Day: August 19, 2020

This year’s Onam to be limited inside homes due to COVID-19: Kerala CM

11:58 pm August 19, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: People should celebrate the coming Onam festival within their homes and use locally available flowers for the traditional floral carpet in view of the COVID-19 situation, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Participating in a video conference with the district collectors, police chiefs and medical officers, he said police should ensure people maintained social distancing when they go […]

Four arrested for hoisting ‘Khalistani’ flag at village chaupal in Sirsa

11:56 pm August 19, 2020

Chandigarh: The Haryana Police has arrested four miscreants for allegedly hoisting a flag with ‘Khalistan Zindabad’ written on it at a village chaupal under Kalanwali area of Sirsa district. The incident had taken place on August 15, a Haryana Police spokesperson said on Wednesday. The four miscreants were arrested on charges of trying to disrupt peace, brotherhood and communal harmony, he said. The […]

NGT directs action against slaughterhouses for illegal extraction of groundwater

11:50 pm August 19, 2020

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed authorities to take action against slaughterhouses for illegal extraction of groundwater. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said groundwater cannot be extracted without permission of the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA). The tribunal said that a lack of pollution-control devices in slaughterhouses has resulted in huge […]

US suspends extradition and tax agreements with Hong Kong

11:47 pm August 19, 2020

Washington: The Trump administration on Wednesday suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong covering extradition and tax exemptions. The State Department announced it had taken the steps as part of the administration’s response to China’s imposition of strict national security laws over the former British territory. President Donald Trump already had determined that Hong Kong was no longer eligible for the […]

Militant killed in encounter with security forces in J-K’s Shopian

11:45 pm August 19, 2020

Srinagar: An unidentified militant was on Wednesday killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Based on specific inputs about the presence of militants in Chitragam village of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said. He said the search operation turned into an encounter […]

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