Day: May 19, 2020

China begins import of Indian rice after 2 yrs amid border tension; places orders for 5k tonnes

Three booked for supplying PDS rice in black market

3:54 pm May 19, 2020

Muzaffarnagar: Three persons were booked for allegedly supplying Public Distribution System (PDS) rice in black market in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, police said. A team of officers of the supply department seized 29 quintals of rice being taken in a vehicle from a ration shop for black marketing near Kandhla town in the district on […]

MP to reopen national parks, tiger reserves from June 1

Maharashtra: Tiger kills woman at Tadoba reserve

3:48 pm May 19, 2020

Chandrapur: A 63-year-old woman was killed by a tiger at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district on Tuesday, an official said The incident took place in the early hours of the day when Leelabai Jiwtode, a resident of Kolara village, ventured into Satara jungle (protected forest area) to puck some tendu leaves, […]

Indian hockey teams turn tech-savvy during lockdown

3:33 pm May 19, 2020

Bengaluru: The Indian men and women’s hockey teams have turned tech-savvy in order to maintain social distancing while continuing with their indoor workout regime during the coronavirus-forced lockdown. The core probable group housed in the Sports Authority of India Centre here suspended high-intensity hockey training in the third week of March following a nationwide lockdown. […]

IndiGo to share weather data with IMD

3:32 pm May 19, 2020

New Delhi: Amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown, IndiGo said on Tuesday its aircraft will provide crucial data on wind, humidity and temperature during all flight operations to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to help it make accurate weather predictions. “The data, which is imperative for accurate predictions of weather, has been unavailable to the IMD since […]

Man shot dead over land dispute in UP

3:20 pm May 19, 2020

Muzaffarnagar: A 26-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by some persons over a land dispute in the Chhapar area here, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Tejalhera village Monday evening, they said. The deceased was identified as Shiv Kumar alias Rinku, police said. There was a dispute over some land between Ilem […]