Day: January 9, 2021

Air improves to 'moderate' in Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad

UP cop, accused of assault and loot, suspended for ‘indecency’

4:18 pm January 9, 2021

Noida: A policeman deployed in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar has been suspended for ”indecency” after being accused of assaulting and looting two people, who had given him a lift in their car, officials said on Saturday. A senior police official said the accused head constable, who is attached with the Dadri police station, has been suspended […]

Sushma Group launches first residential project in Himachal Pradesh

4:14 pm January 9, 2021

Shimla: Punjab-based real estate developer has forayed into Himachal Pradesh by launching its first residential project Sushma Elementa in Kasauli, Solan district. The project – spread over six acres – offers an ideal destination for holiday homes in Kasauli, a picturesque hill station in Solan district, which will be developed with an investment of Rs 50 crore, Sushma Group Executive Director Prateek Mittal said. Being constructed over a built-up area of […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Indian-American Sabrina Singh named Kamala Harris’ Dy Press Secretary

4:08 pm January 9, 2021

Washington: Indian-American Sabrina Singh would serve as Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President in the White House, according to an announcement made by the Biden-Harris Transition. Singh was Press Secretary to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the Biden-Harris campaign. Prior to her role on the campaign, she served as senior spokesperson for Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign and National Press Secretary for Cory Booker’s presidential campaign. She previously […]

New strain coronavirus cases go up to 90 in India

4:03 pm January 9, 2021

New Delhi: The number of people infected with the new UK-linked variant of coronavirus has gone up to 90 in India, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. These 90 cases include the 82 announced by the ministry till Friday. ”The total number of cases infected with the new strain of the novel coronavirus, first reported in the […]

Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, rain in plains

Air traffic disrupted at Srinagar airport as Valley receives fresh snowfall

3:54 pm January 9, 2021

Srinagar: The air traffic to and fro Kashmir was affected on Saturday as several flights were cancelled due to fresh snowfall in Srinagar and some other parts of the Valley, officials said. They said snow accumulated on the runway of the Srinagar airport which hampered the flight operations. “No flight operations have taken place at Srinagar airport so far. At least seven flights […]