Day: June 4, 2020

Foreign experts reach gas well blowout site in Assam

Gas leak still on from OIL well in Assam

8:42 pm June 4, 2020

Guwahati: Gas is “uncontrollably” flowing out of a natural gas producing well of Oil India Ltd (OIL) in Assam after a blowout eight days ago and the public sector undertaking on Thursday said an expert agency is monitoring the environmental impact of the leak. Pumping of water to the well through the casing valve is […]

I accidentally became a cricketer, says Ashwin

Feeling itchy, want to go out and play: Ashwin

8:37 pm June 4, 2020

Mumbai: Confined to his home for more than two months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday said he was now “feeling itchy” and just wants to go out and play. Like other Indian cricketers, Ashwin has not been able to go out and practice since March 25 due to […]

Civil contractor shot dead in Navi Mumbai

8:31 pm June 4, 2020

Mumbai: A 35-year-old civil contractor was shot dead by unidentified persons in Talavali area of neighbouring Navi Mumbai on Thursday, police said. The incident took place at Ghansoli-Talavali Road in the afternoon, when Pravin Tayade, who was riding his two- wheeler, was shot in the head by motorcycle-borne assailants, an official said. The victim was […]

Thief shoots himself dead after opening fire at police

Bodyguard of UP MLA commits suicide

8:04 pm June 4, 2020

Moradabad (UP): The bodyguard of a local MLA allegedly shot himself dead with his service gun in Adarsh Nagar area here on Thursday morning, police said. Constable Manish Pratap Singh (24), a native of Rasoolpur village in Bulandshahr district, was posted as gunner of MLA Moradabad Dehat Haji Ikram Quraishi. His live-in partner informed the […]

Soldier commits suicide near LoC in JK's Poonch

BJP leader’s brother shoots self to death in UP

7:59 pm June 4, 2020

Muzaffarnagar (UP): The brother of a BJP leader killed himself by shooting from his licensed pistol in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday. The police said Ajay Kumar Agarwal, a transport financier, had been suffering from depression and shot himself dead with his pistol on Wednesday evening at his house in the […]