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Absconding newspaper owner, accused of rape, held in Kashmir
Bhopal: Bhopal-based newspaper owner Pyare Miyan (68) who was on the run after five girls and a woman accused him of rape was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, the city police said here.Earlier in the day, the police claimed to have seized porn CDs, high-end cars, liquor bottles…
Read More »Union Minister, Ram Madhav Self-Isolate, Say Met COVID positive J&K BJP Chief
Ravindra Raina, the BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit chief, has tested positive for coronavirus, Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh and senior party leader Ram Madhav tweeted on Tuesday, informing that they are going on self-imposed quarantine as they had met him a few days ago.”Have gone into self-quarantine with…
Read More »IAF carries out night time patrol in eastern Ladakh; to maintain high-level of readiness
In a demonstration of its aerial prowess, the Indian Air Force is carrying out night time combat air patrols over the mountainous eastern Ladakh region as part of its decision to maintain a high-level of readiness notwithstanding disengagement of troops by China from a number of friction points in the…
Read More »Covid-19: 175 fresh cases reported in BSF, ITBP and CRPF
As many as 175 personnel from three Central Armed Police Forces — the BSF, the ITBP and the CRPF — tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, officials said. A total of 69 fresh cases were reported in the 2.5 lakh strong Border Security Force, which also had 29 recoveries in…
Read More »Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan passes away at 71 due to cardiac arrest
Three-time national award winner r, veteran Bollywood choreographer,Saroj Khan passed away due to cardiac arrest on early Friday morning. She was 71. According to Times Now, Khan passed away due to cardiac arrest. She was admitted to Guru Nanak Hospital in Bandra last Saturday after she complained of breathing issues. The mandatory…
Read More »NC condemns civilian killing in Sopore, demands time-bound judicial probe
National Conference on Wednesday condemned the killing of a civilian hailing from HMT Srinagar and expressed grief over the civilian and police casualties in a gunfight in Sopore earlier today. The party sought a time-bound judicial probe into the circumstances which led to the barbaric incident. In a statement issued…
Read More »India’s first COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for human trials
The Drug Controller General of India has approved Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine for human trials, making it India’s first domestic candidate to get the green light from the government’s drug regulator as cases surge in a country with more than 1.3 billion people, Reuters reported. The company in a statement…
Read More »Over 100 infected after attending wedding ceremony in Bihar
A wedding ceremony in Patna appears to have set off the biggest infection chain in Bihar so far, the state health department said, as per PTI. The officials said the groom was running a high fever and two days after his wedding, he died and his body was cremated without…
Read More »India-China border row: Corps Commanders meeting at Chushul tomorrow to end dead heat
Corps Commanders of the Indian and Chinese armies are scheduled to meet Tuesday morning at the Chushul border point as part of efforts to de-escalate the situation on the LAC in Ladakh. This will be the third meeting between XIV Corps Commander Lt General Harinder Singh and South Xinjiang Military…
Read More »Notice sent to Jaipur hospital for conducting trials of Patanjali drug on COVID-19 patients
Rajasthan’s Health Department has served a notice to NIMS hospital here seeking an explanation on conducting trials of Patanjali Ayurved’s drug Coronil on Coronavirus patients, an official said on Friday.“We served notice to the hospital on Wednesday evening seeking explanation in three days. The hospital did not inform the state…
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