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Owner, manager of hotel booked for hosting Lalu’s son in violation of COVID lockdown

9:18 pm August 28, 2020

Ranchi: The owner and manager of a luxury hotel here have been booked for hosting the stay of RJD president Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav in violation of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in Jharkhand, police said on Friday. An FIR has been registered against the two with the sadar police station under Epidemic Diseases Act, which is in force in […]

Intense rainfall activity expected over north, central and east India during next 4-5 days: IMD

7:25 pm August 25, 2020

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted very heavy rainfall over east, north and central India during the next five days and issued a red alert for Odisha for August 26 and for Chhattisgarh, a day later. It said a low pressure area (cyclonic circulation) over north Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood is very likely to move west-northwestwards during the […]

PM CARES to fund two 500-bed COVID hospitals in Bihar

2:28 pm August 24, 2020

New Delhi: The PM CARES Fund Trust will finance two 500-bed COVID-19 makeshift hospitals in Bihar, the Prime Minister‘s Office said on Monday, asserting that this will go a long way in improving the COVID care in the state. Announcing the decision, the PMO tweeted “PM-CARES Fund Trust has decided to allocate funds for fight against COVID-19 by […]

Army cancels recruitment exam after paper leaked

Chorus grows for postponing entrance exams amid COVID-19 pandemic

11:30 pm August 23, 2020

New Delhi: The chorus for postponing various examinations, including NEET and JEE, grew louder on Sunday with over 4,000 students observing a day-long hunger strike to press for the demand in view of rising COVID-19 cases. The protest came on a day Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the government must listen to the ‘mann ki baat’ of students and arrive […]

Delhi man stabs himself with knife after argument with family

Man stabs sister-in-law to death in Bihar

8:02 pm August 23, 2020

Gaya: A man allegedly stabbed his wife’s elder sister to death in Bihar‘s Gaya town on Sunday, police said. He then stabbed himself in the stomach, causing serious injuries, a senior police officer said. The man’s two children also received injuries when they tried to save the woman, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Raj Kumar, said. The […]