Day: January 5, 2021

Three of family commit suicide in Punjab

7:11 pm January 5, 2021

Nawanshahr (Pb): Three members of a family allegedly committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance in Malpur Arkan village here, police said on Tuesday. The bodies of Jit Ram (80), his wife Channo Devi (78) and their daughter Yamuna Devi (42) were found on a bed in their house, they said. After not seeing them […]

Bird flu: FSSAI advises consumers not to eat undercooked chicken; says no need to panic

Amid bird flu scare, alert sounded in J-K

7:05 pm January 5, 2021

Jammu: As neighbouring Himachal Pradesh reported cases of bird flu, Jammu and Kashmir has sounded an alert and started collecting samples to check the health of the winged guests flocking the Union territory during winters, officials said. The joint teams of Animal Husbandry and Wildlife departments on Tuesday visited Gharana wetland in the outskirts of […]

Teen strangled to death, 1 held

6:59 pm January 5, 2021

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A man has been arrested for allegedly killing the daughter of his colleague here, police said on Tuesday. The body of the 16-year-old girl was found in her house when her parents were not present on December 31, New Mandi police station incharge Yogesh Sharma said. During investigation, CCTV footage revealed that Govind […]

Delhi gets rains for 3rd day on the trot

6:53 pm January 5, 2021

New Delhi: Sporadic rains lashed the national capital for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, even as the minimum temperature rose to 13.2 degrees Celsius, six notches more than normal, the India Meteorological Department said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded 4.7 mm rainfall between 8:30 am on Monday and […]

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

Lower tax burden on partnership firms, impose special duty on etailers: Traders’ body urges govt

2:38 pm January 5, 2021

Kolkata: Owners of small businesses have demanded imposition of a special tax of five per cent on online retailers and lowering of income tax rate to 22 per cent on partnership and LLP firms in the next Union budget to help them survive, a traders’ body said on Tuesday. Traders and retailers, who have been […]