Sunday

Adityanath launches pulse polio programme in UP

7:15 pm January 31, 2021

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday launched the pulse polio programme in the state by administering drops to children at a healthcare facility here and said over 1.10 lakh booths have been set up for the vaccination drive. All the newborns should be taken to booths and administered polio drops so that […]

Former village head found dead in UP’s Amethi

11:48 pm January 25, 2021

Amethi (UP): The body of a 60-year-old former village pradhan, who was missing since Sunday, was found near a canal here with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. Jageshwar Maurya went missing from his house on Sunday evening, they added. “On Monday morning, his body was found near a canal in Pooremukund Ramai […]

Bogie of goods train derails after hitting cattle

7:35 pm January 24, 2021

Fatehpur (UP): One bogie of a goods train derailed near Malwan railway station here on the Delhi-Howrah route after collision with a bull on Sunday, officials said. Station House Officer (SHO) of Government Railway Police (GRP) station Arvind Kumar Saroj said the collision took place at around 9.35 am. Saroj said the stray bull collided […]

Beijing issues yellow alert for heavy air pollution

6:50 pm January 24, 2021

Beijing: China’s capital Beijing has issued a yellow alert for heavy air pollution which took effect from Sunday, prompting officials to take a series of steps to contain the smog. A series of measures will be taken from Sunday, including the suspension of a number of outdoor construction operations, and halting or restricting production by manufacturing companies, […]

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

8 Rohingyas held in Delhi

9:34 pm January 17, 2021

New Delhi: Eight Rohingyas were caught from different parts of the national capital after they failed to show valid documents, police said on Sunday. In east Delhi, six of them, including three minors, were detained from outside the Anand Vihar Railway Station and sent to a detention centre, they said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) […]