Day: February 5, 2021

Tiny chameleon a contender for title of smallest reptile

11:33 pm February 5, 2021

Berlin: It fits on a human fingertip, but this chameleon could make a big splash. Scientists from Madagascar and Germany say a newly discovered species of chameleon is a contender for the title of world’s smallest reptile. Frank Glaw, who was part of the international team of researchers that classified the new species and named it Brookesia nana said the body of the […]

History-sheeter among four killed in firing over gang rivalry in Rajasthan’s Churu

11:27 pm February 5, 2021

Bikaner/Jaipur: Four people, including a history-sheeter and two villagers, were killed in a firing incident over an alleged gang rivalry in Churu district of Rajasthan on Friday, police said. The target of the six assailants, who were members of the Sampat Nehra gang, was Pradeep Swamy, a history-sheeter with several cases in Hamirwas police station. Swamy was sitting in Mauja village of […]

12-year-old boy charred to death in J-K's Samba

Man sets woman, mother afire, kills self

11:22 pm February 5, 2021

Chennai: A jilted lover allegedly killed a young woman and her mother by setting them ablaze and also ended his life by torching himself at her house here on Friday, police said. The man, who was later identified as Bhoopalan alias Satish, 31, was a contract technician and was said to be in love with […]

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

North Delhi mayor claims AAP govt owes Rs 745 cr to NDMC

11:19 pm February 5, 2021

New Delhi: North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash on Friday claimed that the Delhi government owed Rs 745 crore to the area’s civic body and alleged that the ruling AAP was “spreading confusion” about rehearse of funds. The mayor of the BJP-led North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) also claimed that Rs 938 crore earlier to be […]

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

11:00 pm February 5, 2021

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh’s major tourist hotspots Shimla, Kufri and Dalhousie shivered at sub-zero temperatures on Friday following fresh snowfall in the state, the meteorological department said. As per data provided by the Meteorological department, Kufri received 60 cm snowfall in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am, followed by Shimla 57 cm, Keylong and Kalpa 6 cm each, Manali 5 cm and Dalhousie 3 cm. The minimum temperature in the state […]

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