Day: January 5, 2021

Farmers defer Jan 6 tractor march by a day over poor weather forecast, to intensify stir

10:07 pm January 5, 2021

New Delhi: Farmers protesting against the new Central agriculture laws Tuesday deferred their proposed tractor march from January 6 to January 7 due to a bad weather forecast, even as they asserted they will intensify their stir in the coming days. Addressing a press conference at Singhu Border here, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav said ”it has been seven months” since the new […]

Bird flu: FSSAI advises consumers not to eat undercooked chicken; says no need to panic

Himachal takes steps to check spread of bird flu to poultry

10:02 pm January 5, 2021

Shimla : A day after samples of dead migratory birds at Pong Dam Lake in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district tested positive for bird flu, the state Animal Husbandry Department officials on Tuesday scrambled to check its spread to poultry. The number of migratory birds, mostly bar-headed geese, found dead in the lake area rose to […]

Karnataka promulgates anti-cow slaughter ordinance

10:00 pm January 5, 2021

Bengaluru : Karnataka on Tuesday promulgated the anti-cow slaughter ordinance that provides for punishment for killing of cattle and offers protection to those ”acting in good faith” to save them, as the bill to this effect is yet to be cleared by the Legislative Council. The state cabinet had last week decided to promulgate the Karnataka Prevention […]

Two held for stealing vehicles from car rental companies

9:54 pm January 5, 2021

Mumbai: The Powai police here have arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in stealing vehicles from car rental companies and recovered six cars, an official said on Tuesday. According to the police, an official from a car rental company lodged a complaint in November last year stating that someone posing as a customer had […]

All Indian vaccines being developed for storage at 2-8 degree Celsius: DBT Secy

9:47 pm January 5, 2021

New Delhi: All Indian vaccines being developed against the coronavirus will have to be stored at 2-8 degrees Celsius as the logistics have been worked out while considering temperature as a factor, Department of Biotechnology Secretary Renu Swarup said on Tuesday. Swarup said Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin and Oxford AstraZeneca’s Covishield have robustly undergone immunoassay lab tests. “(For) all our […]