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COVID-19: Assam govt to pay Rs 2.5 lakh to widows

11:24 pm June 27, 2021

Guwahati: The Assam government on Sunday announced that it will give Rs 2.5 lakh each to all widows, whose husbands died of COVID-19, if their family income is less than Rs 5 lakh. Under the new ‘Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Widows Support Scheme’, the beneficiaries of ‘Orunodoi’ and ‘Widow Pension’ schemes are also eligible for the […]

Mumbai: 2 held for killing man in abandoned structure

11:19 pm June 27, 2021

Mumbai: Two people have been arrested for allegedly killing a man in an abandoned structure that was formerly a hotel in Vile Parle in Mumbai, police said on Sunday. Jigar Chavda was killed by ragpickers Jamil Ansari and Ritesh Maru after they had a fight inside the structure over a mobile phone of the victim, […]

Delhi Metro bags Japan Society of Civil Engineers’ award

10:40 pm June 27, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro has bagged an award from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers for its “high-quality” infrastructure development projects under phases I-III, officials said on Sunday. The ‘Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award’ is for the year 2020. This award is given to highly selective showcasing projects in the development of civil engineering […]

Covid: 45 more deaths, 222 new cases in Uttar Pradesh

10:33 pm June 27, 2021

Lucknow: The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 22,518 on Sunday with 45 more fatalities, while 222 new cases pushed the infection tally to 17,05,596, according to an official statement issued here. Of the fresh fatalities, six deaths each were reported from Lucknow and Allahabad, followed by five in Kanpur, the statement said. […]

Rahul spreading confusion, lies about vaccination: MP CM

10:25 pm June 27, 2021

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of spreading “misconceptions, confusion and lies” about COVID-19 vaccines, which was leading to many people “putting their lives in danger” by refusing to take the doses. He was reacting to a tweet by Gandhi in which the latter had taken […]