Day: December 11, 2020

Doctors stage protests against Centre’s policy

11:33 pm December 11, 2020

Kolkata: Doctors of different hospitals across West Bengal Friday staged protests against the Centres move to allow postgraduate practitioners of Ayurveda to be trained in performing surgical procedures. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has demanded withdrawal of the notification. Doctors in various hospitals in the city and in Murshidabad, Nadia, Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, North and […]

194 new coronavirus cases in Surat district

11:28 pm December 11, 2020

Surat: The COVID-19 caseload in Surat district of Gujarat neared 46,000 with 194 persons testing positive in the last 24 hours, Gujarat health officials said on Friday evening. The case count in the district reached 45,998. With three deaths during the day — two from the city and one from the rural area — the […]

HM’s remark against custodial torture, a welcome move

Amit Shah likely to visit Bengal later this month

10:55 pm December 11, 2020

Kolkata: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah is likely to visit West Bengal for two days later this month to take stock of the party organisation ahead of the 2021 assembly polls, a senior party functionary of the state said on Friday. Shah’s possible visit will take place in the backdrop of […]

COVID-19: Nagpur sees 398 cases, 11 deaths; 324 recover

10:51 pm December 11, 2020

Nagpur: Nagpur on Friday reported 398 COVID-19 cases, taking the district’s tally to 1,16,535, while the toll reached 3,785 after 11 people died of the infection, an official said. He said 1,06,818 people have recovered so far, including 324 on Friday, leaving the district with 5,932 active cases.

Burglars steel idol, ornaments from Mathura temple

10:48 pm December 11, 2020

Mathura: Burglars allegedly stole an idol, gold and silver ornaments and cash from a temple here, police said Friday. In his complaint, the priest told police that it was an ancient idol made of ‘Ashtadhatu’ (an alloy of eight metals). The priest, Narendra Kumar, came to know about the incident in the early hours of […]