Day: March 11, 2021

Daily COVID-19 vaccine coverage on lower side on Thursday due to Shivratri: Health ministry

11:59 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: The daily COVID-19 vaccination coverage was reported to be on the lower side on Thursday on the occasion of Mahashivratri, with 3,89,337 vaccine doses administered till 7 pm, the Union health ministry said. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 2.60 crore, it said. A total of 2,60,73,517 vaccine doses […]

Indian Navy ships undertake passage exercise with B’desh Navy vessels after visiting Mongla port

11:58 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: Two Indian Navy ships undertook passage exercise with two Bangladesh Navy vessels on Thursday, culminating their three-day visit to the Mongla port in the neighbouring country, according to an official statement. Offshore patrol vessel (OPV) Sumedha and corvette Kulish of the Indian Navy visited Mongla from Monday to Wednesday as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Bangladesh’s independence and to reiterate the historic friendship […]

Mandatory 14-day quarantine for Delhi residents returning from Haridwar Kumbh

Lakhs of devotees holy dip in Ganga on Maha Shivratri in Haridwar Kumbh

11:55 pm March 11, 2021

Haridwar: Lakhs of devotees Thursday took a holy dip in the Ganga river on the occasion of Maha Shivratri, marking the beginning of the Haridwar Kumbh. The ritual of taking the dip had begun before the dawn itself with over 30 lakh devotees taking baths at various stretches of the riverbank, including the Brahmkund at Har Ki Paudi, overcoming the fear […]

Commanding Officer of first Rafale squadron transferred

11:49 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: The Commanding Officer of the first Rafale fighter squadron based in Ambala air force station in Haryana has been transferred to the headquarters of the Eastern Air Command in Shillong, official sources said on Thursday. Group Captain Harkirat Singh is set to be succeeded by Group Captain Rohit Kataria as the commanding officer of the squadron, known as 17 Golden Arrows. The sources said Group Captain […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Uttarakhand CM may expand cabinet on Friday: State BJP president

11:44 pm March 11, 2021

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat is expected to expand his cabinet on March 12, state BJP chief Bansidhar Bhagat said on Thursday. He, however, said there is no official word on this so far. The Uttarakhand cabinet can have 12 ministers but two berths have remained vacant since the BJP government came to power in 2017. Another […]

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