Day: February 29, 2020

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Farmer killed in lightning strike in Muzaffarnagar

10:57 pm February 29, 2020

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A farmer and his bull were killed in a lightning strike in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district on Saturday, police said. Sachin Kumar (35) was working in his agricultural field in Bhuma village of Miranpur area when the lightning struck, Jansath Sub-Divisional Magistrate Kuldeep Nayer told PTI. He said a revenue official has been […]

CM Thackeray visits Metro work site

9:18 pm February 29, 2020

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday witnessed ongoing work of the Colaba- Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 corridor in the city. Thackeray visited the site at the proposed Sahar Road Station and expressed satisfaction about the work, an official statement said. He was accompanied by his son and Mumbai Guardian Minister Aaditya Thackeray and officials of […]

Sao Paulo state stops professional sports as COVID-19 rages

Football Delhi Senior Division Championship begins on Sunday

9:17 pm February 29, 2020

New Delhi: Eighteen clubs, including defending champions Garhwal Heroes FC, will vie for top honours in the Football Delhi Senior Division Championship which begins at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday. The participating teams have been divided in two groups of nine teams each. Garhwal Heroes will open their campaign against City FC in […]

Left Railways job to play for Bengal, says Majumdar

9:13 pm February 29, 2020

Kolkata: Bengal’s saviour in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal and semifinal, Anustup Majumdar had left a secured Indian Railways job to play cricket for his home state, and says he is not short of motivation at 35. Despite not playing all the matches this season, the batsman has been instrumental in Bengal’s march into the semifinals. […]

Minister puts abattoir development on hold

9:06 pm February 29, 2020

Mangaluru: The proposal to re-develop the slaughter house at Kudroli in the city under the smart city project, the only licensed one in Dakshina Kannada district supplying meat to the city, has been put on hold by state Urban Development Minister Byrathi Basavaraj. “The Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) has been directed to hold the […]