Month: September 2019

Arunachal CM reviews all railway projects in the state

Itanagar, Sep 4: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday reviewed all the railway projects in the state with senior officials of Northeastern Frontier Railway. During the meeting with NF Railway (Construction) General Manager N K Prasad and other senior officials, Khandu discussed the construction of Murkongselek to […]

Five people die of electrocution in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Sep 4: At least five people, including a couple, died of electrocution in separate incidents in Odisha’s Bolangir and Nayagarh districts on Wednesday, police said. A couple, Ranji Nag and Hemant, died after receiving electric shock at Agalpur village in Bolangir district, they said. Rajni was electrocuted while […]

Couple killed in road accident in Kota

Kota, Sep 4: A couple was killed on Wednesday after a motorcycle they were travelling in was hit by a speeding truck here, police said. Sugana Gujjar, 37, was killed on the spot while her husband Raghuveer Gujjar, 42, succumbed to the injuries a MBS Hospital here. The couple […]

NCP leader, several others join BJP in Jammu

Jammu, Sep 4: Dozens of political and social activists including a senior leader of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday joined the BJP here, a party official said. NCP state vice president Krishan Kumar Dingra along with chairman of Scheduled Caste and Backward Class cell Rattan Chand, state cashier […]

Kartarpur corridor: Third round of talks between India, Pak underway

Attari (Amritsar), Sep 4: The third round of meeting between delegates of India and Pakistan to discuss and finalise the draft agreement for the operationalistaion of the Kartarpur corridor for Sikh pilgrims was underway here on Wednesday, officials said. A 20-member Pakistani delegation crossed over to India for the […]

PM Johnson loses majority ahead of Brexit parliament showdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday lost his working majority in parliament ahead of a showdown with rebel MPs over Brexit that could lead to a snap election within weeks. Johnson condemned a plan by lawmakers to block his Brexit strategy as “surrender” and said it would undermine […]

Woman killed in leopard attack

Pithoragarh, Sep 3: A woman was killed and her husband injured in a attack by a leopard at Papdeo village here on Tuesday evening.  The couple was attacked by the leopard in the compound of their house, Pithoragarh SDM Guzar Saini said.  Kiran Devi was badly injured in the […]

Hong Kong leader insists she will stay

Hong Kong’s embattled leader insisted Tuesday she had no intention of stepping down after an audio recording emerged of her saying she wanted to quit over three months of unrest in the southern Chinese city. Hong Kong has endured dozens of sometimes violent pro-democracy protests triggered by opposition […]

Syrian father who lost twins to poison gas uprooted again

BEIRUT — When Abdel Hamid al-Yousef lost his 9-month-old twins in the poison gas attack that hit the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun in April 2017, the world witnessed his heartbreak and grief in the video of him cradling their lifeless bodies in his arms, bidding them farewell […]

Shattering Taliban attack in Kabul even as US deal nears

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Tuesday defended their suicide bombing against an international compound in the Afghan capital that killed at least 16 people and wounded 119, almost all local civilians, just hours after a U.S. envoy said he and the militant group had reached a deal […]

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