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Tarun Gogoi sets on his final journey, sea of people pay tributes

Guwahati, Nov 24: “Baad Diya He” (just leave it) — a phrase that former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi often uttered when faced with a quandary. And when he departed from the world, people fondly remember him as a leader who never left them in difficult times. Gogoi’s final […]

Task force set up in Maha to manage vaccine distribution: CM

Mumbai, Nov 24: The Maharashtra government has formed a task force to manage the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine and how vaccination will be carried out in the state, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday. According to an official statement, Thackeray made the remarks during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]

Fresh snowfall in high reaches of Himachal Pradesh

Shimla, Nov 24: Several high reaches of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall in the last 24 hours, the Meteorological (MeT) Department said on Tuesday. Kalpa recorded 9.6 cm snowfall, followed by Khadrala 6 cm, Keylong 3 cm and Shillari 1 cm, Shimla MeT Centre Director Manmohan Singh said. Besides […]

Pollution played key role in high severity of third wave of COVID-19 in Delhi: Kejriwal to PM

New Delhi, Nov 24: At a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the high severity of the third wave of COVID-19 in the national capital is due to many factors, pollution being an important one, sources said Kejriwal told the prime […]

Indira IVF is now in 93 centres across India

(Eds: Disclaimer: The following press release comes to you under an arrangement with PRNewswire. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) – Improving accessibility for couples seeking treatment for infertility – Adds 5 new centres (Nanded, Warangal, Sirsa, Gulbarga and Ujjain) MUMBAI, India, Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ […]

Kashmir Valley receives season’s first snowfall

Srinagar, Nov 23:  Most of the plain areas in Kashmir experienced the season’s first snowfall on Monday, even as the higher reaches witnessed heavy precipitation, leading to the closure of Srinagar-Leh road which connects the valley with Ladakh, officials said here. The MeT office has issued an ‘Orange […]

COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 91-lakh mark

New Delhi, Nov 23: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 91 lakh with?44,059 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, while the?recoveries surged to 85,62,641, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday The total coronavirus cases mounted to?91,39,865 while the death toll climbed to?1,33,738 with 511 new […]

Soldier commits suicide near LoC in JK’s Poonch

Jammu, Nov 22: A soldier allegedly shot himself dead on Sunday with his service rifle at a forward post near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, said officials. Havaldar Rajinder Kumar was on duty when he reportedly shot himself with his rifle […]

India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 90.95 lakh with 45,209 new cases

New Delhi, Nov 22:  India has reported 45,209 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally in the country to 90.95 lakh, while the recoveries surged to 85,21,617, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Sunday. The death toll rose to 1,33,227 with 501 more fatalities, while […]

Delhi records coldest November morning in 17 years; cold wave in parts of city

New Delhi, Nov 22:  Delhi’s minimum temperature dropped to 6.9 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the lowest in the month of November since 2003, as a cold wave swept parts of the city. The national capital had recorded a minimum of 7.5 degrees Celsius on Friday, the lowest in […]

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