Day: November 19, 2020

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Working on war-footing to expand ICU beds in hospitals: CM Kejriwal

7:00 pm November 19, 2020

New Delhi: As Delhi reels under the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said his government is working on a “war-footing” to expand the number of ICU beds in various hospitals. Interacting with reporters after visiting DDU Hospital, he said the doctors have agreed to expand the ICU beds […]

People pray to Sun god at dawn; Chhat puja celebration concludes

Celebrate Chhath at home, West Bengal govt urges devotees

6:57 pm November 19, 2020

Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Thursday urged the people of the Bihari community to perform Chhath Puja rituals at home or at nearby water bodies in small groups, and shun processions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to reporters at state secretariat ‘Nabanna’, Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay urged the devotees to avoid […]

Bihar education minister resigns over corruption taint

6:49 pm November 19, 2020

Patna: Bihar education minister Mewa Lal Chaudhary, whose appointment to the post had triggered a controversy on account of a corruption taint, on Thursday tendered his resignation, barely three days after being sworn in as a member of the Nitish Kumar cabinet. Chaudhary, who was allocated the portfolio on Tuesday, a day after taking oath, […]

Light rains in isolated places in UP

6:45 pm November 19, 2020

Lucknow: Light rains occurred at isolated places in Uttar Pradesh, leading to a dip in temperatures in the state, the meteorological department said on Thursday. Day temperatures fell markedly in the Prayagraj division, it said, adding they were appreciably below normal in Prayagraj, Jhansi, Agra divisions; below normal in Ayodhya, Kanpur, Bareilly, Meerut divisions and […]

C’garh: Upset about pet dog’s death, woman kills self

6:42 pm November 19, 2020

Raigarh: Upset about the death of her pet dog, a 21-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at her home in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district, police said on Thursday. Priyanshu Singh, a postgraduate student, was found hanging from an iron pipe on the roof of her house in Gorkha locality under Kotra Road police station limits on Wednesday […]