Day: January 3, 2021

Woman held for murder of her father

11:32 pm January 3, 2021

Kaushambi : An 18-year-old woman and her lover have been arrested in connection with the murder of her father in Uttar Pradesh‘s Kaushambi district, police said on Sunday. Tabrej Ahmed (52) was killed in Sihorava village under Sarai Akil police station area on the intervening night of December 28 and 29, while he was fast asleep, said […]

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

Bharat Biotech vaccine more likely to work against newer strains like UK variant: Vardhan

11:30 pm January 3, 2021

New Delhi: With some Congress leaders raising concerns over the grant of approval to Bharat Biotech‘s COVID-19 vaccine, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan asserted on Sunday that Covaxin is more likely to work against newer variants of the virus, including the UK variant, and asked politicians not to ”discredit well laid out science-backed protocols” followed for approving the jab. Some Congress leaders, […]

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Jagannath temple reopens for all devotees

Jagannath temple reopens for all devotees

11:24 pm January 3, 2021

Bhubaneswar/Puri : Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri reopened for all devotees on Sunday after remaining closed for nine months due to the pandemic even as Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal preferred to have darshan of the deities from outside for not having the mandatory COVID-19 negative report for entry into the shrine. The governor, along with his […]

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COVID-19 vaccination dry run in UP from Tuesday

11:21 pm January 3, 2021

Lucknow: A dry run to assess the readiness of the mechanism laid out for the imminent COVID-19 immunisation drive will be undertaken in six sites of Uttar Pradesh from January 5, the state government said on Sunday. In a statement, the government said the dry run will start at 10 am in three urban and […]

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Maha: Five held for gang-raping teen girl in Nagpur

11:14 pm January 3, 2021

Nagpur : Ateen girl was gang-raped allegedly by five persons in Khindsi area of Ramtek in Nagpur District, all of whom were arrested on Sunday, police said One of the accused took the girl to a nearby jungle ona motorcycle on December 29 and then called four of his friends there, after which they all […]

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