Day: April 26, 2020

2 foresters drown while fighting off fishermen in dam

4:39 pm April 26, 2020

Bengaluru: Two foresters got drowned in the backwaters of Kabini dam in HD Kote in Mysuru district while preventing fishermen fishing there illegally, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Punati Sridhar said on Sunday. “A case of murder has been registered against those fishing there. Police are investigating into the matter,” Sridhar told PTI. According to […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

One dead, 3 injured after being run over by truck in UP

4:35 pm April 26, 2020

Ballia: A 45-year-old man was killed and three others were injured when a truck hit them in Haldi area of the district on Sunday, police said. The truck on its way to Bairia from Ballia hit the four when they were walking on the roadside, police said. One of them, identified as Devendra Gupta, died […]

PM Modi to interact with CMs on Thursday over COVID situation, vaccination drive

After yoga, world will accept benefits of ayurveda: PM

4:30 pm April 26, 2020

New Delhi: After yoga, the world will accept India’s age-old ayurveda principles, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday and added that the youth will have to take the lead in explaining it to countries scientifically. In his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio address, the prime minister said it is a “misfortune” that people of […]

3 killed as boat capsizes in Yamuna

4:20 pm April 26, 2020

Banda: Three people, including two policemen, lost their lives when the boat in which they were travelling capsized in the Yamuna in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday. The incident happened when sub-inspector Ramjeet Sonkar (52) and police jawan Shashikant (25) were returning from the Banda border at around 6.30 pm on […]

226 Swiss nationals evacuated

4:09 pm April 26, 2020

Kochi: As many as 226 Swiss nationals stranded in India following the nationwide lockdown have left for Zurich by a Swiss International Airlines, an airport spokesperson said here on Sunday. The flight departed for Zurich at 11.20 PM on Saturday from Cochin airport, he said. The aircraft had arrived here after picking up 62 Swiss […]