Day: March 11, 2021

Congress alleges rampant fraud in voters' list in Kerala

Cong makes ex-BJP minister its candidate from Diphu seat

10:37 pm March 11, 2021

Guwahati: Four days after BJP minister Sum Ronghang joined the Congress after denied ticket, the opposition party on Thursday nominated him to contest the forthcoming Assam Assembly polls from his Diphu constituency. All India Congress Committee General Secretary Mukul Wasnik issued the fourth list for Assam containing two names, including Ronghang for the Diphu seat […]

Haryana records 442 fresh COVID-19 cases, 1 more death

10:34 pm March 11, 2021

Chandigarh: The COVID-19 death toll in Haryana reached 3,065 with one more fatality on Thursday, while 442 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 2,73,888, a bulletin by the Health Department said. One fatality was reported from Fatehabad district, it said. Of the fresh cases, 122 have been reported from Karnal and 81 from Gurgaon, […]

COVID-19: Over 29,000 people vaccinated on Thursday

10:31 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: Over 29,000 beneficiaries received shots of COVID-19 vaccine in the national capital on Thursday, including 14,838 senior citizens, according to official data. In the age bracket, 45-59 years, 2,683 beneficiaries received the jabs, a senior official said. On Wednesday, 30,940 people had received shots, according to official data. On Thursday, the number fell […]

Cong seeks judicial inquiry into charges against Gadkari

10:22 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into the allegation that a Swedish firm gave a luxury bus to a company linked to union minister Nitin Gadkari, who has denied the charge as “malicious, fabricated and baseless”. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said the reports of the bus contract scam are “indeed very […]

DU teachers go on strike over non-payment of salaries

10:19 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: Thousands of Delhi University teachers went on a strike on Thursday to protest non-payment of salaries for the past six months. The call for university “shutdown” was given by the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) on Tuesday as many employees of the 12 DU colleges, that are fully funded by the Delhi government, […]