Day: February 15, 2021

POCSO court concludes child’s rape trial in 24 days, gives life term to convict

11:57 pm February 15, 2021

Mirzapur : A Mirzapur court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a six-year-old, physically challenged Dalit girl, completing the trial in 24 days. Delivering its ruling on Friday, the special court set up under the provisions of the Protection of Children from the Sexual Offences Act also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on convict […]

Rajasthan: Maru desert festival in Jaisalmer to start from Feb 24

11:50 pm February 15, 2021

Jaisalmer: The four-day international annual Maru desert festival of Rajasthan will start here from February 24 and it will be broadcast live on online platform YouTube, Jaisalmer District Collector Ashish Modi said on Monday. The festival will have interesting events like moustache and turban tying competitions as well as musical and cultural performances, he said. Modi appealed to residents of the district […]

Tougher travel rules to contain spread of COVID-19 come into force in UK

11:45 pm February 15, 2021

London: The UK’s tougher new travel rules to contain the spread of COVID-19 variants came into effect from Monday, involving compulsory hotel quarantines for anyone returning to England from one of the 33 high-risk ”red list” countries, which excludes India. Those arriving will have to pre-book and pay 1,750 pounds to spend 10 days quarantining in government-sanctioned […]

Maha: Boy killed, parents hurt after truck hits motorcycle

11:36 pm February 15, 2021

Nagpur: A speeding truck crushed to death 5-year-old boy and severely injured his parents in Wathoda Area of Nagpur on Monday, a police official said. The child and his parents were on a two-wheeler on their way to a wedding when a truck hit them from the rear at around 11:30 am, he said. Devanshu […]

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

NCP expels Mani C Kappan for taking part in Cong-led UDF rally

11:31 pm February 15, 2021

Kochi: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP),a key partner in Kerala’s ruling LDF, on Monday expelled MLA Mani C Kappan from the party, a day after he participated in rally organised by the Congress-led UDF in his constituency Pala. In a statement, the NCP said its national president Sharad Pawar has expelled Kappan from the party […]

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