Pakistan National Day: President, PM extend greetings
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Narendra Modi greeted their Pakistan counterparts on the occasion of Pakistan National Day on Tuesday saying India desired cordial ties in an environment of trust devoid of terror.
5 cops die as Naxals blow up bus in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: Five police personnel were killed and 13 others injured as Naxals blew up a bus carrying 27 men of the District Reserve Guard in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Tuesday, a police official said. — TNS
Domestic power to cost less in Punjab
Chandigarh: Come April, domestic power consumers in Punjab will pay slightly less for power consumption as the tariff for this category could go down by 25-50 paise per unit. The relief for other categories is they will not have to face any hike.
5 held in HP fake degree racket
Solan: The Baddi police have busted a fake degree racket while investigating a case of a clone website registered on the complaint of Barotiwala-based IEC University in December 2020. Five members of a gang involved in providing fake degrees of various universities have been arrested.
Bathinda woman dies at Tikri border
Jhajjar: A 65-year-old woman from Mandi Kalan village in Bathinda reportedly died of cardiac arrest at the Tikri border on Monday night. Balbir Kaur, participating in the agitation for months, is learnt to be the first woman protester to lose her life at Tikri. — TNS
Two sisters found dead at UP village
Pilibhit (up): Two teenage sisters were found dead under mysterious circumstances at Jasauli village here, the police said on Tuesday. The girls, aged 17 and 19, had gone out to answer the nature’s call on Monday night, but did not return. One of them was found dead in a field, while the other was found hanging. — PTI
Assault: Court upholds 2-year jail to AAP MLA
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday upheld an order sentencing AAP MLA Somnath Bharti to two years in jail for assaulting the AIIMS security staff in a case registered in 2016. After the pronouncement of the order, Bharti was taken into custody, a lawyer said. — PTI
