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Woman killed for dowry in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

5:55 pm July 11, 2019

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A 21-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her in-laws over dowry in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said Thursday. The woman was found dead at the house of her in-laws in Tisang village under Jansath Police Station on Wednesday, Circle Officer (CO) SN Negi said. A complaint was lodged against seven […]

27,804 stray dogs caught by NDMC in north Delhi in 2018-19

10:49 pm July 3, 2019

New Delhi: There has been a rise in the number of stray dogs caught by civic authorities in north Delhi with over 27,800 canines being captured and sterilised in 2018-19, according to official data shared on Wednesday. However, there has been a fall in the number of monkeys caught by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation […]

Contractual employees of Punjab Roadways call off strike

8:15 pm July 3, 2019

Chandigarh: Punjab Roadways’ contractual employees called off their strike on Wednesday after being assured of a meeting with the transport minister, a day after launching a three-day agitation to press for regularisation of jobs and increase of salary. More than 4,000 contractual employees went on strike at several bus depots in the state, including in […]

‘Article 15’ should be made tax free: Ayushmann Khurrana

8:38 pm June 27, 2019

Mumbai: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana says his film “Article 15”, which tackles caste discrimination prevalent in society, should be declared tax-free. The actor said it is important that a film like this reaches to more people. “It should be declared tax-free. It is important that such films reach more people. It is not a comedy or […]

Three more children die in Bihar, AES toll touches 118

8:13 pm June 20, 2019

Muzaffarpur (Bihar): Three more children suffering from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) have died here since Wednesday evening, taking the total number of deaths caused due to the outbreak to 118, the district administration said Thursday. While two deaths were reported from the SKMCH hospital — raising the toll at the government healthcare facility to 97 […]