Wednesday

4-year-old Dalit girl raped in UP’s Banda

7:10 pm January 15, 2020

Banda (UP): A four-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by man at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday when the girl was taken to the secluded place by a man named Jagdev Khushwaha (23) and was raped, they said. The girl later narrated the […]

Bank unions call two-day strike from January 31

6:52 pm January 15, 2020

Kolkata: Bank unions on Wednesday called for a two-day nationwide strike on January 31 and February 1 after talks over wage revision failed to make headway with the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), which represents nine trade unions, said they will also hold a three-day strike from March 11-13. […]

Weather remains cold in Raj, rain likely on Thursday

6:39 pm January 15, 2020

Jaipur: Cold wave conditions continued unabated in Rajasthan on Wednesday as the minimum temperature dropped by 1 to 2 degree Celsius in most parts of the state, a meteorological department official said. Pilani was the coldest place in the state with the minimum temperature settling at 1.5 degree Celsius followed by Churu (2), Sriganganagar (3.4), […]

Man found dead in car parked on road in Jammu

2:03 pm January 15, 2020

Jammu: A man was found dead on Wednesday in a car that was parked in the middle of the road in Diginia belt of Jammu city. Police said they rushed to the spot upon receiving information from some passersby that a body could be seen on the seat of a parked car. Police has seized […]

Galwan violence: Army, Navy, Air Force raise alert level

Abrogation of Art 370 ‘historic step’: Army chief

1:56 pm January 15, 2020

New Delhi: Army chief Gen M M Naravane on Wednesday hailed the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 as a “historic step” and said the move has disrupted the proxy war by the “western neighbour”. The armed forces have a “zero tolerance against terrorism”, he said in his address at the 72nd Army Day function […]