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Gang of burglars busted in Mathura

11:40 pm June 19, 2021

Mathura: The Kotwali police here claimed to have busted a gang of burglars with the arrest of four people. According to police, they recovered the items stolen from a house in the Ghiya Mandi area here. The accused used to sell the stolen items to scrap dealers and they were held on a tip-off on […]

10 deaths, 239 fresh virus cases in Himachal Pradesh

11:36 pm June 19, 2021

Shimla: Ten more people died from COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday as 239 fresh cases pushed the state’s infection count to 2,00,282, an official said. So far, the virus has killed 3,423 people in the state. According to the state Health Department, the number of active cases have now dipped to 2,990. The overall […]

AP all set to carry out huge vaccination drive on Sunday

11:28 pm June 19, 2021

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh is all set to carry out a huge vaccination drive on June 20, targeting about eight to ten lakh people a day. Though officially no target has been announced, the top health authorities told all 13 District Collectors that the objective is to vaccinate 8-10 lakh people in a day. “We have […]

Milkha Singh cremated with full state honours

8:57 pm June 19, 2021

Chandigarh: Iconic sprinter Milkha Singh was on Saturday cremated with full state honours here, marking the end of an era in which his pioneering accomplishments on the track galvanised a newly-independent India. Milkha, who was 91, was bid a tearful adieu in the presence of his family members and several dignitaries, including sports minister Kiren […]

Jitin Prasada meets CM Adityanath, seeks his ‘blessings’

8:53 pm June 19, 2021

Lucknow: Former union minister Jitin Prasada, who recently switched from the Congress to the BJP, on Saturday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here and said they discussed issues related to strengthening the organisation. “I met the chief minister and sought his blessings,” said Prasada who arrived in his home state Uttar Pradesh for […]