Day: May 20, 2020

Maharashtra: Fire at oil factory in Akola; no casualty

2:49 pm May 20, 2020

Akola: A fire broke out at an oil factory unit in Maharashtra‘s Akola district on Tuesday night, gutting the entire premises, a fire official said on Wednesday. No casualty was reported in the incident, he said. The blaze erupted in the private unit located in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area here around 8 […]

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Youth held for blackmailing girl over video

ASI arrested for molesting 23-yr-old woman in Rajasthan

2:43 pm May 20, 2020

Jaipur: An assistant sub-inspector of the Rajasthan Police was arrested for allegedly molesting a 23-year-old woman in Alwar district of the state, officials said on Wednesday. The woman, who works in a company in Neemrana in Bhiwadi, had gone to file a complaint at the Neemrana police station after being referred there by a police […]

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Odisha alerts coastal districts amid cyclone warning

Amphan: About 4.5L evacuated from Odisha, WB

2:36 pm May 20, 2020

New Delhi: About 4.5 lakh people have been evacuated from vulnerable area in West Bengal and Odisha ahead of the landfall of cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’,  NDRF chief S N Pradhan said on Wednesday. ‘Amphan’, termed as an extremely severe cyclonic storm, is expected to make a landfall on Wednesday noon or evening at a coastal […]

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Army, NDRF teams start restoration work in cyclone-hit Bengal

Cyclone Amphan dumps rain on India, Bangladesh

10:11 am May 20, 2020

New Delhi: A powerful cyclone began dumping rain on coastal India and Bangladesh early Wednesday as more than 2 million people were being moved to shelters before the storm hits land in the afternoon. Cyclone Amphan slowed slightly as it reached cooler waters near the coast. But with wind speeds ranging between 160 and 170 […]

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Nagaland seeks Centre's intervention over poor mobile connectivity, says protests may break out

Mobile phone services restored in Srinagar

12:00 am May 20, 2020

Srinagar: Mobile phone services in Srinagar were restored on Tuesday night after remaining suspended throughout the day in view of an encounter in Nawakadal area of the city in which two militants were killed, officials said. However, mobile internet services continued to remain suspended, they said. Mobile phone services across all operators, except on postpaid […]

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