Day: December 15, 2020

Odisha CM announces financial aid for dairy farmers

Odisha CM announces Rs 289.42-crore package for MSMEs

11:43 pm December 15, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved a stimulus package of Rs 289.42 crore for MSMEs that have been facing stiff challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, official sources said. The package includes assistance measures such as interest subvention, top-up subsidy, reimbursement of state GST and waiver of annual institutional maintenance charges. The initiative will help […]

Bihar cabinet gives its nod to free COVID-19 vaccination

11:40 pm December 15, 2020

Patna: Inoculation of the entire population of Bihar for COVID-19 will be done free of cost upon the availability of the vaccine, the state cabinet resolved on Tuesday. The decision was taken at the first meeting of the cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar since the allocation of portfolios last month. The cabinet gave its go ahead for […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

MP: School for classes X and XII to resume from Dec 18

11:28 pm December 15, 2020

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to hold full-time regular classes for Standards X and XII from December 18 as these students have to appear for board examinations, an official said. The decision on resumption of Classes IX and XI will be taken by school principals at the local level on the basis […]

Nashik district reports 181 new COVID-19 cases; 8 die

11:24 pm December 15, 2020

Nashik: The COVID-19 tally in Nashik district of Maharashtra rose to 1,05,753 on Tuesday with the addition of 181 fresh cases, health officials said. With eight more persons succumbing to the infection, the toll in the district went up to 1,875, they said. A total of 240 people were discharged during the day, taking the […]

Army colonel accused of raping friend’s wife arrested

11:18 pm December 15, 2020

Kanpur (UP): An Army colonel accused of raping his civilian friend’s wife of Russian origin after intoxicating her husband at the Officers’ Mess in Cantonment area was arrested on Tuesday. “Col Neeraj Gahlot was arrested while trying to flee to an unknown place to evade his arrest,” said Superintendent of Police (East) Raj Kumar Agarwal. […]