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Farmer killed in lightning strike in Muzaffarnagar

10:57 pm February 29, 2020

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A farmer and his bull were killed in a lightning strike in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district on Saturday, police said. Sachin Kumar (35) was working in his agricultural field in Bhuma village of Miranpur area when the lightning struck, Jansath Sub-Divisional Magistrate Kuldeep Nayer told PTI. He said a revenue official has been […]

J-K: Militant, three persons arrested in Srinagar

8:53 pm February 29, 2020

Srinagar: A militant was arrested along with three other persons from a hospital here on Saturday, police said. Wakeel Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, was arrested from the Bone and Joint Hospital in the city, police sources said. They said Bhat had ostensibly come to the hospital for […]

Man gets life sentence for murder of traffic cop in 2016

8:07 pm February 29, 2020

Mumbai: A 23-year-old man, convicted for attacking a traffic police constable with a wooden plank in suburban Bandra and causing his death in 2016, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here on Saturday. His brother, who was also allegedly involved in the assault but was a minor at the time, is being tried […]

17-year-old girl raped, set on fire by man

5:49 pm February 29, 2020

Hyderabad: A man allegedly raped and set a 17-year-old girl afirein Suryapet district of Telangana after being warned not to harass her with his proposal, police said on Saturday. The girl, who received 50 per cent, is now undergoing treatment at a state-run hospital at Warangal and her condition is said to be stable. The […]

Delhi govt to provide govt job to brother of IB employee who lost his life during riots

Schools to remain closed in northeast Delhi till March 7

5:33 pm February 29, 2020

New Delhi: Schools will remain closed in northeast Delhi till March 7 in view of the violence, officials said on Saturday. The annual exams have also been postponed since the situation is not conducive for conducting examinations in violence-affected areas, according to officials.