monday afternoon news

Chandigarh: School bus claims cyclist’s life near Sector 42

Chandigarh Police said the victim, identified as Munna Chaudhary, was on his way when a bus of a private school in Sector 39 hit him from behind, leaving him seriously injured; he was declared brought dead at GMSH, Sector 16

Ballabhgarh girl’s murder: Khattar assures strict action against accused

The final-year commerce student was shot dead outside her college where she had gone to take an exam

Bathinda SSP tests positive for Covid-19, finance minister Manpreet Badal in quarantine after attending I-Day function

Badal, who was the chief guest at the event in Bathinda, was spotted without a mask at the function; DC also in home quarantine

Woman falls to death: Partner arrested for abetment to suicide

Techie waiting for online food order carjacked at gunpoint in Chandigarh

Dhindwal works with a private firm with offices in Chandigarh and Gurgaon

Labourer dies after shanty set ablaze in Ludhiana

Police launch manhunt for neighbour who had torched shack after drunken spat

Akali Dal leader shot dead in Batala village, legs chopped off

The incident occurred at Dhilwan village in Dera Baba Nanak area, police said

Street vendor crushed under road roller in Mohali

Victim was returning home from the mandi in Phase 11 around 11:45pm when a road roller deployed for road carpeting ran over him while reversing near the CSD canteen in Phase 10.

Sulli’s death sparks debate on bullying

The K-pop star is suspected to have committed suicide, putting the spotlight back on the mental health of celebrities.

Mumbai gets 21-seater BEST mini buses today, to ply on city feeder routes

The buses will be operated on diesel and are likely to ply from the Colaba bus depot. The buses have been acquired on wet lease for a period of seven years.

Mulund murder: 67-year-old was stabbed in neck, back

The police said the accused may have entered the flat well-prepared, and they are probing if someone was tracking her movements.

Chandrayaan 2 completes final de-orbital operations, all set for moon landing

Chandrayaan 2: According to the Indian space agency ISRO, Vikaram’s second de-orbital operations began at 3.42 am using the on-board propulsion system and was completed in nine seconds.

Senior citizen dies after falling from seventh floor

The deceased had retired from his professional life and lived with one of his two sons at their apartment on the first floor of the building he jumped from. His second son lives abroad, the police said.

Flood-like situation in Gujarat’s Valsad after incessant rain

The industrial town of Vapi received 336 mm rains, resulting in flood like situation. Orsang and Par rivers are in spate.

Armed men loot ₹17 Lakh from cash pick-up van in Gurugram

In the police complaint, the driver, said that the moment the cashier went to the market, a silver-coloured Alto car, in which four men were seated, stopped near the pick-up van.

16-year-old dies after jumping from seventh floor in Gurugram, no suicide note found

A police officer privy to the investigation, requesting anonymity, said the girl’s sister worked in a restaurant on a different floor of the same building and the girl had told her family that she was going there to eat.

Police book owner of PG after 26-year-old employee electrocuted

The deceased, identified as Surendra Kumar, of Almora in Uttarakhand, came to the city eight months ago and had been working here since then.

Two fall to death while cleaning windows at high-rise in central Delhi

Police said investigation revealed that the two were not wearing any safety gear.

Tamil actor, writer Crazy Mohan dies of heart attack

Tamil actor, writer and comedian Crazy Mohan died in Chennai on Monday. He suffered a heart attack.

Seven-year-old girl and mother injured as luxury car hits scooter in Sec 18 in Gurugram

A case was registered against the suspect under sections 279, 338, 323 and 506 of Indian Penal Code at the sector 17/18 police station on Monday, said the police.

Two days on, child run over by car dies

The child had been struggling for life in hospital for the past two days. His uncle was arrested on Monday for rash and negligent driving.

Notre-Dame’s main structure ‘saved and preserved’ after fire: Official

A fire broke out at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on Monday afternoon, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said.

Jet has fuel supply only till Tuesday afternoon: Reports

At present, Jet is operating only 7 aircraft for domestic operations due to the grounding of over 80 per cent of its fleet by lessors owing to non-payment of dues.

Close shave for 30 kids as short circuit triggers fire in Gurugram school’s classroom

Around 30 students of the classroom had gone for a dance class at the time the blaze broke out. However, benches, stools, and school bags were damaged in the fire while the chalkboard and walls of the entire classroom turned black due to the smoke.

Boy ‘accidentally’ hangs to death on terrace of Delhi home

An eight-year-old boy died after hanging himself on the terrace of his home in north-east Delhi on Monday afternoon, police said, suspecting it to be an accidental death.

Mamata makes history with cabinet meeting in traffic outpost

Mamata Banerjee became the first chief minister in the country to hold a cabinet meeting in a traffic police outpost on a pavement in the heart of Kolkata to pass the state budget.

Opposition thwarts govt’s triple talaq push, Rajya Sabha adjourned till January 2, 2019

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2018 was slated to be taken up by the Rajya Sabha on Monday afternoon for consideration and passing. However, as soon as an effort was made to take the Bill up, an uproar erupted in the house.

Fighting for justice: Father of techie Mohsin Shaikh who was killed in Pune riots,dies of cardiac arrest

Mohammad Sadique Shaikh father of murdered IT professional Mohsin Shaikh, passed away on Monday

Cyclone Phethai to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh today, alert sounded

This is the third cyclone to hit the state this year after Cyclone Daye and Cyclone Titli, but weather officials say it is likely to weaken before making landfall on Monday afternoon

Donald Trump says US with India in its ‘quest for justice’

The president did not name Pakistan in the tweet he posted late Monday afternoon, but the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has in his statement earlier and Nathan Sales, the counterterrorism czar at the state department had, stressing the need for Pakistan to punish the guilty.