Amid the continuous rise of COVID-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Tuesday is likely to implement a weekend curfew in Delhi, sources said. A meeting was of DDMA was held today under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. At the meeting, the […]
Lucknow: 33 Medanta hospital staff test positive for Covid-19
As many as 33 medical staff, including doctors, at Medanta hospital in Lucknow, have tested positive for COVID-19, the hospital said on Tuesday. Of the 33 new patients, 32 are hospital staff and one is a doctor, working at the emergency ward. All the patients are asymptomatic. Recently, the hospital […]
Punjab Government enforces night curfew until January 15
The Punjab Government on Tuesday imposed night curfew in the state from 10 pm to 5 am until January 15. In a press release, the Government said, “Movement of individuals for all the non-essentials activities shall remain prohibited between 10 pm and 5 am within municipal limits of all the cities and towns of Punjab. […]
Bihar: 72 more doctors at NMCH Patna test Covid positive, total 159 infected
Seventy-two more doctors of the Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) in Bihar’s Patna have tested positive for COVID according to the Medical Superintendent . A total of 159 doctors have been infected with the virus in the past two days. Dr. Binod Kumar Singh, Medical Superintendent of NMCH said on Monday, […]
JP Nadda to visit Hyderabad today to protest against arrest of Telangana BJP chief
Bharatiya Janata Party National President JP Nadda will visit Hyderbad Tuesday to attend a candlelight rally to protest against the arrest of BJP Telangana state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar. “BJP President JP Nadda will participate in Candlelight Rally in Hyderabad on January 4 at 5 PM in the protest of […]
Kishan Reddy : Bandi Sanjay Kumar arrested for protesting against Telangana govt
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said that no violation of COVID-19 protocols had taken place during the protest by Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar, and he was arrested supporting the protest of the Telangana Government Teacher Association in the State. Sanjay Kumar was arrested for violating COVID-19 protocols while holding a protest in Karimnagar. He, along with five others, was booked […]
3 policemen killed in Patna road mishap
Three policemen were killed and two sustained injuries after a speeding truck lost control and overturned on a police vehicle near Patna in the early morning on Tuesday, informed local police. “Three policemen have died and two others sustained injuries after an overspeeding truck lost control and overturned on a police vehicle […]
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tests positive for Covid-19
Aam Aadmi Party’s convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been conducting election rallies in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand continuously for the last several days, has become Corona positive. Aam Aadmi Party’s preparations for the assembly elections in five states have suffered a major setback. Let us […]
Punjab: Bathinda jail warden booked for possession of heroin
A warden of Bathinda Central Jail has been booked and arrested on the charge of possession of 15 grams of heroin, police informed on Tuesday. The police reckon that the warden was supplying heroin to the jail inmates.
Goa Assembly polls: TMC appoints Sushmita Dev, Sourav Chakraborty as party co-in-charges
Trinamool Congress on Monday has appointed Sushmita Dev and Dr Sourav Chakraborty as party co-in-charges in Goa. In a press release, Abhishek Banerjee, National General Secretary of All India Trinamool Congress, said, “Our Hon’ble Chairperson Smt. Mamata Banerjee is pleased to appoint Smt. Sushmita Dev (Hon’ble MP, Rajya Sabha) and […]
Two held for murder in Dakshinpu Delhi
Delhi Police on Monday informed that two, including a juvenile, have been apprehended for the alleged murder of a man in his 20s in Dakshinpuri over a dispute. As per the police, the victim, Abhishek, was brought dead to Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital with a stab wound on the chest. A case under […]
RSS, BJP have nothing to do with Ramanagara incident, says Karnataka CM
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have nothing to do with the Ramanagara incident. “Unveiling of Dr B R Ambedkar and Nada Prabhu Kempe Gowda’s statues was a pre-scheduled programme. Many meetings have been held about it. The […]
‘Absconding’ Bikram Singh Majithia not in Punjab, claims Deputy Chief Minister
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Monday claimed that “absconding” Bikram Singh Majithia is not in the state “but is in the country”. Addressing media here Randhawa said, “As per my information, Bikram Singh Majithia is not in Punjab. These videos and photos (showing him at Golden temple) are fake. If […]
Punjab: Balwinder Singh Laddi returns to Congress within a week of joining BJP
Months away from elections, Punjab’s Congress MLA Balwinder Singh Laddi, who recently joined BJP, has returned to the ruling party on Monday. Laddi has joined the BJP on December 28, and today, not even a week later, he decided to return to the former party. He was previously the MLA from Hargobindpur. Notably, BJP has formed an alliance with […]
Delhi HC grants Whatsapp, Facebook time to respond to CCI probe
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted more time to Whatsapp and Facebook to file their response over notices issued to them by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The Division Bench was hearing the petitions of Whatsapp and Facebook challenging the single bench, which had dismissed their pleas challenging a CCI order for an investigation into the messaging app’s […]