Himachal Pradesh

Five killed, four injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Himachal

9:28 pm July 16, 2020

Sidikacem: Five people were killed and four others injured after their vehicle fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district Thursday evening, police said. The vehicle fell into an about 200-feet-deep gorge near Sunku Tapri on the Kharamukh-Bharmaur road, they said. Nine people were travelling in the vehicle. While five died on the spot, four others […]

India registers highest single-day spike of nearly 23K COVID cases

11:14 pm July 4, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally neared 6.5 lakh cases on Saturday with a record single-day spike of 22,771 new infections, even as the recovery rate further improved to 60.81 per cent. The government said several people-centric measures taken as part of the “test, trace, treat” strategy have removed the impediments for COVID-19 testing. Facilitation of […]

Coronil drug: U’khand court issues notices to Patanjali, Union govt

8:55 pm July 1, 2020

Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday issued notices to yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali, Union and state governments, seeking a reply within a week on the firm’s Coronil drug. Hearing a PIL challenging Ramdev’s claims regarding the medicine, a division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice R C Khulbe issued the notices. It asked the Union and […]

India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 5.66 lakh; 66 pc cases in June alone; PM says increasing ‘negligence’ by people a cause of worry

10:35 pm June 30, 2020

New Delhi: As the month-long ‘Unlock-1’ ends on Tuesday, India reported nearly 66 per cent of its COVID-19 cases in June alone, and a concerned Prime Minister Narendra Modi said people not strictly adhering to rules and precautions as they did during the lockdown was a cause of worry. India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 5,66,840 with a […]

Monsoon arrives in Delhi but rainfall activity to remain weak for next 3 days

9:09 pm June 25, 2020

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department on Thursday declared the onset of monsoon in the national capital, two days earlier than the usual date of June 27. However, rainfall activity over Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh is likely to remain weak for the next three days, said Sathi Devi, the head of National Weather Forecasting Centre […]