Day: April 17, 2021

India’s Cumulative Vaccination Coverage nears 12 Crores with over 30 Lakh doses given in the last 24 hours

79% of New Cases are being reported from 10 States The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has nearly reached 12 Cr today as part of the world’s largest vaccination drive. Cumulatively, 11,99,37,641 vaccine doses have been administered through 17,37,539 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 […]

Sporadic violence marks fifth phase of Bengal polls

Salt Lake/Burdwan/Siliguri, Apr 17 :Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from some areas where polling was underway in the fifth phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal on Saturday, officials said. Polling was being held in 45 seats in North 24 Parganas, Purba Bardhaman and Nadia in […]

My phone is being tapped, will order CID probe: Mamata

Galsi (WB), Apr 17 : A day after a purported audio tape -in which she is heard proposing a rally with the bodies of Cooch Behar firing victims- surfaced, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that her phone is being tapped and said she will order […]

Two electrocuted in J-K’s Kathua

Kathua (J-K), Apr 17 : Two men, riding a motorcycle, were electrocuted on Saturday when they came in contact with a high tension wire during a trip to Jasrota Fort in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Suresh Sharma (27) and Aditya Naqsh Sharma (26), hailing from […]

COVID-19: India records highest single-day deaths at 1,341; 2,34,692 fresh cases

New Delhi, Apr 17: A record single-day rise of?2,34,692 cases and 1,341 fatalities have pushed India’s COVID-19 tally to 1,45,26,609 and the death toll due to the viral disease to 1,75,649, the health ministry said on Saturday The number of active coronavirus cases in the country has surpassed the […]

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