Day: February 13, 2021

Strong quake hits Japan”s northeast coast; no tsunami alert

10:42 pm February 13, 2021

Tokyo: A strong earthquake hit off the coast of northeastern Japan late Saturday, shaking Fukushima, Miyagi and other areas, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said. The Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, which had meltdowns following a massive quake and tsunami 10 years ago, was checking to see whether there were any problems following the […]

Five elephants die within 13 days in Odisha’s Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary

10:36 pm February 13, 2021

Bhawanipatna : Five elephants have died within a gap of 13 days inside Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi district of Odisha, officials said. All the carcasses were found near water bodies, they said. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Sashi Pal said, the elephant deaths were due to some bacterial infection. ”The water bodies in the sanctuary may have been […]

Man held with 3 kg ganja in Jammu

10:29 pm February 13, 2021

Jammu: A suspected drug peddler was arrested with three kilograms of ganja and over Rs 1.12 lakh here on Saturday, police said. Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Narwal, was found moving suspiciously in Bahu Fort area of the city and was stopped for questioning, a police official said. During his frisking, Kumar was found in possession of the drug and cash, […]

Woman’s `suicide’ in Pune: BJP seeks sacking of minister, CM promises probe

10:25 pm February 13, 2021

Mumbai: The BJP on Saturday kept up the pressure on the MVA government in Maharashtra over the alleged suicide of a 23-year-old woman in Pune, claiming that state forest minister Sanjay Rathod was connected to the incident. While Rathod, a Shiv Sena leader from Yavatmal, was not available for comment, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said […]

Govt school teacher suspended for sending lewd messages to women teachers: Official

10:17 pm February 13, 2021

Ballia: A government school teacher in Ballia was suspended for allegedly sending indecent messages to his women, an official said on Saturday. Assistant Teacher Babban Yadav of Karhara primary school in Ballia has been suspended for passing comments and sending indecent messages to women teachers from his mobile phone, Basic Shiksha Adhikari Shiv Narayan Singh said. An enquiry has also been ordered in […]