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Militants kill policeman in Srinagar

11:54 pm June 17, 2021

Srinagar: Militants shot dead an off-duty policeman in the Eidgah area of the city on Thursday, police said. Constable Javaid Ahmad was shot at and critically injured by militants near his residence at Saidapora locality in the Eidgah area of the city, a police official said. He said Ahmad was taken to nearby SKIMS hospital […]

Maha: Two held for black marketing of Mucormycosis drugs

11:32 pm June 17, 2021

Pune: The police in Maharashtra’s Pimpri Chinchwad have arrested two more persons in connection with an inter-state racket involved in the black marketing of medicines used in the treatment of Mucormycosis or black fungus, an official said on Thursday. A few days ago, the police had nabbed five people in connection with the black marketing […]

Soldier donates blood, saves woman’s life

11:28 pm June 17, 2021

Jammu: A soldier here on Thursday donated blood and consequently saved the life of a woman, who was in critical condition, a defence spokesman said. An urgent message was received from district hospital in Poonch about the requirement of AB (Negative) blood for a critically-ill patient, Naseebjaan, the official said, adding, a soldier of Rashtriya […]

Pune start-up develops eco-friendly hand sanitiser

9:56 pm June 17, 2021

New Delhi: A Pune-based start-up has developed an eco-friendly hand sanitiser that prolongs antimicrobial activity and obviates the need for repeated application, the government said on Thursday. In a statement, the Ministry of Science and Technology said the alcohol-free, aqueous, non-inflammable and non-toxic hand sanitiser has been developed from silver nanoparticles by Weinnovate Biosolutions. The […]

UP farmer found dead with feet tied, mouth gagged

9:53 pm June 17, 2021

Baghpat (UP): The body of a 66-year-old farmer with his feet tied and mouth gagged was found in a village here on Thursday, police said, adding he was stabbed to death. The incident took place in Titrauda village and a case was registered in this regard at Singhawali Ahir police station. The victim used to […]