Day: January 2, 2019

TMC turns 21, Mamata congratulates party workers

Kolkata :  West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee congratulated party workers on the Trinamool Congress turning 21 on Tuesday. The TMC was founded on January 1, 1998. “The journey which began on January 1, 1998 has been full of struggles, but we have been steadfast in […]

New Year bash: 455 drunk driving cases in Mumbai

Mumbai : Mumbai Police have registered 455 cases of drunk driving during New Year celebrations till Tuesday morning and will be sending a proposal to temporarily suspend licenses of the errant drivers, officials said. Police have also booked 1114 drivers for over-speeding and rash driving, an officer said. According […]

Northern Command chief briefs J&K guv on security situation

Jammu :  The chief of the Army’s Northern Command, Lt Gen. Ranbir Singh, called on Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday and briefed him about the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesperson said. Singh briefed Malik about the prevailing security situation along the forward areas and […]

Centre should waive farm loans like Cong did in Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh: Gehlot

Jaipur : Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Tuesday said the Centre should waive farm loans across the country like the Congress has done after coming to power recently in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. He also said a farmers’ rally will be organised in the state soon, and the details […]

Mechanical sweeping begins in Noida

Noida :  Mechanical sweeping on city roads was inaugurated here on Tuesday by the Noida Authority, officials said. A stretch of 93.89 kilometres would be cleaned mechanically. This would include both lanes of roads wider than 45 metres, they said. “Some important stretches selected for mechanical sweeping include the […]

Illegal arms manufacturing factory unearthed in UP

Muzaffarnagar :  Police have unearthed an illegal arms manufacturing factory here and arrested one person, an official said Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday in Chatela village which comes under the jurisdiction of Titawi police station, he said. Police seized four pistols and seven pistol barrels, SSP Sudhir […]

28-year-old man arrested for attempting to rape woman

Muzaffarnagar :  A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a woman after promising her a job, police said Wednesday. The accused was identified as Sameer Thakur, SHO Harsharan Sharma said. According to a complaint lodged by the 26-year-old woman, the accused brought her to Meerut after […]

Rupee falls 27 paise to 69.70 against US dollar

Mumbai :  The rupee deprecated by 23 paise and fell to 69.70 per dollar mark in early trade Wednesday amid strengthening of the American currency and lower opening in domestic equities. Forex traders said sustained foreign fund outflows also weighed on the local unit. However, lower crude oil prices […]

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