Day: October 17, 2020

IndiGo to charge Rs 100 for check-in at airport counters

7:38 pm October 17, 2020

New Delhi: IndiGo will charge a passenger Rs 100 service fee if he or she wants to check-in at the airport counters from Saturday onwards, the airline said in a statement. The aviation ministry had in May made it mandatory for passengers to do web check-in so as to reduce touch points at the airport […]

Rudranath temple closed for devotees

6:04 pm October 17, 2020

Gopeshwar: The Rudranath temple in the Panch Kedar pilgrimage circuit of Uttarakhand closed for devotees on Saturday in view of the approaching winter during which it remains snowbound. The priests bathed the presiding deity, Shiva, with panchamrit at brahma muhurta (auspicious hour) in the morning and offered special prayers, the temple’s chief priest Ved Prakash […]

Woman kills children, hangs self in UP

6:01 pm October 17, 2020

Jalaun (UP): A woman allegedly hanged herself to death after killing her 15-year-old mentally-challenged son and daughter here, police said on Saturday. On Friday evening around 7.00 pm, the 39-year-old woman’s body was found hanging in her house in Ait town, a police public relations officer (PRO) said. “The bodies of her 20-year-old daughter and […]

Army destroys five live mortar shells in J-K’s Poonch

5:54 pm October 17, 2020

Jammu: The Army destroyed five unexploded 120-mm mortar shells fired by Pakistan during ceasefire violations in different villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. They said the shells were found close to residential areas in different villages of Balnoi sector. They were removed by […]

Dasara festivities begin in Mysuru amid COVID-19 shadow

5:51 pm October 17, 2020

Mysuru: The famous 10-day long Dasara festivities commenced in this palace city on Saturday with religious fervour, amid the shadow of COVID-19 pandemic. Celebrated as ‘Nada Habba’ (state festival), the festivities began with Dr C N Manjunath, Director of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru and Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa showering […]