Shimla: Himachal Pradesh that saw a sudden spike in coronavirus cases with the reopening of hotels and resorts, the state Cabinet led by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday decided to impose night curfew in four districts that are preferred tourist destinations. It also decided to keep the educational institutes shut across the state till […]
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Fine for not wearing masks in Goa increased to Rs 200
Panaji: Fine for not wearing masks in public places in Goa has been doubled from Rs 100 to Rs 200, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Monday. Sawant also said urged people not to visit beaches, airports, railway stations and bus stands without masks in order to control the pandemic. “Till now we have been charging […]
Yogi government re-imposes 100 guest limit at weddings, functions
Lucknow: In view of the surge in Covid cases, the Yogi Adityanath government has decided to re-impose the restrict 100 guests at weddings and other social functions. The state government, on October 15, had allowed 200 guests at weddings with proper safety protocols. But with Covid cases rising again after the recent festive season, the state […]
11 fake Army jawans held from Guwahati airport being grilled
Guwahati: Senior Assam Police officials on Wednesday started interrogating the 11 fake Army jawans, who were arrested on Tuesday from the Guwahati airport area, an official said. An Assam Police spokesman said that a local court in Kamrup district on Wednesday sent the 11 accused, who hail from different districts of the state, to five days […]
Gurugram: Man kills wife, wraps body in blanket
Gurugram: In a gruesome incident in Gurugram, a man allegedly killed his wife, wrapped her body in a blanket and fled the spot. The landlord of the house informed the police after a foul smell began to emanate from the couple’s room on Tuesday. A team of Sector-5 police reached the spot, broke open the lock […]
BJP emerging as largest party, NDA edging out Grand Alliance
Patna: The BJP seems to have almost secured the single-largest party position in Bihar Assembly polls with trends showing it has an edge over the key opposition party RJD with a big gap, leading the NDA above the half-way mark in a close contest with Grand Alliance or the Mahagathbandhan (MGB). Latest Election Commission results showed […]
Kashmir: 2 terrorists killed in encounter in Shopian
Srinagar: Two terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday, officials said. “The two terrorists killed in Kutpora have not been identified yet. Operation is going on,” police said. The gunfight took place after the security forces cordoned off the area at dawn and […]
Author Divya Prakash Dubey revisits the romance of Mumbai’s lifeline
New Delhi: With Mumbai’s lifeline, the local train, coming back to life after the lockdown, leading Hindi author Divya Prakash has written and narrated a free-of-cost, nostalgic and relatable audioshow. ‘Dil Local’, an Audible Original is presented and narrated by Divya Prakash Dubey and written by Rakesh Kayasth, and as the name suggests, it takes […]
Civilian, militant killed in gunfight in Kashmir
Srinagar: A civilian injured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district in militant attack just ahead of an encounter between ultras and security forces succumbed in hospital on Friday, just as one of the terrorists was also killed in the ongoing encounter. Police said Abid Mir, 22, was injured in the Lalpora area of Pampore town on […]
Major blast in cotton mill in Ahmedabad kills 9
Ahmedabad: Nine people were killed due to a huge blast and fire in an Ahmedabad cotton mill on Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters have rescued nine others from the site of the blast which razed an entire portion of the building. According to sources from LG Hospital, the hospital superintendent has confirmed deaths of nine persons. “Nine persons […]