Day: February 5, 2021

Maha: 10 birds found dead in Aurangabad, samples to be tested

10:54 pm February 5, 2021

Aurangabad: Amid the avian influenza scare, 10 birds were found dead in Sillod tehsil of Maharashtra Aurangabad district on Friday, an official said. The samples of these birds, found dead in Ambhaivillage, were collected and sent to Aurangabad for testing,the official from the state animal husbandry department told PTI. ”While nine of the 10 deceased […]

Farmers at Ghazipur plant flowers in response to ‘iron nails’

10:49 pm February 5, 2021

Noida: Farmers at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border on Friday planted flower saplings along a road stretch, saying it was their response to ”iron nails” fixed in the area by the police. Stringent security measures like multi-layered barricading, concertina wires, had come up along with iron nails cemented on roads around the protest site […]

WB govt likely to reshuffle top police officers before assembly poll

10:44 pm February 5, 2021

Kolkata: With the assembly election round the corner, the West Bengal government is likely to name Soumen Mitra as the new commissioner of Kolkata Police, a state government official said on Friday. Mitra will replace Anuj Sharma who may be made the additional director general (ADG) of the state CID, he said. Siddhinath Gupta, presently […]

India must prepare for borderless war: Rahul

Budget is another ‘assault’ on farmers, they will have to pay more for petrol-diesel: Rahul

10:37 pm February 5, 2021

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government over its Budget, saying it was another ”assault” on farmers after the farm laws as they will have to spend more for petrol-diesel and no financial assistance will be given to them. ”In Modi’s crony-centric budget, farmers will have to pay more for petrol-diesel and no […]

Cases over ‘Jallikatttu’ protests will be withdrawn: TN CM

10:24 pm February 5, 2021

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Friday announced in the Assembly that cases registered by police in 2017 over protests seeking permission to hold bull taming sport ‘Jallikattu’ would be withdrawn. All cases, except those filed over ”undesirable incidents” like assault on policemen and arson, would be taken back after consultation with legal […]