Wednesday

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

Prohibitory order clamped in Kokrajhar district

8:53 pm March 24, 2021

Kokrajhar: Prohibitory order under section 144 Crpc has been imposed in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Wednesday, an official said. District Magistrate Bhaskar Phukan by an order imposed Section 144 Crpc taking into account the likelihood of occurrence of law and order situation due to group clashes between different groups, mischievous activities by trouble mongers, subversive […]

Decomposed body of UP college student found

6:58 pm March 24, 2021

Shahjahanpur (UP): The decomposed body of a college student, who went missing on March 19, was found in a forest area near Marena village here, police said on Wednesday. Hariom (20) was studying at a law college run by Mumukshu Ashram of former Union minister Swami Chinmayanand. “Hariom (20) was a student of Swami Shukdevanand […]

UP woman held hostage, raped for 4 days; one arrested

4:11 pm March 24, 2021

Banda (UP): A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly holding a woman hostage and raping her for four days in a village here, police said. According to police, the accused Mobin (30) took the woman to his place for some work and sexually abused her. “The 25-year-old woman along with her husband filed a […]

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K's Samba

J-K highway shut for second day

4:09 pm March 24, 2021

Banihal/Jammu: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as landslides triggered by incessant rains blocked the arterial road at over a dozen places in Ramban district, officials said. Road clearance agencies have pressed their men and machinery and efforts are on to ensure early restoration of the […]

716 new COVID cases in Delhi, highest this year

10:30 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 716 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest daily count this year, while four more people died from the pathogen, the Health Department said. The number of active cases rose to 3,165 from 2,924 a day ago and 6.32 lakh people have recovered so far. The positivity rate jumped to 0.93 […]