Day: October 15, 2020

Make Kerala carbon-neutral through greenhouses, says CM

5:50 pm October 15, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the state should transform itself into a carbon-neutral region by setting up greenhouses. Inaugurating through video conference the 1,261st greenhouse set up here by the Haritha Kerala Mission, he said though the target was to construct 1,000 greenhouses, it was an achievement that 1,261 had been set up […]

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

600 quintals of illegal molasses seized in Greater Noida

5:40 pm October 15, 2020

Noida (UP): Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar on Thursday said they have impounded two tankers containing around 600 quintals of ‘sheera’ or molasses, a crucial ingredient of hooch, among other items. The tankers were intercepted by officials of the Excise Department and the district police near a toll plaza in Dadri area of […]

Three held for human trafficking; two women rescued

5:37 pm October 15, 2020

Sambhal (UP): Police here on Thursday claimed to have busted a gang of human traffickers with the arrest of three people and rescued two women. The members of the gang were arrested from the Bahjoi police station area while planning to sell the women, Sambahl SP Yamuna Prasad said. He said the gang used to […]

Theatres open after seven months in COVID-19 shadow

5:33 pm October 15, 2020

New Delhi: Cinemas in several parts of the country opened after almost seven months on Thursday, ushering in a new era of contactless’ movie watching in the shadow of a pandemic with alternate seating, 50 per cent capacity and packaged snacks. While theatres and multiplexes will remain closed in states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala […]

Twitter locks White House Press Secretary’s personal account

11:01 am October 15, 2020

Washington: Twitter locked the personal account of White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany after she shared a news report regarding alleged corruption by the son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, President Donald Trump has said. Trump and his campaign alleged that this was because of a story from the New York Post which made […]