Mathura

Janmashtami celebrated amid COVID-19 restrictions

10:04 pm August 12, 2020

New Delhi/Mathura/Mumbai: The massive crowds of devotees in temples, elaborately decorated tableaus and Dahi Handi revelry were all missing this year on Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, as celebrations were dampened by COVID-19 restrictions. Amid blowing of conch shells and beating of drums, priests offered prayers since early morning in temples but there were […]

SIT formed by Kerala police to probe air crash

11:18 pm August 9, 2020

Malappuram : The Kerala police on Sunday constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe the Air India Express crash at nearby Karipur international airport on August 7, which killed 18 passengers, including the pilot and co-pilot. The 30-member team will be headed by Malappuram Additional Superintendent of Police G Sabu, a government release said. Police said a case has been registered under various provisions of […]

Kozhikode plane crash: Condition of 14 passengers critical, says Malappuram Collector

10:51 pm August 9, 2020

Malappuram: The condition of at least 14 passengers of the ill-fated Air India Express flight that crashed while attempting to land at the Karipur airport here, remains critical, Malappuram District Collector K Gopalakrishnan said on Sunday. Eighteen people, including the pilot and co-pilot of the AIE flight from Dubai lost their lives, when it overshot the tabletop runway at the airport here while […]

COVID-19: Noida extends night curfew till April 30

Noida: 67 more people test positive for coronavirus; total count 2,831

11:55 pm July 6, 2020

Noida: Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar on Monday recorded 67 more coronavirus cases, pushing the district’s infection tally to 2,831, an official data showed. So far, the district has reported 28 deaths. According to the data released by the state health department, the district has recorded 2,831 positive cases, the highest in the state. The […]

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

Daughter lights funeral pyre of DSP father as 8 policemen killed in encounter cremated with full state honours

9:10 pm July 4, 2020

Kanpur: The daughter of DSP Devendra Mishra lit the funeral pyre of her father as he and seven other police personnel were cremated with full state honours in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, a day after they were killed in an encounter with criminals in Kanpur district. The eight men were ambushed in Chaubeypur police station area while they were going to […]