednesday urged all stakeholders to play a pivotal role in promoting organic farming in the north east region. Addressing a workshop on Soil Health Card and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for north east region, the Union Minister of State for Agriculture appreciated the activities of all stakeholders for […]

Gambhir asks Kejriwal to visit Ghazipur landfill site

9:42 pm February 19, 2020

New Delhi: East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to visit the Ghazipur landfill site for the sake of the people living near the garbage dump in a “very plightful situation”. In a letter to Kejriwal, the cricketer turned politician also congratulated him on being re-elected as the chief minister […]

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