Wednesday

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

Mumbai Police decides against extending night curfew

11:31 pm January 6, 2021

Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Wednesday decided against extending the night curfew in the city, which was clamped by the Maharashtra government from December 22 to January 5 between 11 PM and 6 AM, a senior official said. The night curfew was imposed in view of the threat of the new UK variant of coronavirus and […]

TN records 2,405 COVID-19 cases, 49 fatalities

1,050 new coronavirus cases in Chhattisgarh, 10 deaths

11:25 pm January 6, 2021

Raipur: With 1,050 fresh COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths reported on Wednesday, Chhattisgarh’s caseload rose to 2,85,586 and the fatality count to 3,447, a health official said. The number of people who have been recovered reached 2,73,030 after 106 people were discharged from various hospitals while 851 patients completed their home isolation stay during the […]

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 […]

Flight operations restored in Kashmir after remaining affected due to bad weather

Air traffic remains suspended at Srinagar airport for 4th day as snow drapes Valley in white

7:49 pm January 6, 2021

Stcharles: Flight operations at the Srinagar airport remained suspended for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday due to poor visibility following heavy snowfall in Kashmir, officials said. They said all the flights were cancelled for the day. The flight operations did not resume at the airport on Wednesday as well due to snowfall and poor visibility, the officials […]

Uttarakhand: Cop, two others kill kiosk owner; arrested

7:01 pm December 31, 2020

Rudrapur: A betel leaf kiosk owner was crushed under the wheels of a car allegedly by a constable and his two friends at Bajpur in Udham Singh Nagar district when he asked them to pay for cigarettes they had taken from him. The incident occurred late on Wednesday night, sparking tension in the area with […]