Day: January 13, 2021

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

Delhi bans sale of poultry products as bird flu cases reported in UP

8:16 pm January 13, 2021

New Delhi: Fresh bird deaths and avian influenza cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, while in neighbouring Delhi, civic bodies banned the sale of poultry products, even as the city government asked people not to panic and eat completely cooked eggs and chicken. Unusual mortality among birds has also been reported in some districts of Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir, as per a […]

Noida techie ends life over ‘failed’ love affair

8:13 pm January 13, 2021

Noida: A 26-year-old software engineer ended his life at his rented accommodation in Noida, apparently upset over his failed love affair, police said on Wednesday. His body was found hanging in his room in Navada village, under Sector 58 police station limits, in the morning after which officials were alerted about the incident. ”The body was […]

Low intensity quake hits Ghaziabad

8:10 pm January 13, 2021

Ghaziabad: A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 2.9 hit Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The quake occurred at 7.09 pm at a depth of five kilometers, the NCS, which functions under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, said.

NHRC bats for 'right to water' for citizens

Kejriwal asks Delhi Jal Board officials to complete all projects within stipulated time frame

8:04 pm January 13, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday asked Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officials to complete all projects within the stipulated time frame and prevent unnecessary expenditure. The chief minister chaired a high-level review meeting on the ongoing DJB projects to provide round-the-clock water supply and connect every household to the sewer system. ”We have to complete all […]

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

Fake cement manufacturing unit unearthed in Muzaffarnagar, one arrested

8:02 pm January 13, 2021

Muzaffarnagar : A fake cement manufacturing unit was unearthed and more than 2,000 bags of the adulterated construction material were seized in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. An employee of the factory was arrested while a search is on for its owner Rajesh Singhal, the police said. According to New Mandi police station SHO Yogesh […]