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Milkha Singh cremated with full state honours

8:57 pm June 19, 2021

Chandigarh: Iconic sprinter Milkha Singh was on Saturday cremated with full state honours here, marking the end of an era in which his pioneering accomplishments on the track galvanised a newly-independent India. Milkha, who was 91, was bid a tearful adieu in the presence of his family members and several dignitaries, including sports minister Kiren […]

Jitin Prasada meets CM Adityanath, seeks his ‘blessings’

8:53 pm June 19, 2021

Lucknow: Former union minister Jitin Prasada, who recently switched from the Congress to the BJP, on Saturday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here and said they discussed issues related to strengthening the organisation. “I met the chief minister and sought his blessings,” said Prasada who arrived in his home state Uttar Pradesh for […]

Suspected illegal miners thrash forest officials, 1 held

8:49 pm June 19, 2021

Kota (Rajasthan): Two men, involved in illegal mining, have been booked for allegedly thrashing a watchman and a forest guard in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district, police said on Saturday, adding the prime accused has been arrested. The incident took place in the Harigarh forest area on Friday evening when Chotulal Bheel and his accomplice were asked […]

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

33-year-old held for trying to extort money from man

8:46 pm June 19, 2021

New Delhi: A 33-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trying to extort money from a person in the national capital, police said on Saturday. The accused, Tarun, who was depressed after suffering monetary losses during the Covid-induced lockdown, hatched a plan with the victim’s ex-girlfriend to extort money, they said. Tarun, a resident of Mangolpuri, […]

Tigress captured from defunct rubber factory in UP

8:42 pm June 19, 2021

Bareilly (UP): A four-year-old tigress which had taken refuge at an abandoned rubber factory here after venturing out of the Kishanpur sanctuary last year has been captured, officials said on Saturday. ‘Sharmili’ was caught around 11 am on Friday in a mega rescue operation that lasted around 30 hours, they said. The big cat had […]