Day: June 22, 2020

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

India condemns abduction of Sikh community leader in Paktia province in Afghanistan

8:49 pm June 22, 2020

New Delhi: A Sikh community leader in Paktia province of Afghanistan has been abducted by terrorists, and the government said it was in touch with Afghan authorities to ensure the security of the minority community in the country. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the “targeting and persecution” of the minority community by terrorists […]

MP to reopen national parks, tiger reserves from June 1

Maharashtra: Tiger that killed five people dies at rescue centre

8:45 pm June 22, 2020

Nagpur: A male tiger, which was captured earlier this month after it killed five people in the Tadoba Andhari Reserve area, died at a rescue centre in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district on Monday, 11 days after it was shifted to the facility, forest officials said. A senior official said septicaemia appears to be the prima facie […]

UP man who stole Rs 600 to stop hunger pangs gets help from Kerala jail officials to rejoin family

8:36 pm June 22, 2020

Kochi: Hunger and love for his mother prompted him to steal a measly Rs 600 from a bank and escape from jail but his heartbreaking tale moved officials in Kerala to help the 21-year old migrant job seeker secure bail and join his family in Uttar Pradesh. After getting stranded due to COVID-19 lockdown, left jobless and […]

2 killed, 2 critically injured as boulder falls on moving car in Sikkim

8:32 pm June 22, 2020

Gangtok: Two persons, including a five- year-old girl, were killed and two other children critically injured after a boulder fell on a moving car in Sikkim on Monday, police said. The incident occurred when the boulder slid down a hill and fell on the Rangpo-bound vehicle, a police officer said. The car’s driver, Kumar Gurung, and one […]

Barricades put up by Nepal hindering repair of embankments: Bihar minister

8:30 pm June 22, 2020

Patna: Repair of embankments along the Indo-Nepal border in Bihar has been adversely affected as barricades put up by the neighbouring nation is hindering personnel from crossing over to complete work, Water Resources Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha said on Monday. Barricades were put up along the border by both sides during the COVID-19 lockdown period, he said. “We have […]