Month: December 2019

Power shutdown

open view news desk JAMMU DECEMBER 06: In order to carry out work for thickening of HT Lines in Bari Brahmana by M/S Transrail, the power supply to Bari Brahmana, Dhyansara and Karthoh will remain affected on December 07, 09 and 11 from 9 am to 3 pm.

Oil on track for big weekly gain as OPEC+ agree output cuts

LONDON – Oil prices rose sharply on Friday and were on track for weekly gains as a meeting of OPEC and its allies agreed to extend output cuts by 500,000 barrels per day in early 2020. The additional cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and […]

Vice President expresses concern over the disturbing instances of atrocities against women

Calls for collective efforts of the society to restore Indian values and culture of respecting women, elders and all fellow human beings Asks Police officers to provide prompt response to people’s complaints Says there must be both “fear and respect” for the law of the land Advises schools […]

Encounter killings: Families of accused in total shock

Hyderabad, Dec 6: The families of the four rape-murder accused were shell shocked on hearing the news of death of their wards in a police encounter on Friday with a grieving father asking whether his son deserved such a treatment. Mohammed Arif (26), Jollu Shiva (20), Jollu Naveen (20) […]

Delhi has become unsafe for women: Sharmishtha Mukherjee

New Delhi, Dec 6: Delhi Mahila Congress president Sharmishtha Mukherjee on Friday slammed the BJP government at the Centre and ruling AAP in the city, over “growing” cases of crimes against women. According to the Delhi Police website, the number of rapes in Delhi (up to October 31) was […]

Encounter: some ex-cops welcome it, some term it ‘short-cut’

Mumbai, Dec 6: Reactions of some former senior police officials from Maharashtra on Hyderabad encounter were mixed on Friday, with some justifying the action citing the circumstances, while others condemning it as undesirable “short-cut”. The four men arrested for the rape and murder of a 25- year-old woman veterinarian […]

Indian police kill rape-murder suspects, sparking celebrations

Indian police on Friday shot dead four gang-rape and murder suspects, prompting celebrations but also accusations that they were extrajudicial executions. The men, who had been in custody for a week over the latest rape case to shock India, were shot in the early hours during a re-enactment […]

US adds 266,000 jobs in November, unemployment falls to 3.5%

US job creation soared last month as hospitals, hotels and schools raced to add new workers, wiping away fears that November would be a lackluster month, according to a key government report Friday. Payrolls also got a boost as autoworkers were back on the job after a six-week […]

A locker, a chirp: How tiny clues help solve child sex cases

FAIRFAX, Va. — It was the odd-looking locker handles that caught their eye. Investigators spent hours poring over graphic images of little boys changing in and out of their swimsuits at what looked like a YMCA. They were hunting for any clue to help them identify the location […]

Indian police fatally shoot 4 suspects in gang-rape case

SHADNAGAR, India — Police on Friday fatally shot four men being held on suspicion of raping and killing a woman in southern India after investigators took them to the crime scene, drawing both praise and condemnation in a case that has sparked protests across the country. The burned […]

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