Day: October 15, 2020

Prisoner hangs himself, suicide note found in stomach

8:34 pm October 15, 2020

Mumbai: A 32-year-old murder convict allegedly hanged himself at Nashik Central Prison in Maharashtra, the police said on Thursday. In his suicide note, Asghar Ali Mansoori, the convict, accused prison staff of harassment. The note was recovered from his abdomen during autopsy, said an official of the Nashik Road Police Station. Sentenced to life in […]

Ten accused in Kerala gold smuggling case granted bail

7:44 pm October 15, 2020

Kochi: A court here on Thursday granted conditional bail to ten accused arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case. The Special NIA court, however, dismissed bail pleas of three key accused. Two other prime accused in the case Swapna Suresh and Sarith PS withdrew their bail pleas […]

Rupee ends 5 paise lower at 73.36 against USD

7:40 pm October 15, 2020

Mumbai: The Indian rupee on Thursday settled 5 paise lower at 73.36 to the US dollar as weaker Asian peers and fund outflows from domestic markets weighed on investor sentiment. Additionally, importers’ mid-month dollar demand also put pressure on the local unit, analysts said. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened on a steady […]

UP: One held for running illegal cracker factory

5:57 pm October 15, 2020

Bulandshahr (UP): The Gulaothi police here arrested a man for allegedly running an illegal firecracker factory from his home. According to police, they had received information that Arshad, a resident of Nannu Khan locality, was operating a firecracker factory from his residence without a licence. Police raided the house and arrested Arshad. Senior Superintendent of […]

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Docs asked not to leave city during Durga Puja

5:55 pm October 15, 2020

Kolkata: Amid apprehensions of a probable surge of COVID-19 cases in the state during Durga Puja, the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) has asked doctors not to leave the city during the four days of the festival. The WBCERC has also urged private hospitals to keep a note of the contact details of […]