Friday

Two militants killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir

2:09 pm July 17, 2020

Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation early Friday morning in Nagnad area of the district following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. He said the search […]

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22-year-old worker dies in wall collapse in Mathura

11:36 pm June 5, 2020

Mathura (UP): A youth was killed while another is fighting for his life after a wall collapsed on them in Mohan Nagar area here on Friday, police said. The deceased identified as Bipin (22) is a resident of Kankor Mond in Bengalighat falling under Kotwali police station limits, they added. The accident took place when […]

Pregnant woman’s head severed in wood-cutting machine

11:01 pm May 29, 2020

Coimbatore: In a gory incident, a 23- year-old pregnant woman died after her head was caught in a wood-chopping machine near here on Friday, police said. Kalpana switched on the machine in her husband Dharmaraj’s wooden box-making unit, and she was pulled into the equipment by her dupatta and her head was severed, police said. […]

Partly cloudy skies keep mercury in check in Delhi

5 dead in rain-related incidents in UP’s Sitapur

7:58 pm March 13, 2020

Sitapur (UP): Five people, including three women, have died in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district, officials said. In the latest case on Friday, Ram Prasad (55), who was under a tin shed during hailstorm, was killed when a tree fell on it, police said. In another incident, a 15-year-old girl in Rampurkalan area […]

Five held for assaulting couple in Maharashtra’s Jalna

11:30 pm January 31, 2020

Aurangabad: Four men were arrested and a minor was detained on Friday after a video showing a young couple being thrashed brutally in Maharashtra’s Jalna district went viral, causing outrage across the state. While the police said the motive behind the assault was yet to be ascertained, the conversation in the video suggested that the […]