Day: December 17, 2020

Stormy Mamata battles tempest ahead of Bengal polls

10:40 pm December 17, 2020

Kolkata/New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee was Thursday waging a hardy battle with the Modi government that demanded three of her IPS officers on central deputation against her will, and another with mutinous TMC leaders led by a regional satrap seeking to thwart her bid for a third term in office. As the West Bengal chief minister […]

Govt to press ahead with PSU stake sale: FM

10:29 pm December 17, 2020

New Delhi/Kolkata: The government will press ahead with the sale of public sector companies that have been approved by the Cabinet, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. Highlighting that FDI flow into India is much higher compared to other emerging economies, she said India’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals, ability to do reforms and a stable […]

Two youths from Tirupati drown in river, 5 missing in AP

10:25 pm December 17, 2020

Tirupati (AP): Two youths from here drowned and five others were missing after being swept away in Penna river in neighbouring Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, police said. The seven, in their teens, entered the river at Siddavatam, 130 km from here, for a bath after attending a function at their friend’s residence […]

HP: After fresh snowfall, Shimla, Kufri & Dalhousie reel under sub-zero temperatures

Keylong in Himachal shivers at minus 8 deg C

10:21 pm December 17, 2020

Shimla: Cold wave conditions prevailed in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, with Keylong, Manali and Kalpa recording sub-zero temperatures in the last 24 hours, the Meteorological Department here said. The weather remained dry but the minimum temperature decreased by one to two notches in the state in the last 24 hours, a MeT Department official said. […]

CRPF jawan injured in grenade attack in J&K’s Anantnag

8:17 pm December 17, 2020

Srinagar: A CRPF jawan was injured in a grenade attack by militants in Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. Preliminary investigation revealed that the militants hurled the grenade on the joint deployment of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel near Bijbehara hospital, they said. “Today (Thursday) at about 1215 […]