Day: May 23, 2020

Man held for supplying illicit liquor in Delhi

8:17 pm May 23, 2020

New Delhi: A man was arrested for allegedly supplying illicit liquor in Delhi, police said on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Manish, a resident of Sonipat in Haryana, they said. Following a tip-off that illicit liquor will be transported in a car through Bawana area, a trap was laid, the police said. Policemen […]

Maharashtra COVID-19 tally up by 2,553 to 88,528; 109 more die

1,671 COVID-19 cases reported in Maharashtra police; toll at 18

8:14 pm May 23, 2020

Mumbai: At least 18 police personnel, including an officer, have died of COVID-19 in Maharashtra so far, an official said on Saturday. The Maharashtra police, which is ensuring a strict enforcement of the lockdown in the state, has been severely hit by the pandemic. As many as 1,671 personnel, including 174 officers and 1,497 other […]

40-ft whale carcass washes ashore in Odisha

8:10 pm May 23, 2020

Kendrapara (Odisha): The carcass of a 40 -feet-long critically endangered whale washed ashore in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary area in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, a senior forest official said on Saturday. The gargantuan mammal that weighed around 10 tonne was spotted on the coast at Agarnasi Island, he said. “The mammal’s body bore injury marks. The species […]

Postal assistant commits suicide due to heavy workload

8:01 pm May 23, 2020

Erode: A postal assistant allegedly committed suicide due to heavy workload in the office, police said on Saturday. Kiran (53) of Chimittahalli, a village 15 km from Thalawady, was staying in the postal department quarters at Thalawady and used to visit the family once a week, the police said. After work on Friday afternoon, he […]

Ready’ actor Mohit Baghel dies of cancer

7:53 pm May 23, 2020

Mumbai: Actor Mohit Baghel, best known for playing Amar Chaudhary in superstar Salman Khan’s “Ready”, has died of cancer. He was 26. Writer-director Raaj Shaandilyaa told PTI that the actor passed away on Saturday morning in his hometown Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. “He is gone too soon. He has been undergoing treatment for cancer in AIIMS […]