Day: January 19, 2021

Goa Police questions suspected ‘Pakistani’ woman

11:34 pm January 19, 2021

Panaji : A 27-year-old woman has been questioned by police in Goa after intelligence inputs pointed out that she hailed from Pakistan and is illegally staying in the coastal state, a senior officer said on Tuesday. The woman is being questioned by the police in Calangute, he said. ”As per intelligence inputs, the woman hails […]

Russia: gas pipeline to Germany at risk after US sanctions

11:30 pm January 19, 2021

Moscow: Russian state gas company Gazprom acknowledged there is a risk that its undersea pipeline to Germany could be suspended or canceled after the U.S. on Tuesday imposing sanctions on a Russian ship involved in its construction. Germany’s Economy Ministry said it had been informed in advance of the new U.S. sanctions against the Russian pipe-laying ship Fortuna and its owner. ”We take note of this announcement with regret,” the ministry […]

COVID-19 vaccination: 4,936 key workers receive jabs on day 3 in Delhi, 16 adverse cases reported

11:25 pm January 19, 2021

New Delhi: As many as 4,936 healthcare workers received COVID-19 vaccine shots in Delhi on the third scheduled day of the immunisation exercise on Tuesday, a marked increase from the previous day, according to data shared by officials. However, the number of people who were vaccinated on Tuesday was only 48 per cent of the targeted figure […]

Vigilance sleuths arrest Additional Tahasildar

11:21 pm January 19, 2021

Dhenkanal: The anti-corruption vigilance sleuths on Tuesday arrested an Additional Tahsildar Dhenkanal district on charge of taking bribe, official sources said. The additional tahasildar, Sadar, Laxman Dalei was caught red-handed by Vigilance officers for demanding and accepting undue advantage (bribe) of Rs 30,000, an official release said. He accepted the bribe from a resident of […]

UP: Medical student kidnapped for ransom

11:01 pm January 19, 2021

Gonda (UP): A medical student was allegedly kidnapped from the city and Rs 70 lakh ransom has been demanded from his family members for his release, police said on Tuesday. “Gaurav Haldhar, a resident of Kashipur locality in Payagpur area of Bahraich district, is studing BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine, and Surgery) in a private […]