New Year

Nigh curfew on Dec 31 in Rajasthan cities

10:43 pm December 23, 2020

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has imposed a night curfew on December 31 in all cities having a population of over one lakh The restrictions will remain in place from 8 pm on December 31 to 6 am on January 1, according to an order issued by the Home Department. No New Year party will be organised on […]

UK identifies new South African coronavirus variant, tightens lockdown

10:32 pm December 23, 2020

London : Two cases of another new strain of COVID-19 linked to South Africa have been identified in the UK, Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed here on Wednesday. Like the UK variant identified earlier, the new variant of the novel coronavirus is also driving a massive resurgence of the disease in South Africa, with experts warning the […]

Indian students, families caught up in UK flight suspension

10:01 pm December 21, 2020

London: Many Indian students booked to travel back home to be with their friends and family in India over the Christmas and New Year period are among those caught up in Monday’s suspension of all flights to and from the UK as the world reacts to a new rapid-spreading strain of coronavirus detected in parts of England. While many […]

Jagannath temple reopens for all devotees

Lord Jagannath Temple likely to reopen ahead of New Year

10:24 pm December 12, 2020

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple here is likely to throw open its gates to devotees before New Year after being closed for nine months due to COVID-19, the temple administration said on Saturday. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Krishan Kumar said the decision on reopening the temple was taken keeping in view […]

NGT directs complete ban on sale, use of firecrackers

3:00 pm December 2, 2020

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed that there would be a total ban on the sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers during COVID-19 pandemic in the NCR and all cities/towns in the country where the ambient air quality falls under the ‘poor’ and above category. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson […]