Day: September 16, 2020

U’khand: Labourer killed by wild bear

4:42 pm September 16, 2020

Pithoragarh: A wild bear killed a labourer in Laspa village around 40 km from Munsyari in the district, an official said on Wednesday. The body of 48-year-old Gajendra Singh Tolia who worked as a labourer with the BRO at a site on the under construction Munsyari-Milam road was found lying on a rock in the […]

Sensex surges 258 pts; Nifty reclaims 11,600

4:33 pm September 16, 2020

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark Sensex jumped 258 points on Wednesday following gains in HDFC Bank, Infosys and M&M amid sustained foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE index ended 258.50 points or 0.66 per cent higher at 39,302.85. The NSE Nifty rose 82.75 points or 0.72 per cent to 11,604.55. M&M was the top gainer in […]

Gold slips Rs 137; silver too declines Rs 517

4:30 pm September 16, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices fell Rs 137 to Rs 53,030 per 10 gram in the national capital on Wednesday amid rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had on Tuesday closed at Rs 53,167 per 10 gram. “Spot gold prices for 24 karat in Delhi were down by Rs 137 on rupee appreciation,” […]

Two kids crushed to death by bus in UP’s Pratapgarh

4:27 pm September 16, 2020

Pratapgarh: Two children were crushed to death by a bus here on Wednesday, police said. The accident took place in Shamsherganj market under Jethwara Police Station, they said. The driver of a Prayagraj-bound bus, departing from Shamsherganj, crushed Aryan (4) and his younger brother Shivay (2) under the wheels while reversing, SHO Sanjay Pandey said. […]

Goa: Pernem tunnel restored, normal train route resumes

4:24 pm September 16, 2020

Panaji: The Konkan Railway on Wednesday said the restoration work of Goa’s Pernem tunnel, which was affected by a landslide last month, has been completed and trains have started taking the normal route. Trains on the Konkan Railway route were diverted since August 6, after a landslide in the tunnel at Pernem in North Goa […]