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Upset over engagement, woman ends life in Jammu

2:40 pm May 22, 2021

Jammu: A 20-year-old woman on Saturday committed suicide in Narwal area here, days after she got engaged to a man allegedly against her wish, police said. Rubika, a resident of Qasim Nagar locality, jumped from Gujjar Nagar bridge over river Tawi and hit the dry river bed about 90 metres below, they said. She was […]

Veteran music director Raamlaxman dies at 78

2:40 pm May 22, 2021

Mumbai: Veteran music director Raamlaxman, best known for his work on Rajshri Productions’ blockbuster movies — “Maine Pyar Kiya”, “Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!” and “Hum Saath Saath Hain” — died due to a cardiac arrest. He was 78. The composer, whose real name was Vijay Patil, passed away at his residence in Nagpur in the […]

Pleasant morning in Delhi, light rain likely

2:31 pm May 22, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital woke up to a pleasant morning on Saturday, with the minimum temperature settling at 18 degrees Celsius, nine notches below the normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said here. The city received light to moderate rainfall during the last three days due to a western disturbance, and the trend is […]

COVID: Hospital discharges outnumber admissions in Delhi

11:59 pm May 21, 2021

New Delhi: The number of people discharged from hospitals on a daily basis after recovering from COVID has outnumbered the number of those getting admitted since May 14, government shows. The decline in hospital admissions can be attributed to the decline in positive cases, according to officials. The government data shows that since May 14, […]

Delhi: Fair price shops to remain open on all days

11:59 pm May 21, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Imran Hussain on Friday directed officials to ensure that all fair price shops (FPS) open daily without any weekly off to ensure smooth distribution of ration free of cost to the NFSA and PMGKAY beneficiaries. The directions were issued by Hussain at a high-level […]