Day: June 8, 2020

‘All eyes’ on New York: Reopening tests city torn by crises

3:16 pm June 8, 2020

New York: The city that never sleeps had a curfew for much of last week. Famous stores were boarded up after days of unrest. The lights are out on Broadway theaters, and the subway no longer runs overnight. But after three bleak months, New York City will try to turn a page when it begins […]

NGT takes cognisance of elephant death in Kerala, seeks action-taken report from panel

3:08 pm June 8, 2020

New Delhi: Taking cognisance of the death of a pregnant wild elephant in Kerala’s Silent Valley Forest, the National Green Tribunal has formed a committee and directed it to submit an action-taken report in the matter. The elephant fell victim to an act of human cruelty after a pineapple filled with powerful crackers offered allegedly […]

UP: Man arrested for raping 20-yr-old woman

3:00 pm June 8, 2020

Muzaffarnagar: A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, police said on Monday. The man was at large since the incident, which occurred last week, they said. The case in the matter was registered at the Jhinjhana police station.

60-year-old man hacked to death in UP

2:54 pm June 8, 2020

Pratapgarh (UP): An elderly man was hacked to death by some people when he was sleeping outside his house in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaitapur village, police said on Monday. Abhilash Yadav (60) was rushed to a hospital, where he died during treatment on Sunday night, Superintendent of Police Abhishek Singh said. On a complaint from the […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Farmer dies of electrocution in UP village

2:48 pm June 8, 2020

Chitrakoot (UP): A farmer died of electrocution after he came in contact with a wire laid in a field to trap animals, police said on Monday. Following the incident at Shitalpur Tirohan village on Sunday, police are searching for the people who had laid the wire, according to Station House Officer (SHO), Bahilpurwa, Pramod Maurya. […]