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Three electrocuted in separate incidents in UP’s Banda

2:37 pm September 13, 2020

Banda: Three persons died of electrocution in separate incidents in Uttar Pradesh‘s Banda district, police said on Sunday. All the three persons died on Saturday, they said. Arvind (45), a resident of Luktara village, died after receiving electric shock from a fan switch. The second such death was reported from Khambaura village in Atarra police […]

Nagpur: Man booked after wife commits suicide

11:40 pm September 12, 2020

Nagpur: A Nagpur resident was booked after his 23-year-old wife allegedly committed suicide after being tortured for dowry, police said on Saturday. Megha Dhande ended her life by consuming poison on Friday and her husband Amit has been charged under sections 498(a), 306 and 304(a) of Indian Penal Code, an official said. “On the basis […]

Militant sympathiser arrested in J-K’s Pulwama

7:53 pm September 12, 2020

Srinagar: A militant associate involved in providing shelter, logistics and other support to active ultras has been arrested in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. He has been identified as Adil Ahmad Hajam, a resident of Ratsuna Tral in the Awantipora area of the south Kashmir district, a police official said. […]

Maha: Palghar woman dies of snakebite

9:23 pm September 11, 2020

Thane: A 45-year-old woman died after being bitten by a snake at Vasai in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police said on Friday. Sangeeta Suresh Gathal was attacked by a snake while she was asleep in the early hours of Thursday, an official said. The victim’s family killed the snake and rushed her to a hospital in […]

Cyclist killed in accident on Delhi’s Badarpur flyover

9:19 pm September 11, 2020

New Delhi: A man on a bicycle was killed allegedly after being hit by an SUV driven by a businessman on Badarpur flyover in southeast Delhi, police said on Friday. The injured, Sanjesh Awasthi (38), was taken to Moolchand hospital by the car driver but soon after he was declared brought dead, the accused fled […]