Day: September 18, 2020

173 new coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad, three deaths

11:44 pm September 18, 2020

Ahmedabad: As many as 173 new coronavirus cases were reported in Ahmedabad in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the district to 34,581, the Gujarat health department said on Friday evening. 152 new cases were found in Ahmedabad city while 21 cases were reported from other parts of the district, […]

No rains in Delhi for 11th day

11:42 pm September 18, 2020

New Delhi: Rains continued to evade the national capital on Friday, despite a MeT department forecast of light showers. Though monsoon is not over yet, there has been no precipitation in Delhi for 11 days. The last time the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded any rainfall (1.3 mm) was on […]

Heavy rains lash Telangana, normal life crippled

Monsoon withdrawal likely to begin next week: IMD

11:39 pm September 18, 2020

New Delhi: The Southwest Monsoon is likely to start withdrawing from west Rajasthan by the end of next week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. Conditions are likely to become favourable in the next two days for the withdrawal of monsoon. North Indians plains are also witnessing above normal temperatures, it said. “These […]

Prayagraj: Man kills wife, son over domestic dispute

11:37 pm September 18, 2020

Prayagraj: A man axed his wife and a minor son to death in Prayagraj‘s Koraon over a domestic dispute, police said here on Friday. Senior Superintendent of Police Sarvashresth Tripathi said Pushparaj Singh of Badokhar village attacked his wife Sunita and two minor sons with an axe around 8.30 pm on Thursday due to a […]

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

No relief from sultry weather for Haryana, Punjab

10:11 pm September 18, 2020

Chandigarh: Hot and humid weather continued to prevail in Haryana and Punjab on Friday and the maximum temperatures hovered above normal limits. Hisar was the hottest place in Haryana recording a maximum of 39.7 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal limits, according to the meteorological department. Narnaul and Bhiwani also experienced hot weather as the […]