Day: May 28, 2020

Locust control operations carried out in over 4 lakh hectare so far in 10 states

Chances of locusts reaching Karnataka remote: minister

8:59 pm May 28, 2020

Bengaluru: Amid locusts attack in some parts of the country, the Karnataka government on Thursday claimed chances of a massive locust swarm reaching the state are remote due to change in the wind direction. “…good thing is that the wind is not blowing towards Karnataka..according to the MET department report wind is expected to be […]

3 Delhi Jal Board staff test COVID-19 positive

8:55 pm May 28, 2020

New Delhi: Three Delhi Jal Board employees posted at its headquarters in Karol Bagh have been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to officials. Adhering to the government’s guidelines to contain the spread of the deadly virus, the second floor of the Varunalaya Complex, the headquarters of the DJB, will “remain close from the second half of […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Man arrested for killing two people during robberies

8:52 pm May 28, 2020

New Delhi: A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing two people during two robberies, police said on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Pawan, a resident of Shahbad Dairy, they said. On January 6, police had received information that a person named Anil Kumar was injured in Rohini after which he was taken […]

Surat returnee dies in home quarantine in Odisha

8:47 pm May 28, 2020

Baripada (Odisha): A Surat returnee died while being in home quarantine at a village in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Thursday, police said. The migrant worker was identified as 54-year-old Sarat Chandra Mohanta of Bhalubasa village. Mohanta had returned to Odisha from Surat 10 days ago and was put under institutional quarantine at Betnoti Adarsha Vidyalaya […]

FM launches instant allotment of e-PAN based on Aadhaar

8:37 pm May 28, 2020

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday launched a facility for instant allotment of online PAN on furnishing of Aadhaar details. The Budget 2020-21 had proposed to launch a system under which Permanent Account Number shall be instantly allotted online on the basis of Aadhaar without filling up the detailed application form as it […]