Day: January 23, 2021

After petrol, CNG price up in Delhi, adjoining cities

Petrol, diesel prices touch all-time highs

2:31 pm January 23, 2021

New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices in the country on Saturday touched new all-time highs after rates were increased for the fourth time this week. Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 25 paise per litre each, according to a price notification from oil marketing companies. This took the petrol price in Delhi to Rs […]

Some respite from cold as mercury rises in Kashmir

Kashmir receives fresh snowfall

2:18 pm January 23, 2021

Srinagar: Many parts of Kashmir, including Srinagar, received fresh snowfall on Saturday, the third time this month, even as the minimum temperatures across the Valley increased due to an overcast sky, officials said. Earlier, Kashmir had received heavy snowfall for over four days from January 3 and moderate snowfall on January 9. The famous ski-resort […]

Woman, infant son killed in road accident in UP

2:13 pm January 23, 2021

Ballia (UP): A woman and her infant son were killed and six people injured after a speeding truck hit a stationary tractor-trolley here, police said on Saturday. The accident took place near Dalpatpur village under Bairia police station area on Friday night, they said. The speeding truck lost balance and rammed into a stationary tractor-trolley […]

Maha: Two fruit sellers held for murder

2:08 pm January 23, 2021

Thane: Two fruit sellers were arrested early on Saturday at Bhiwandi in Maharashtra’s Thane district for allegedly killing another vendor over a financial dispute, police said. The incident occurred late night on Friday, they said. “The 35-year-old victim, Nizamuddin Hazrathdin Rain, used to buy fruits from the two accused for sale and pay them for […]

50-year-old widow raped in UP’s Mahoba: Police

1:58 pm January 23, 2021

Mahoba (UP): A 50-year-old widow was allegedly raped and made pregnant by a man from her village in the City Kotwali police station area in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Saturday. The woman, who got an FIR lodged on Friday, has alleged that the accused, Akhilesh Ahirwar, barged into her house on the […]