Uttarakhand

Coronil gets Ayush Ministry certification as per WHO scheme: Patanjali

Patanjali didn’t have permission for coronavirus drug; issuing notice: U’khand official

7:51 pm June 24, 2020

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government is issuing a notice to yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali for launching a drug claiming to be a cure for coronavirus when it had only applied for an immunity booster against cough and fever, an official said on Wednesday. State Ayurved Department’s licence officer Y S Rawat said the notice is being issued […]

Ramdev’s Patanjali claims to have COVID-19 medicine; Ayush Ministry frowns

11:41 pm June 23, 2020

Haridwar: Yoga guru Ramdev’s herbal medicine company Patanjali Ayurved on Tuesday claimed to have discovered a medicine that could cure coronavirus in just seven days – a claim that the Ayush Ministry scoffed at by seeking stopping of advertisements for the drug. While Ramdev claimed that Ayurved-based ‘Coronil and Swasari’ medicine have shown 100 per cent favourable results during clinical trials […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

LAC face-off: India, China hold 2nd round of Lt Gen talks; Army chief along with top army commanders review situation

11:51 pm June 22, 2020

New Delhi: Indian and Chinese militaries on Monday held a second round of Lt General-level talks in an attempt to ease tensions between the two countries following the violent clashes in Galwan Valley that left 20 Indian Army personnel dead, even as country’s top army leadership carried out a detailed review of the situation in eastern Ladakh. The meeting began at […]

Barricades put up by Nepal hindering repair of embankments: Bihar minister

8:30 pm June 22, 2020

Patna: Repair of embankments along the Indo-Nepal border in Bihar has been adversely affected as barricades put up by the neighbouring nation is hindering personnel from crossing over to complete work, Water Resources Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha said on Monday. Barricades were put up along the border by both sides during the COVID-19 lockdown period, he said. “We have […]

Solar eclipse: No fair, only simple religious ceremony this time in Kurukshetra

5:32 pm June 21, 2020

Kurukshetra: A simple religious ceremony was held on the banks of the Brahma Sarovar here on Sunday as the administration had decided not to allow any fair this time on the occasion of solar eclipse amid the coronavirus pandemic. The holy city had been placed under curfew till 4 pm on Sunday to prevent people […]