Day: April 2, 2021

Thai protest leader on hunger strike given IV drip in prison

2:41 pm April 2, 2021

Bangkok: One of the leaders of Thailand’s pro-democracy movement was being administered an intravenous fluid drip in prison on Friday after officers said they found him weakened because of a hunger strike that has lasted longer than two weeks. Parit Chiwarak, 22, was charged in February with sedition and defaming the monarchy for his role […]

Cave belonging to megalithic era found in Udupi

2:34 pm April 2, 2021

Mangaluru: A cave found during the renovation work of Sri Anantha Padmanabha temple at Paniyadi in Udupi district recently belongs to the megalithic period, according to T Murugeshi, associate professor of ancient history and archaeology at MSRS College in Shirva. In a statement, Murugeshi said he visited the renovation site on Thursday and found it was a […]

Man, woman found hanging from tree in Jammu, suicide suspected

2:18 pm April 2, 2021

Jammu: A 19-year-old man and a woman were found hanging from a tree in the outskirts of Jammu on Friday, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide. The bodies of Som Nath and Usha Devi (20), both residents of Makwal, were recovered from Phalain Mandal and sent for post-mortem, a police official said. He said preliminary probe […]

Green energy push: Airtel commissions captive solar power plant for data centres in UP

2:12 pm April 2, 2021

New Delhi: In line with its aim to expand its green energy footprint, telecom operator Bharti Airtel has commissioned a captive solar power plant to meet the energy needs of its core and edge data centres in Uttar Pradesh, according to a company statement. The facility in Tilhar (Shahjahanpur, UP) is the first of the two solar […]

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