Saturday

Two avalanches hit Kashmir; no loss of life reported

3 people feared missing after avalanche in J&K

7:59 pm February 15, 2020

Srinagar: At least three persons are feared missing after an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gurez area on Saturday, police said. “An avalanche struck Gurez area today. Three persons are reportedly trapped under it,” a police official said. A rescue operation has been launched to trace the missing persons, he said. Further details are awaited.

Smoke in Kolkata Metro coach, passengers evacuated

5:27 pm February 15, 2020

Kolkata: Passengers of a Noapara-bound train in the North-South line of the Kolkata Metro were evacuated at Chandni Chowk station after smoke was seen billowing out from one of the coaches on Saturday, officials said. Passengers raised an alarm after seeing smoke coming out from the air-conditioned metro rake when it stopped at the station […]

Thai city copes with sorrowful fallout from mass shooting

11:31 pm February 10, 2020

Nakhon Ratchasima: Authorities in northern Thailand began releasing bodies to relatives Monday after security forces cornered and killed a soldier who carried out the country’s worst mass shooting in an hours long siege at a shopping mall. The soldier killed 29 people starting with his commanding officer in a stunning tragedy that began Saturday and […]

12-year-old boy charred to death in J-K's Samba

Van driver booked for molesting girl student; thrashed

11:48 pm February 9, 2020

Nagpur: A teenage girl was allegedly molested by the driver of her school van in Umred in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district last week, police said on Sunday. Following a complaint lodged by the girl’s father, the police have registered an FIR against the 37-year-old driver under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the […]

‘Centuries-old’ tunnel unearthed in Bengal

2:55 pm February 9, 2020

Burdwan (WB): A tunnel, believed to be centuries-old, was unearthed while digging a plot of land for building the foundation of a house in West Bengal’s East Burdwan district, officials said on Sunday. During foundation work on the land of Jiarul Mullick in Mahata village under Bhatar block on Saturday, a seven feet by four […]