INDIA

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Villagers being moved to safety after Kali river swells

6:17 pm June 18, 2021

Pithoragarh (U’khand): Officials were asked on Friday to move the residents of the villages near the banks of the Kali river to safe locations after its waters almost touched the danger mark in this Uttarakhand district. The river is flowing at 889.6 metres while the danger mark is at 890 metres, Pithoragarh District Magistrate (DM) […]

Man arrested for killing wife over dowry

11:59 pm June 17, 2021

New Delhi: A 29-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly strangulating his newly-wed wife to death after a fight over dowry in south Delhi’s Maidangarhi area, police said. The accused, Kuldeep Singh Rana, works as an assistant to a contractor, they said. On Wednesday, Rana and his wife (25) returned to Delhi from the […]

Haryana on top in crime, unemployment: Hooda

11:59 pm June 17, 2021

Chandigarh: Hitting out at the BJP-JJP government in Haryana, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday alleged that the state has reached at the top in crime, unemployment and scams under it. Meanwhile, Congress spokesman and senior leader Randeep Singh Surjewala lambasted the BJP-JJP government, describing it as “most unpopular and anti-people.” The attack […]

Bengal govt urges closed jute mills to reopen by June

11:56 pm June 17, 2021

Kolkata: West Bengal Labour Minister Beecharam Manna has urged closed jute mills to reopen by this month, exuding confidence that state government measures would ensure raw material availability. Sources said the minister has been holding regular meetings with trade unions and mill managements. On Thursday, Manna met officials of Delta Jute Mill and Hanuman Jute […]

Militants kill policeman in Srinagar

11:54 pm June 17, 2021

Srinagar: Militants shot dead an off-duty policeman in the Eidgah area of the city on Thursday, police said. Constable Javaid Ahmad was shot at and critically injured by militants near his residence at Saidapora locality in the Eidgah area of the city, a police official said. He said Ahmad was taken to nearby SKIMS hospital […]