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Kolkata, May 26 (UNI) Even as very severe cyclone ‘Yaas ‘weakened and moved west-southwest towards Jharkhand with reduced intensity on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that at least one crore…

New Delhi, May 26 (UNI) Following the landfall of the severe cyclonic storm Yaas on Wednesday, the National Disaster Management Force(NDRF) have scaled up the rescue operation in Odisha and West Bengal. The NDRF officials said that a…

Thane, May 26 (UNI) The Hill Line police under Ulhasnagar zone has registered a criminal case against four people for organizing the banned bullock cart races in Usatne village of Ambernath town in the district. The accused along with…

New Delhi, May 26 (UNI) More than 1.77 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses (1,77,52,594) are still available with the states and Union Territories (UTs) to be administered, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said here on Wednesday.…

NEW DELHI:  The Centre on Tuesday asked states to keep a fixed window everyday for publishing the Covid-19 vaccination schedule on the CoWIN portal to make it easier for people to see availability and book appointments. The instruction…

Half of COVID deaths occurred within 24 hours of hospitalization or before in HP

Kolkata, May 25 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said a couple of mini tornados hit Bandel in Hooghly district and Halisahar in North 24 Parganas district. Ms Banerjee said that two people died due to…

Ongole, AP, May 24 (UNI) The 8th Additional Session court Judge M Manohar Reddy here on Monday awarded death sentence to 12 notorious criminals and convicted seven others to life imprisonment. The court awarded the capital punishment to 12…

Visakhapatnam, May 25 (UNI) A fire incident occurred in one of the crude distillation units of HPCLS’s (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited) Visakh Refinery on Tuesday afternoon. There were no casualties nor was anyone injured in the…

Chandigarh, May 25 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly, Harpal Singh Cheema, said that the AAP fully supports the decision of the country's farmers to observe May 26 as Black…

New Delhi, May 25 (UNI) CISF DG Subodh Kumar Jaiswal has been appointed the next Director of Central Investigation Agency(CBI) for a two-year period. A 1985 batch of Maharashtra cadre IPS officer, Mr Jaiswal was also Director General of…

Chandigarh, May 21(UNI) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today condemned Rural Development Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa for trying to deflect attention from the Congress government’s abysmal failure to combat Covid-19 on farmers engaged in…

New Delhi, May 25 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address on the occasion of 'Virtual Vesak Global Celebrations' on Buddha Purnima on Wednesday at around 0945 hrs. The event is being organized by the Culture…

Bhopal, May 25 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday urged the members of his Council to pay day-long visits to districts under their charge and focus on the block level. “Crisis Management committees of…

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday asserted that his government is committed to the well-being of every citizen and will never discriminate between voters and non-voters. "Our government is committed to the…

KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that the West Bengal government has made all necessary arrangements in dealing with the aftermath of cyclone Yaas, which might affect 20 districts of the state. Addressing a press…

New Delhi, May 24: Taking stock of preparedness with the Chief Ministers of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal to deal with cyclonic storm Yaas in the Bay of Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday directed them to make adequate…