Day: April 17, 2020

Visually impaired woman raped in Madhya Pradesh

8:09 pm April 17, 2020

Bhopal: A 53-year-old visually impaired woman was allegedly raped by an unidentified person in Madhya Pradesh‘s Bhopal district in the early hours of Friday, police said. The victim, who is a banker, was alone at home as her husband remained stranded in another state due to the COVID-19 lockdown, inspector Chandra Bhan Patel of Shahpura […]

Tiger found dead in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve

Tiger found dead in UP’s Chitrakoot district

8:05 pm April 17, 2020

Banda (UP): The body of an adult male tiger was found in the Majhgawan forest area of neighbouring Chitrakoot district on Friday morning, a forest official said. There were injury marks on the body suggesting that it was attacked by another tiger, Forest Ranger Ramesh Yadav said. This is the first incident of a clash […]

Maharashtra: Family donates wedding money to COVID-19 fight

8:00 pm April 17, 2020

Aurangabad: At the time when many have postponed their grand weddings due to the COVID-19 lockdown, a family in Maharashtra’s Latur district got their daughter married in a simple ceremony and donated the money saved for the occasion to fund the local administration’s fight against coronavirus. Udgir resident Vilas Boke donated Rs 51,000 he had […]

Srinagar-Leh highway closed due to fresh snowfall

7:54 pm April 17, 2020

Sonamarg: The Srinagar-Sonamarg-Leh highway has been closed for the vehicular traffic after the area received fresh snowfall at the Zojila pass in the Kashmir Valley, officials said on Friday. A Border Roads Organisation official said the Zojila pass is being experiencing a fresh spell of moderate snowfall over the past few days. The bad weather […]

‘No mask, no oil’ at petrol pumps across West Bengal

7:48 pm April 17, 2020

Kolkata: Petrol pumps across West Bengal have decided not to sell fuel to those visiting without a mask, an official of the dealers’ association said on Friday. To create awareness about the measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, it has been decided not to sell petrol or diesel to those drivers and bike owners […]