Day: March 1, 2021

IFS officer Pathak, son get bails from Orissa High Court

10:03 pm March 1, 2021

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday granted bail to suspended IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak and his son on a bond of Rs 2 lakh and two sureties in a cheating case. The father and son were booked by the police for allegedly defrauding a Bhubaneswar-based travel agency of Rs 65 lakh. Justice Sangam […]

Orissa HC closes petition filed by rape survivor

9:55 pm March 1, 2021

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday closed a 19-year-old case filed by a rape survivor after the state government informed the court that all the accused in the 1999 gang-rape case, including the prime accused have been arrested. The survivor had approached the High Court in 2002 alleging lapses in the investigation into her […]

Lockdown extended in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan

Man, juvenile held for firing at Delhi Police constable

9:51 pm March 1, 2021

New Delhi: A 21-year-old man has been arrested and a juvenile apprehended days after a Delhi Police constable was shot at in outer Delhi’s Bhalswa Dairy area, officials said on Monday. A senior police officer said Yogesh Verma, a resident of Bakhtawarpur, along with a juvenile were nabbed in connection with the incident, they said. […]

Delhi govt suspends subsidy on Tata Nexon EV

9:46 pm March 1, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi government has delisted the electric version of the Tata Nexon car from its subsidy scheme for electric vehicles following complaints that the model failed to meet the specified range on a single charge, officials said on Monday. Delhi Transport minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday said several users had complained of “sub-standard” […]

TN records 2,405 COVID-19 cases, 49 fatalities

Nashik sees 140 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths

9:42 pm March 1, 2021

Nashik: Nashik district in Maharashtra on Monday reported 140 fresh coronavirus positive cases, taking the count of infections to 1,22,950, Health officials said. With four more patients succumbing to COVID-19 disease, the overall death toll in the district went up to 2,109, they said. A total of 305 people were discharged after treatment during the […]