Day: December 20, 2020

Nepal PM Oli gets Parliament dissolved amidst infighting; Oppn cries foul over ‘controversial’ move

7:55 pm December 20, 2020

Kathmandu: Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday sprang a surprise on his rivals and got the President to dissolve Parliament, a controversial move amidst a prolonged tussle for power between him and former premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” within the ruling dispensation. President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved Parliament’s House of Representatives at Oli’s recommendation and announced mid-term […]

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

E-courts project wins Digital India Award

7:50 pm December 20, 2020

New Delhi: The e-courts services project of the Department of Justice has won the Digital India Award 2020, officials said on Sunday. The project has won the award in the category of “Excellence in Digital Governance” of a central ministry or department. The award ceremony is likely to take place on December 30. The e-courts […]

Two held for gang-raping woman in UP

7:47 pm December 20, 2020

Pratapgarh: Two men were arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 40-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district, police said on Sunday. The arrests were made on Saturday, they said. Superintendent of Police Anurag Arya said the police received information on Saturday that two men had raped the woman and threatened to kill her on December 13. […]

19 coronavirus deaths in UP, toll climbs to 8,196

7:43 pm December 20, 2020

Lucknow: With 19 fresh coronavirus-related deaths reported in Uttar Pradesh, the death toll due to the viral disease in the state has risen to 8,196 on Sunday, official data showed. The total COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 5,74,631 with as many as 1,247 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours. Of the […]

Elderly man killed at his house in UP’s Shamli

7:38 pm December 20, 2020

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A 60-year-old man was allegedly murdered using sharp weapons by some assailants at his home in a village in Uttar Pradesh‘s Shamli district, police said on Sunday. The elderly man identified as Jasvir was killed by unidentified miscreants in his house in Kheda village under Jhinjhana police station area on Saturday night, SHO […]