Day: December 2, 2020

Noida: 166 new COVID-19 cases, tally near 23,000

7:50 pm December 2, 2020

Noida (UP): Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 166 new COVID-19 cases that pushed the district’s infection tally to 22,978 on Wednesday, official data showed. Active cases in the district rose to 1,152 from 1,127 the previous day, according to the data released by the UP Health Department for a 24-hour period. The number of […]

Car driver shot dead in UP’s Shamli

7:43 pm December 2, 2020

Shamli: The body of a 48-year-old car driver was found with bullet injuries in a field in neighbouring Shamli district on Wednesday, police said. The driver, Rajkumar Sharma, was found lying dead in a sugarcane field in Jhinjhana area, they said. According to SP Nitya Nand Rai, the car was found parked on the roadside, near […]

Shah, Tomar, Goyal hold deliberations ahead of talks with protesting farmer leaders

7:40 pm December 2, 2020

New Delhi: Ahead of the second round of talks between the Centre and the representatives of protesting farmers, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held deliberations with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal here on Wednesday on ways to dispel concerns over the new farm laws. Tomar, Goyal along with Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash had […]

Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

Covaxin Phase-3 trials begins in Karnataka

7:37 pm December 2, 2020

Bengaluru: Karnataka is fully prepared for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine, Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said on Wednesday, as phase-III clinical trial of “Covaxin” being developed by Bharat Biotech began in the state. The minister said it was a matter of pride for the state with clinical trials taking place at 25 centres of 12 states across the […]

Braving cold, farmers protesting at Delhi’s Singhu border say prepared for long haul

7:34 pm December 2, 2020

New Delhi: Away from the comfort of their homes and undeterred by the winter chill, farmers camping at Delhi’s Singhu border against the Centre’s agriculture reform laws say they are prepared for a long haul and will not leave until their demands are met. The farmers, who have come from the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, start their day […]