Day: November 6, 2020

RIL donates Rs 1.01 crore to Lord Balaji shrine on New Year eve

J&K Lt. Governor worships at Tirupati Lord Balaji shrine

8:20 pm November 6, 2020

Tirupati: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Friday offered worship at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara near here. He arrived here on his one day maiden visit as Lt Governor on Thursday afternoon along with his family members, a temple official said. After an overnight stay, Sinha and his family […]

473 new COVID cases in Uttarakhand, 9 deaths

8:15 pm November 6, 2020

Dehradun: Nine more people died from the novel coronavirus in Uttarakhand, taking the toll to 1,056 on Friday, while the number of infections rose to 64,538 with 473 more cases, the Health Department said. There are 3,736 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while 59,227 people have recovered and 519 migrated, according to a […]

Crackers, farm fires, unfavorable meteorology led to more pollution this Diwali against 2019

Chandigarh bans firecrackers

8:08 pm November 6, 2020

Chandigarh: Sale or use of firecrackers has been completely banned in Chandigarh in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, an official said here on Friday. The directions have been given as a containment measures to prevent the risk of spread of COVID-19 due to pollution caused by bursting of firecrackers, UT Adviser Manoj Parida said. “I […]

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

Missing Ghaziabad businessman traced to Kolkata hotel

7:57 pm November 6, 2020

Ghaziabad: A Ghaziabad businessmen who had gone missing over a week ago was traced to a hotel in Kolkata, an official said on Friday. Parag Ghosh, who lived in the Rajnagar extension area, had left his home on on October 27 morning and did not return. A police team brought him to Ghaziabad on Friday […]

One held for selling firecrackers in Greater Noida

Over 400 kg firecrackers seized in Delhi, two held

7:49 pm November 6, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested two persons in separate incidents and seized over 400 kg of firecrackers being sold without licence in West and Outer-North districts, officials said on Friday. Both the seizures were made on Thursday, they said. In the first incident, a 47-year-old shopkeeper was arrested from west Delhi’s Raghubir Nagar […]