Day: December 9, 2020

1 held for killing man over argument

11:40 pm December 9, 2020

New Delhi: A man who used to play tabla at a gurdwara here has been arrested for allegedly killing its ‘granthi’ over an argument, police said on Wednesday. Ravinder Singh was a head ‘granthi’ (priest) in the gurdwara at R K Puram area and used to play harmonium, while Darshan Singh used to play tabla, […]

Tigress captured from defunct rubber factory in UP

Punjab’s Chhatbir zoo to reopen from Thursday

11:25 pm December 9, 2020

Chandigarh: The famous Chhatbir zoo in Punjab will reopen for the public from Thursday after being closed for nearly eight months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. The zoo will remain open six days a week and a maximum of 2,700 visitors will be allowed on a single day, according to a government release. […]

CBI arrests former J’khand minister in DA case

11:18 pm December 9, 2020

Ranchi: CBI on Wednesday arrested former Jharkhand minister Harinarayan Rai and his wife from Deoghar in the state on Wednesday in a disproportionate assets case. The two had failed to get any reprieve from Jharkhand High Court against the special CBI court sentence of five years imprisonment in the case. The former minister was on […]

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

Kokrajhar MP detained over violation of poll code: Police

11:06 pm December 9, 2020

Kokrajhar: A case was lodged against Kokrajhar MP Naba Sarania for alleged violation of the model code of conduct, in place for the Bodoland Territorial Council polls, following which he was detained, police said on Wednesday. A scuffle broke out between supporters of Sarania and workers of rival parties at Salakati late on Tuesday after […]

No proposal for JNU name change: Pokhriyal

Pokhriyal, his UAE counterpart discuss bilateral cooperation in education sector

11:02 pm December 9, 2020

New Delhi: Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ held a meeting virtually with his UAE counterpart Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi on Thursday and talked about the new National Education Policy as well as India’s plans for internationalisation of education. ”The policy is a visionary document as it lays emphasis on holistic development of […]