Day: July 17, 2020

Haridwar Kumbh can’t be deferred: Akhara Parishad

11:07 pm July 17, 2020

Haridwar: Akhara Parishad, an apex body of saints and seers, on Friday said the schedule of 2021 Haridwar Kumbh cannot be deferred and it will have to be held on time. “The anniversary of nectar drops falling into the Ganga falls in April 2021. So the schedule of the Kumbh cannot be deferred under any […]

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School teacher ends life in Maha’s Palghar

11:00 pm July 17, 2020

Palghar: A 31-year-old school teacher allegedly committed suicide in Dahanu tehsil of Maharashtra’s Palghar district apparently due to depression, police said on Friday. The man, Gangaram Chowdhari, who taught in a local private school, hanged himself at his home in Nimbapur- Mahalpada hamlet during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, Palghar police spokesperson Sachin […]

Delhi: 3 held for robbing man of Rs 50,000

10:55 pm July 17, 2020

New Delhi: Three men were arrested for allegedly robbing a cash collection agent in south Delhi’s Saket area, police said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Kundan (19), Raja (20), both residents of Sangam Vihar and Hafiz Alam (19), a resident of Khanpur, they said. Police said that the three along with their […]

Nagpur: Girl fails in HSC exams, commits suicide

10:49 pm July 17, 2020

Nagpur: An 18-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide in Narkhed in Nagpur after failing her HSC exams, police said on Friday. The incident took place in Thugavdev village on Thursday afternoon, an official said. “She failed in two subjects and was depressed after results were declared. An accidental death case has been registered,” […]

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2 brothers held for blackmarketing anti-viral drugs

10:45 pm July 17, 2020

Hyderabad: Two brothers were on Friday arrested here for alleged illegal procurement and sale of emergency drugs used for COVID-19 patients at higher prices, police said. The two, in their mid-30s and running pharmacy shops, were nabbed following a raid based on a tip-off that the duo was allegedly black marketing generic versions of Remdesivir […]