Day: February 21, 2020

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

ITBP DG embarks on 100-km march with message for fitness

4:27 pm February 21, 2020

New Delhi: ITBP chief S S Deswal on Friday embarked upon a 100-km speed march between Bikaner and Jodhpur in Rajasthan to spread the message of ‘Fit India’ for his troops and others, officials said. Deswal, 58, is a walking and fitness enthusiast and has undertaken numerous such treks in the past. “The Director General […]

50-yr-old man sentenced to life for raping minor girl

4:25 pm February 21, 2020

Kota: A 50-year-old man was awarded life sentence by a POCSO court here for raping a nine-year-old girl while he was staying at her parents’ house in May 2019. Following a trial that lasted nearly nine months, the court of Special Judge Kailash Chand Misra also imposed a penalty of Rs. 30,000 on the convict, […]

Shopkeeper shot dead by robbers in Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri

4:22 pm February 21, 2020

New Delhi: A 47-year-old provision store owner was shot dead allegedly by unidentified persons while he was trying to avert a robbery bid in south Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri area, police said on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Ravi Kumar Singhal, a resident of Dera village, they said. Police got information regarding a firing […]

Olympian boxer Sakti Mazumdar dies of heart attack

19-year-old national-level boxer ends life

4:18 pm February 21, 2020

Nagpur: A 19-year-old national-level boxer from Nagpur allegedly ended his life by hanging himself in his hostel room in Akola in Maharashtra on Friday, his coach said. The deceased, Pranav Raut, had represented Maharashtra at a national boxing championship held in Delhi earlier this year, his coach Satishchandra Bhatt said. Raut, a resident of Nagpur, […]

Six killed in road accident in Rajasthan

4:12 pm February 21, 2020

Jaipur: Six persons were killed when their vehicle collided with a truck in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan on Friday, police said. A 12-year-old girl was injured in the accident and has been hospitalised, the police added. The incident occurred in Palllu police station area .