Day: January 12, 2021

Reports of over 50 bird deaths received by Delhi govt, samples sent for testing, say officials

Bird deaths reported in J’khand, UP; Centre issues advisories on testing, culling operations

8:23 pm January 12, 2021

New Delhi: Fresh bird deaths were reported in Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday amid cases of avian influenza in 10 states and union territories, with the Centre saying it has issued advisories regarding testing protocols and maintaining sufficient stock of PPE kits required for culling operations. In Uttarakhand, where nearly 300 birds, mostly crows, have died over the last few days, an […]

Man injured due to sharp kite string in Nashik district

20-year-old man dies after kite string slits his throat

8:14 pm January 12, 2021

Nagpur: A 20-year-old two-wheeler rider died after the `manja’ string of a kite slit his throat in Jatatarodi area here on Tuesday, police said. Pranay Prakash Thakre, a resident of Dnyaneshwar Nagar, Ajni, was returning from Tehsil area with his father and both were riding separate motorcycles. When they were passing through the Jatatarodi square, […]

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

Mumbai’s Dharavi records four new COVID-19 cases

8:08 pm January 12, 2021

Mumbai: With the addition of four new cases of coronavirus, the count of infections in Mumbai‘s Dharavi area reached 3,859 on Tuesday, a senior civic official said. This is the second consecutive day that four cases were detected in the slum-dominated locality. At least 3,524 patients have recovered from the infection in the locality, which […]

Nobody expected a tsunami: Khattar on rising COVID-19 cases

After SC order, farmers should end protest: Khattar

8:03 pm January 12, 2021

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said the farmers protesting at Delhi’s borders should end their agitation now following the formation of a committee by the Supreme Court over the new farm laws. The ball is now in the court of the SC and I feel whatever is its decision, it will […]

10 more COVID-19 cases push Nagaland’s tally to 11,997

7:59 pm January 12, 2021

Kohima: Nagaland’s COVID-19 tally rose to 11,997 as 10 more persons tested positive for the infection, state Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said on Tuesday. Twelve more people were cured of the disease, taking the total number of COVID-19 recoveries in the state to 11,667, he said. “10+ve cases of #COVID-19 have been detected today. […]