Day: July 17, 2020

Andaman & Nicobar Islands COVID-19 tally rises to 2,399

Earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands

2:22 pm July 17, 2020

Port Blair: An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday morning, officials said. There were no immediate reports of any loss of life or damage to property, they said. The earthquake occurred at 10.31 am and the epicentre was 250-km east of Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and […]

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

Maha: Minor girl dies in freak playtime accident

2:18 pm July 17, 2020

Thane: A 11-year-old girl died in a freak playtime accident at her home in a housing complex in Mira Bhayandar city of Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Friday. The incident took place late on Thursday night, when the victim, the daughter of a watchman, was playing at her home in a housing complex in […]

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Death toll in south Mumbai building collapse rises to 6

2:14 pm July 17, 2020

Mumbai: The death toll in the building collapse in the Fort area of Mumbai has gone up to six with four more persons succumbing to injuries, while a search operation was still underway at the site, civic authorities said on Friday morning. Two persons were killed after a corner portion of six-storey ‘Bhanushali’ building collapsed […]

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1 held with ammunition in Anantnag

Two militants killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir

2:09 pm July 17, 2020

Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation early Friday morning in Nagnad area of the district following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. He said the search […]

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives in Leh to carry out security review

2:05 pm July 17, 2020

Leh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Leh on Friday on a day-long visit to carry out a comprehensive review of the security scenario in the region in wake of the border row with China. Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and Army chief Gen M M Naravane are accompanying Singh on the visit. […]

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