Rajasthan

Bird flu: FSSAI advises consumers not to eat undercooked chicken; says no need to panic

No trace of bird flu in Telangana: Minister

11:14 pm January 6, 2021

Hyderabad: There are no traces of bird flu in Telangana and people need not panic, state Animal Husbandry Minister T Srinivas Yadav said on Wednesday, as authorities launched preventive measures. Yadav, who held a meeting with officials on the preventive measures to be taken with regard to bird flu, said Central government officials have announced […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

6 held for befriending random people on social media, extorting money using morphed chat video

7:27 pm January 6, 2021

New Delhi: Six members of an alleged extortion gang have been arrested from Rajasthan for allegedly duping people after be-friending them on social media and later threatening to upload their morphed chat videos online, police said on Wednesday. The accused have been identified as Waris (28), Rayees (22), Annay Khan (21), Wahid (23), Mufeed (30) and Akram (21), they said, adding they were running the alleged extortion […]

Farmers defer Jan 6 tractor march by a day over poor weather forecast, to intensify stir

10:07 pm January 5, 2021

New Delhi: Farmers protesting against the new Central agriculture laws Tuesday deferred their proposed tractor march from January 6 to January 7 due to a bad weather forecast, even as they asserted they will intensify their stir in the coming days. Addressing a press conference at Singhu Border here, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav said ”it has been seven months” since the new […]

Two held for stealing vehicles from car rental companies

9:54 pm January 5, 2021

Mumbai: The Powai police here have arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in stealing vehicles from car rental companies and recovered six cars, an official said on Tuesday. According to the police, an official from a car rental company lodged a complaint in November last year stating that someone posing as a customer had […]

India rehearses for massive coronavirus vaccination drive; Vardhan assures people on safety of vaccine

11:18 pm January 2, 2021

New Delhi: As India came closer to the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine, a dry run was held by all states and union territories on Saturday in preparation for a massive inoculation drive, with Health Minister Harsh Vardhan appealing to people not to be misguided by ”rumours” and disinformation regarding the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. Vardhan said that […]