Day: November 18, 2020

31 more COVID deaths, 802 new cases in Punjab

10:53 pm November 18, 2020

Chandigarh: Punjab reported 31 more COVID-19 fatalities on Wednesday, pushing the death toll to 4,541, while 802 fresh cases took the tally to 1,43,395, according to a medical bulletin. Six deaths were reported from Jalandhar, five from Ludhiana, three each from Sangrur and Hoshiarpur, two each from Fazilka, Bathinda, Muktsar and Rupnagar and one each […]

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

Women, son among three held with drugs

10:46 pm November 18, 2020

Noida (UP): A mother-son duo was among three people arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida after 4.10 kg of cannabis was allegedly recovered from them, police said on Wednesday. The accused were held near Chhalera village by officials from the Sector 39 police station. Those held have been identified as Rinku Yadav, Mithun Haldar and […]

Tiger found dead in MP’s Kanha reserve

10:42 pm November 18, 2020

Mandla: A tiger was found dead in Mochidadar beat of Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR), an official said on Wednesday. A team of forest personnel recovered the carcass while patrolling the area under Kisli region of the KTR on Tuesday, the reserve’s field director S K Singh said. On inspection, it was found that […]

Centre sends 250 CAPF companies for DDC polls in J-K

10:37 pm November 18, 2020

New Delhi: Around 250 companies or 25,000 central paramilitary personnel are being sent by the Centre for providing security cover to the forthcoming eight-phase District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The units have been drawn from various Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) like the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF […]

Maha: Three arrested for cash van robbery in Virar

10:34 pm November 18, 2020

Thane: Three persons have been arrested for allegedly decamping with a cash van containing Rs 4.25 crore from near an ATM in Virar area of Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police said on Wednesday. The police have also recovered most the cash stolen by the van driver, who drove away with the money when other employees of […]