Day: November 28, 2020

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

Heroin concealed in buttons seized in Mumbai; three held

9:56 pm November 28, 2020

Thane/Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized 396 gm of heroin and arrested three persons, including two Nigerians, in an operation that was carried out in the last seven days, an official said on Saturday. The contraband was ingeniously concealed in buttons sewn into women’s dresses sent in a consignment, which arrived in the […]

Snowfall likely in parts of Himachal on Saturday

Dry weather conditions prevail in Himachal Pradesh

9:53 pm November 28, 2020

Shimla: Temperatures in Himachal Pradesh increased by one to two notches as weather remained dry in the state in the last 24 hours, the meteorological department said on Saturday. The tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti’s administrative centre Keylong was recorded as the coldest place in the state at minus 9.5 degrees Celsius, Shimla MeT […]

TN records 2,405 COVID-19 cases, 49 fatalities

Four COVID deaths, 512 new cases in J-K

9:50 pm November 28, 2020

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 512 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally to 10,9,383, while the death toll reached 1,680 with four more fatalities, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 300 were recorded from the Jammu division and 212 from the Kashmir division, they said. The officials said Jammu district recorded the highest […]

Delhi’s air quality deteriorates to ‘poor’ category

9:48 pm November 28, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality slipped back into the poor category on Saturday, a day after favourable wind speed helped it improve significantly. With winds slowing down, government agencies said the air quality is likely to deteriorate further . The city’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) was 231 on Saturday. It was 137 on […]

1 held over occult practice

7:47 pm November 28, 2020

Budaun (UP): An occult practitioner was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun district on Saturday for allegedly whipping a woman and hitting her with shoes to treat her health issues, police said. Ram Niwas took Rs 10,000 from a man named Pappu for treating his wife Saroj, who was suffering from health issues, an officer said. […]