Day: February 25, 2021

Malayalam poet Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri passes away

3:59 pm February 25, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Well-known poet Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri died here on Thursday, family sources said. Namboothiri, 81, one of the widely acclaimed poets of contemporary Malayalam literature, was awarded the Padma Shri in 2014. Born in Thiruvalla, a place in Pathanamthitta district, Namboothiri’s works are known for their blend of tradition and modernity. Family sources said he passed […]

Odisha govt issues summer guidelines

3:51 pm February 25, 2021

Bhubaneswar: With the day temperature already crossing 35 degree Celsius at several places in the state in the middle of February, Odisha government has issued specific guidelines on how to tackle the ensuing summer which is likely to be very hot this time, official sources said. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P K Jena issued a […]

Two robbers held after gunfight in Noida

3:47 pm February 25, 2021

Noida (UP): Two men allegedly involved in multiple cases of phone snatching in Delhi NCR were held after a gunfight with the police in Noida on Thursday, officials said. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Ranvijay Singh said the encounter broke out in the morning near Gijhod village under Sector 24 police station. One of the […]

RSS worker murder: 8 SDPI activists held

3:43 pm February 25, 2021

Alappuzha (Ker): Eight workers of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) have been taken into custody in connection with the killing of a RSS worker in the district, police said on Thursday. Nandu, 23, was allegedly hacked to death by the workers of the SDPI, a political offshoot of Popular Front of India (PFI), […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

Home quarantine norms breach among reasons for COVID-19 surge: Officials

3:15 pm February 25, 2021

Mumbai: Blatant violation of COVID-19 home quarantine and social distancing guidelines and unavailability of adequate resources for contact-tracing have led to a surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, a senior health official said on Thursday. Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded a single-day spike of 8,807 new cases, taking the count of infections in the state to […]