Day: March 5, 2020

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Kerala registers highest growth rate in domestic and total

7:24 pm March 5, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Bouncing back after two devastating floods, Kerala recorded the highest growth rate in domestic and total tourist arrivals in 24 years attracting around 1.96 crore domestic and foreign visitors in 2019, registering a growth of 17.2 per cent. The total earnings from tourism stood at Rs 45,010.69 crore, notching a robust 24.14 per cent […]

Delhi govt to provide govt job to brother of IB employee who lost his life during riots

Northeast Delhi riots: 654 cases registered, 1820 people detained or arrested

7:20 pm March 5, 2020

New Delhi : The Delhi Police said on Thursday that it has registered over 600 cases in connection with last week’s riots in northeast Delhi. Out of 654 cases registered, 47 were related to the Arms Act, it said in a statement. In total, 1,820 people have been either detained or arrested so far in […]

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Japan to quarantine visitors from China, South Korea over virus

7:16 pm March 5, 2020

Tokyo: Japan will quarantine people coming from China and South Korea for two weeks on arrival to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the country’s prime minister said Thursday. “We will strengthen immigration quarantines on people from the two countries,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a cabinet-level taskforce meeting on the virus. “We will […]

Illegal arms factory unearthed in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

3:41 pm March 5, 2020

Muzaffarnagar: An illegal arms factory was unearthed during a police raid at Muzaffarnagar’s Tawli village, an official said on Thursday. SSP Abhishek Yadav told mediapersons that 30 pistols, five muskets and cartridges were seized during the raid. He said nine pistols being manufactured at the time of the police raid were also seized. Two people […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Two members of ‘Thak-Thak’ gang arrested in south Delhi

3:39 pm March 5, 2020

New Delhi: Two members of a ‘Thak-Thak’ gang were arrested for allegedly snatching a bag of cash and jewellery worth lakhs from a car in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar after spilling oil on the vehicle’s bonnet, police said on Thursday. Abhinav (19) and Chandan (22), both residents of Madangir, were identified with the help of […]