Day: January 30, 2021

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

PM says govt proposal to protesters stands; Stir against agri laws regains momentum after Tikait mobilises support from western UP

10:52 pm January 30, 2021

Ghaziabad: The agitation against the farm laws appeared to regain momentum on Saturday after rallying support from the agricultural community of the crucial western Uttar Pradesh region, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed that his government’s proposal to protesting farmers stands and it is a ”phone call away” for talks. Farmer leaders held a day-long fast on Mahatma Gandhi’s death […]

Over 37 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated against COVID-19 till now: Health ministry

10:50 pm January 30, 2021

New Delhi: Over 37 lakh healthcare workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19 till now, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. On the fifteenth day of vaccination on Saturday, 2,06,130 beneficiaries were vaccinated and 71 adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) were reported. ”The cumulative number of healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID-19 is 37,06,157 (as at 7 pm Saturday), as per the provisional […]

J-K admin to resolve problems of families of veterans, slain soldiers on priority: LG advisor

10:48 pm January 30, 2021

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor’s Advisor Farooq Khan on Saturday said the administration would give priority to resolving problems faced by veterans and families of slain soldiers. He was speaking at a function organised by Jammu and Kashmir’s Sainik Welfare Department to mark the Golden Jubilee of India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war on Martyrs’ Day at Balidan Stambh here. Khan also […]

UK police arrest 5 in wake of fire at asylum-seekers’ camp

10:45 pm January 30, 2021

London: Police in southeast England said Saturday that they have arrested five men following a disturbance at a former army barracks that has been housing around 400 asylum-seekers and where a fire broke out. Kent Police said a 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a security guard in the wake of the fire at Napier Barracks in […]

4 get 5-10 years jail for raping, pushing girl into sex racket

10:38 pm January 30, 2021

Thane: Four persons were sentenced to jail terms of five to 10 years by a special POCSO court in Thane for raping a minor girl and then pushing her into the flesh trade, an official said on Saturday. Special POCSO Court Judge KD Shirbhate sentenced the main accused Kalpesh Teller to 10 years imprisonment and […]