Day: March 4, 2021

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

1,104 new coronavirus cases, five deaths in Mumbai

9:59 pm March 4, 2021

Mumbai: Mumbai reported 1,104 new coronavirus cases and five fatalities on Thursday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The tally of COVID-19 cases in the country’s financial capital thus increased to 3,29,843 and the death toll to 11,487, it said. The city reported over 1,100 COVID-19 cases on the second day in a row. On […]

Maha: Man stabs wife to death over financial dispute

9:55 pm March 4, 2021

Palghar: A 31-year-old man allegedly stabbed his wife to death following a dispute at their home in Nalla Sopara area of Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police said on Thursday. A manhunt has been launched for Roopesh More who allegedly killed his 32-year-old wife Vinita on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, an official said. The […]

Gairsain to be made into new division: U’khand CM

9:52 pm March 4, 2021

Gairsain: Exactly a year after announcing Gairsain as the summer capital of Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said on Thursday it will be made into a new division amalgamating parts of Garhwal and Kumaon divisions. Making the announcement before finishing his budget speech in the Gairsain Assembly, Rawat said a new division with the […]

J-K Cong attacks govt over rise in fuel prices

9:37 pm March 4, 2021

Jammu: The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit on Thursday slammed the government over the rise in petrol and diesel prices, saying it was “profiteering off” people’s misery. Members of the party, led by senior leader Raman Bhalla, also took out a march from the Maheshpura Chowk to ‘gherao’ the civil secretariat here against the hike […]

2 held with drugs worth over Rs 2.5 crore in Amethi

8:52 pm March 4, 2021

Amethi (UP): Two alleged drug traffickers were arrested here with smack and doda (a kind of opium) estimated to be worth over Rs 2.5 crore in the international market, police said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Jokhan Singh and Gautam Singh, are brothers. They were arrested from Mangauli village on Wednesday night, they said. […]