Day: June 16, 2020

Gold rises Rs 761; silver jumps Rs 1,308

8:13 pm June 16, 2020

New Delhi: Gold in the national capital rose by Rs 761 to Rs 48,414 per 10 gram on Tuesday in-tandem with spike in international prices of the precious metal and rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 47,653 per 10 gram. The rupee dropped by […]

Junaid Azim Mattu loses no-confidence motion, removed as Srinagar mayor

7:35 pm June 16, 2020

Srinagar: Junaid Azim Mattu was on Tuesday removed as the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) mayor after he lost a no-confidence motion moved against him in the city body. The People’s Conference leader, whose election as Srinagar mayor had generated controversy two years ago, took to Twitter to announce his defeat. “The vote of ‘No Confidence […]

Ex-BJP MP Haribhau Jawale dead

7:30 pm June 16, 2020

Mumbai: Former BJP Lok Sabha MP Haribhau Jawale died here on Tuesday, a family member said. He was 67. The former MP from Jalgaon was shifted to Lilavati Hospital in the city four days back, he said. Jawale was currently the district head of the BJP in Jalgaon. Many leaders and Parliamentarians have offered their […]

Woman jumps to death at Noida hospital

7:26 pm June 16, 2020

Noida (UP): A 22-year-old patient died after she jumped off the seventh floor of a government hospital here, police said on Tuesday. The woman, a resident of Sadarpur in Sector 45, was admitted to the ESIC Hospital in Sector 24 on Sunday, they said. “She jumped off the hospital building on Monday and died. Details […]

Schools re-opened with adherence to COVID-19 norms

Hefty fee forces Ambala parents to look for govt schools

7:20 pm June 16, 2020

Ambala: Facing financial problems due job loss and pay cut in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, parents in Haryana’s Ambala are turning to government schools to reduce their expenses on their children’s education. Some parents said they have been paying a hefty fee but private schools are not ready to give much concession in […]