Day: March 1, 2021

Goa sees 40 COVID-19 cases, 62 recoveries, 1 death

9:40 pm March 1, 2021

Panaji: Goa’s coronavirus caseload went up by 40 and reached 55,026 on Monday, while one person died and 62 recovered during the day, an official said. The state’s toll stands at 796 and the recovery count is 53,647, leaving it with an active caseload of 583, he added. With 1,168 samples being examined on Monday, […]

HM’s remark against custodial torture, a welcome move

HM Amit Shah takes 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine

9:36 pm March 1, 2021

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday took the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, officials said. Doctors from the Medanta hospital administered the vaccine to Shah, a Home Ministry official said. On August 2 last year, Shah, 56, had said on Twitter that he tested positive for COVID-19. He underwent treatment at Medanta […]

Elderly man killed by elephant in Uttarakhand

Elephant dies in fight with another tusker in TN

9:33 pm March 1, 2021

Udhagamandalam: A 13-year-old male elephant was killed in a fight with another jumbo at Nilakottai near Gudalur, about 80 km from here in the Nilgiris District. Some workers noticed two elephants fighting with each other in a private tea estate and informed forest department officials who rushed to the spot. The officials found the elephant […]

NCB raids nightclubs in North Goa; five held with drugs

NCB busts Cannabis trafficking network, arrests eight

8:43 pm March 1, 2021

Bengaluru: The Narcotics Control Bureau on Monday said it busted a cannabis trafficking network by arresting eight people and seizing 681.8 kg of contraband. According to the NCB, acting on specific intelligence inputs by NCB Bengaluru, the Hyderabad sub-zonal unit intercepted three cars near Pedda Amberpet Toll Plaza, Rangareddy District in Telangana and seized the […]

Rajasthan police nab two for smuggling narcotics

8:38 pm March 1, 2021

Jaipur: The Rajasthan police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) has arrested two persons for allegedly smuggling narcotic substances in the state’s Banswara district, an official said. A large cache of 101.8 kg Alprazolam powder and 270 gram opium estimated to be worth Rs 1.25 crore has been recovered from the accused, an SOG spokesman said on […]