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Four deaths, 68 fresh virus cases in Punjab

11:35 pm July 20, 2021

Chandigarh: Four more people died from coronavirus in Punjab on Tuesday as 68 fresh cases surfaced, taking the state’s infection tally to 5,98,455. Till now, 16,244 people have died from the infection in the state, according to a medical bulletin. Two deaths were reported from Ferozepur and one each from Fatehgarh Sahib and Muktsar. The […]

AAP: Power Minister Satyendar Jain accepts Goa counterpart's 'challenge' for debating Delhi's electricity model

AAP minister accepts Goa counterpart’s ‘challenge’ for debating Delhi’s electricity model

11:29 pm July 20, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi’s Power Minister Satyendar Jain has accepted his Goa counterpart Nilesh Cabral’s ”challenge” for a debate on the AAP government’s model of electricity supply in the national capital. This comes as the Aam Aadmi Party tries to make inroads into Goa politics. AAP National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced […]

Woman, 50, found dead with no clothes in forest

11:28 pm July 20, 2021

Banda (UP): The body of a 50-year-old woman was found naked with hilt mark injuries in a village here, police said on Tuesday. The family members of the woman have alleged rape before murder. The victim had taken some goats for grazing in a forest on Monday, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mahendra Pratap Singh […]

Rollout of Sputnik-V COVID vaccine in Prayagraj soon

11:16 pm July 20, 2021

Aditya Vikram Singh/ Prayagraj: A private hospital in Prayagraj has announced to launch vaccination of Prayagraj denizens with the Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik-V, the third vaccine after India’s own two vaccines the Covaxin and the Covishield. The Russian vaccine Sputnik-V is expected to be launched very soon. But the people have to dole out vaccination […]

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

Delhi based Ladli Foundation selected for ‘National Youth Award’

11:29 pm July 19, 2021

New Delhi: Ladli Foundation Trust, a grassroots nonprofit organization, has been selected for National Youth Award for year 2018-19 (organization category), conferred by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. The organization is broadly recognized for its innovative initiatives for empowering lakhs of underprivileged people, uneducated females and males as well as persons with disabilities (PWDs) […]