Day: June 21, 2021

Assam exceeds enhanced vaccination target on opening day

11:59 pm June 21, 2021

Guwahati: Assam crossed its target of vaccinating three lakh people daily by reaching out to 3,19,340 eligible beneficiaries above the age of 18 on the first day of the enhanced ‘Free Vaccination For All Campaign’ on Monday. The number of inoculated people was likely to go up further as the campaign continued till 8 p.m, […]

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Fire breaks out in Kolkata godown

11:57 pm June 21, 2021

Kolkata: A major fire broke out at a plastic godown in Central Kolkata’s congested Burrabazar area on Monday evening, a fire department official said. No casualty was reported in the blaze as firefighters evacuated the building. Altogether 10 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze which was noticed at around 7.05 pm, […]

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Four Indians seeded in Tokyo Olympics draw

Four Indians seeded in Tokyo Olympics draw

11:54 pm June 21, 2021

New Delhi: Indian wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia and Ravi Kumar were on Monday seeded in their respective categories for the Tokyo Olympics in July-August. Both Bajrang and Deepak have been seeded second in the 65kg and 86kg category while Ravi has been seeded fourth in the 57kg. Star female wrestler Vinesh is […]

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COVID-19: 121 active cases in Noida, 80 in Ghaziabad

11:51 pm June 21, 2021

Noida/Ghaziabad: Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases on Monday while neighbouring Ghaziabad had just two new infections, official data showed. The number of active cases in Gautam Buddh Nagar now stands at 121 while it was 80 in Ghaziabad, according to Uttar Pradesh’s Health Department data for a 24-hour period. The […]

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J-K: 7-year-old girl abducted, raped in Doda district

11:42 pm June 21, 2021

Bhaderwah/Jammu: A seven-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by a man in a remote village in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday. Sohan Singh (35) has been arrested and booked under section 363 (abduction) and 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Protection of Children from […]

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