Day: August 18, 2020

Surat records 252 new COVID-19 cases; 348 recover, 7 die

11:22 pm August 18, 2020

Surat: Surat’s COVID-19 tally neared the 18,000-mark with 252 new cases on Tuesday, the highest for a district in Gujarat, the state health department said. With 252 new cases, Surat district’s tally rose to 17,985, the health department said. It said with seven new deaths, also the highest in the state that reported 20 fatalities, […]

Customs Department appraiser arrested in bribery case

11:19 pm August 18, 2020

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested an appraiser of Customs Department and three others in a case of alleged bribery of Rs 7 lakh which led to recovery of a total of Rs 1 crore in cash during searches at multiple locations in Chennai and Delhi, officials said. The agency has also arrested a customs […]

Three men booked for raping a woman: Police

11:15 pm August 18, 2020

Rishikesh: Three men have been booked on charges of raping a woman and making viral a video of the crime, police said on Tuesday. On the basis of the woman’s complaint, a case under different sections of the Indian Penal Code, including section 376 (rape), and the IT Act has been registered against the accused, […]

Kamal Nath asks MP govt to ramp up COVID-19 testing

11:07 pm August 18, 2020

Bhopal: Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday said Madhya Pradesh lags behind other states in conducting COVID-19 tests. In a letter addressed to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Nath asked him to ensure that the number of tests is increased. “Till the mid of this month, as compared to other states, Madhya Pradesh has […]

Final well-killing operation underway at Baghjan well

11:03 pm August 18, 2020

Dibrugarh: Final killing operation is underway on Tuesday towards dousing the blaze at the damaged gas well of Oil India Limited (OIL) at Baghjan in Assam. An OIL press release said, after Monday’s successful capping operation, all arrangements for carrying out well- killing operation such as connections of kill lines and choke manifold lines have […]