Day: June 4, 2019

Man confesses to killing 2 persons, arrested

New Delhi : A 35-year-old man, who allegedly admitted to killing two people last week, was arrested after he surrendered before the Karkardooma court on Monday, police said. After Anil’s arrest, two juveniles were also apprehended from Loni in Ghaziabad in connection with the case, they said. Last week, […]

A month after Fani, 1.64 lakh families still in darkness

Bhubaneswar : More than five lakh people of 1.64 lakh households in Odisha’s coastal districts continue to struggle with hot and humid weather conditions due to lack of power restoration though one month has passed since the cyclone Fani made landfall near Puri on May 3. The worst affected […]

Sports Schedule for Tuesday, June 4

Cricket: *ICC World Cup: India vs South Africa match preview; New Zealand vs Bangladesh match preview *ICC World Cup: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka match *Stories related to India and international cricket TENNIS: *French Open. PTI 4/6/2019

Sensex, Nifty start on a cautious note

Mumbai :  Domestic equity benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty opened on a cautious note Tuesday as investors await RBI’s monetary policy decision, amid weak cues from global markets. After scaling lifetime highs in the previous session, the 30-share index was trading 15.27 points, or 0.04 per cent, lower […]

Rupee rises 26 paise to 69.00 vs USD in early trade

Mumbai :  The rupee appreciated by 26 paise to 69.00 against the US dollar in early trade Tuesday driven by weakening of the greenback in overseas markets and sustained foreign fund inflows. Forex dealers said, selling of the American currency by exporters, fresh foreign fund inflows and easing crude […]

Two cash firm staffers robbed of Rs 16 lakh

Nagpur :  Two staffers of a cash management firm were allegedly robbed of Rs 16 lakh by three persons in Katol in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, police said Tuesday. The incident occurred when the staffers, Dhanraj Charpe and Anup Bankar, were headed towards Metpanjara village on a motorcycle with […]

Serial killer arrested by police

Kalna (WB) :  An alleged serial killer, who targeted middle-aged women when they were alone at home, has been arrested in this small town in East Burdwan district, the police said Tuesday. Kamaruzzaman Sarkar, a small-time trader of discarded materials, is a suspect in the killing of five women […]

Murder convict who jumped parole held after 14 years

Thane :  A convict in a murder case, who has been on run since he jumped parole in 2005, has been arrested from Thane district of Maharashtra, police said Tuesday. Interestingly, the convict, identified as Eknath Mukne was found to be hiding in the village of his in-laws in […]

College student in Kochi infected with Nipah: Ker Heath Min

Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja confirmed Tuesday that a 23-year-old college student admitted to a hospital here has been infected with the Nipah virus. The results of blood samples of the student, which were tested at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, have confirmed Nipah, […]

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