Day: August 7, 2020

138 litres of liquor seized from train, accused missing

Meghalaya to allow home delivery of liquor

8:37 pm August 7, 2020

Shillong: The Meghalaya government on Friday decided to issue licenses to wine shops for home delivery of liquor. Minister James K Sangma said the state cabinet has approved a proposal regarding this and decided to introduce a new regulation under the Meghalaya Excise Rules on license for home delivery of liquor. Not more than 3 […]

Rupee settles nearly flat at 74.93 against US dollar

8:31 pm August 7, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee ended almost flat at 74.93 against the US dollar on Friday due to a caution prevailing in the forex market in view of mounting coronavirus cases and US-China trade tensions. Starting off on a tepid note, the rupee fell to a low of 75.04, but recovered slightly thereafter and moved in a […]

Young Telangana couple found dead in Kodaikanal

8:27 pm August 7, 2020

Kodaikanal(TN): A young man and his wife, hailing from Telangana, were found dead here on Friday and it is suspected that they may have killed themselves, police said. The couple, in their mid twenties, were found dead in their rented house by police and the bodies have been sent for autopsy to a government hospital. […]

UPSC declares results of civil services main exam

Prof Pradeep Kumar Joshi appointed UPSC chairman

8:20 pm August 7, 2020

New Delhi: Educationist Pradeep Kumar Joshi was on Friday appointed the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which conducts the civil services examination to select the country’s bureaucrats and diplomats, officials said. Joshi is currently a member in the Commission. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Arvind Saxena, the […]

Man cremated after 15 hours for fear of coronavirus

8:11 pm August 7, 2020

Bhubaneswar: The body of a 25-year old man lay at his home in a village at Konark in Odisha for more than 15 hours as relatives and villagers stayed away suspecting that he had been infected with COVID-19, officials said on Friday. The man had died on Wednesday at Mankaragoradi village and his family was […]