Day: November 1, 2020

Fighting over separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region continues

6:55 pm November 1, 2020

Yerevan: Fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh entered sixth week on Sunday, with Armenian and Azerbaijani forces blaming each other for new attacks. Nagorno-Karabakh officials accused Azerabaijan of targeting the town of Martuni with military aviation and several other areas with missile strikes overnight. Azerbaijani forces continued shelling the region’s civilian settlements in the morning, the Nagorno-Karabakh military said. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, in turn, accused Armenian forces of […]

Uttarakhand: Teacher found hanging at Shakya Academy

6:51 pm November 1, 2020

Dehradun: A Buddhist teacher of Nepali origin was found hanging in his room at the Shakya Academy here, police said on Sunday. Luang Lekhpha was found hanging from the ceiling inside his room at the academy late on Saturday evening, Rajpur police station in-charge Rakesh Shah said. Prima facie it looks like a case of […]

Astrologer dies of burn injuries in West Bengal

6:46 pm November 1, 2020

Kolkata: An astrologer, who used to conduct sponsored programmes on local television channels, died of burn injuries at his residence in Kestopur area of the metropolis on Sunday, police said. Sources said three fire tenders doused the blaze, which erupted on the first floor of the house around 7.30 am. Police said fire services personnel […]

Out on bail, gangster shot dead in Bathinda

Cop dies as weapon ‘misfires’ in Hyderabad

6:38 pm November 1, 2020

Hyderabad: A 31-year-old Special Protection Force (SPF) constable on duty here died on Sunday when his service weapon allegedly misfired, police said. The incident occurred at around 7 am when the constable was on sentry duty at a building housing the currency chest of a public sector bank in Ranigunj area, they said. The constable […]

Militant arrested during encounter in Srinagar

6:36 pm November 1, 2020

Srinagar (J-K): A militant was arrested during an encounter with security forces on the outskirts of the city here on Sunday, police said. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in Rangreth near the old airfield here, the security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area, a police official said. […]