IOC moves fuel to Kerala from southern states
Chennai, Aug 21 (IANS) Energy major Indian Oil Corp (IOC) is meeting the entire aviation fuel needs of the Indian Air Force (IAF) flights in Kerala, moving the fuel from other southern states, said a…
Crime
Goa temple priest accused of molestation surrenders
Panaji, Aug 21 (IANS) A former temple priest, who has been booked for molesting two young women in the temple premises, surrendered before a local magistrate on Tuesday after remaining traceless for nearly one month….
Reliance Foundation, Bajaj donate for Kerala
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Reliance Foundation (RF) Chairperson Nita M. Ambani on Tuesday announced a donation of Rs 21 crore to the Kerala Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund, besides relief materials worth around Rs 50…
15 arrested, 8 cops suspended after woman beaten and paraded naked in Bihar
Patna, Aug 21 (IANS) A day after a woman was thrashed and paraded naked by a mob in Bihar’s Bihiya town in Bhojpur district, the state police arrested 15 suspects and suspended eight of their…
Goyal appeals railway staff to donate a day’s salary for Kerala
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday appealed to railway employees to donate one day’s salary each towards the Prime Minister’s relief fund for Kerala relief work. “Railways stands in solidarity…
Rail traffic restored on most major Kerala routes: Goyal
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Train traffic on all major routes earlier disrupted due to damage to tracks by floods in Kerala has been restored, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. “The traffic between…
Heera Group donates Rs 1 crore for Kerala
Hyderabad, Aug 21 (IANS) Heera Group of companies on Tuesday donated Rs 1 crore to flood-affected Kerala. Heera Group CEO Nowhera Shaik donated the money to the Kerala Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund.
Sun finally shines over Kerala, UAE pledges $100 mn
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21 (IANS) For the first time in many days, the sun shone brightly over Kerala on Tuesday even as hundreds of thousands remained in relief camps while many who returned home broke down…
SC seeks J&K’s response on ‘custodial torture’ of witness in Kathua rape case
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Jammu and Kashmir government on a plea alleging custodial torture of Talib Hussain, a key witness in Kathua gangrape and…
One injured as bank guard fires ‘accidentally’
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A bank customer was injured at a bank in south Delhi on Tuesday after the bank guard’s service weapon went off accidentally. Deputy Commissioner of Police Romil Baaniya said guard…
Friends killed during ‘joyride’
Gurugram, Aug 21 (IANS) An executive and his woman engineer friend were killed in a road accident during a ‘joyride’ on a Royal Enfield bike here, police said on Tuesday. Those dead were identified as…
Sun finally shines over Kerala, UAE pledges $500 mn
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21 (IANS) For the first time in many days, the sun shone brightly over Kerala on Tuesday even as hundreds of thousands remained in relief camps while many who returned home broke down…
CBI-ATS team seizes firearm in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad
Aurangabad/Mumbai (Maharashtra), Aug 21 (IANS) In a joint operation, the CBI and Maharashtra ATS on Tuesday raided premises in Aurangabad and seized among other things a firearm suspected to be used in the killing of…
UP hands over Rs 15-crore draft for flood relief work in Kerala
Lucknow/New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday handed over a bank draft of Rs 15 crore to a representative of the Kerala government as its contribution for relief work in the…
BJP submits affidavit in HC on expenses made during Gaurav Yatra
Jaipur, Aug 21 (IANS) The ruling BJP in Rajasthan on Tuesday presented an affidavit in the High Court with details of expenditure made during the first phase of the ongoing Gaurav yatra undertaken by Chief…
Railways urges staff to donate one day’s salary for Kerala relief work
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Indian Railways has appealed to its employees to donate one day’s salary each towards the Kerala relief fund, an official said on Tuesday. The official said the move will…
Flood relief material from abroad exempted from customs duty, GST: Goyal
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Finance, Coal and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the relief material coming from foreign countries for distribution in flood-ravaged Kerala have been exempted from the customs duty and…
Fire in Bengal jute factory, none injured
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) A fire broke out at a jute factory in West Bengal’s Howrah district on Tuesday when the work was going on, but none of the workers was injured, a fire official…
Cyclone warning centre proposed in Thiruvananthapuram
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) In the wake of loss of around 370 human lives and widespread destruction due to torrential rains in Kerala and parts of Karnataka, the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences on…
US deports Nazi camp guard to Germany
Berlin, Aug 21 (IANS) A 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard was deported to Germany from the US on Tuesday after years of diplomatic wrangling over his status. Jakiw Palij landed at D?sseldorf airport in…