Day: December 18, 2020

104 new coronavirus cases in Goa, two deaths

9:10 pm December 18, 2020

Panaji: Goa’s coronavirus caseload went up by 104 to reach 49,849 on Friday, a health department official said. The death toll reached 718 as two patients succumbed to the infection during the day, he said. The number of recovered persons in the state rose to 48,170 with 116 patients getting discharged from hospitals on Friday. […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

New farm laws have not come overnight, says PM

9:06 pm December 18, 2020

Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the new agricultural laws brought by his government have not come overnight, but were long overdue and insisted that the existing regime of support price for farm produce will continue. Political parties, agriculture experts and progressive farmers demanded such agri reforms for long, he said and attacked […]

Man dies by suicide due to online lender’s harassment

9:03 pm December 18, 2020

Hyderabad: A 28-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after being harassed by an online money lending company from whom he had taken a loan, police said on Friday. P Sunil, a software professional who lost his job during the lockdown to contain coronavirus, committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan on Wednesday, they said. […]

COVID-19: Nashik sees 279 cases, 4 deaths; 469 recover

9:00 pm December 18, 2020

Nashik: The COVID-19 tally of Nashik rose by 279 and the death toll by four on Friday, while 469 people recovered during the day, an official said. The district now has 1,06,594 cases, including 1,898 deaths, and 1,01,776 people have recovered, he added. Nashik city leads with 70,053 cases and 948 deaths, the official informed.

Music teacher held for harassing, molesting student

8:56 pm December 18, 2020

New Delhi: A music teacher has been arrested for allegedly harassing and molesting his 23-year-old student, police said on Friday. The arrest was made after the victim, who was doing her Diploma Honour in Kathak at a centre in Chanakyapuri, accused the 52-year-old teacher of harassing her, they said. According to the complainant, the accused […]