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Maha opts for ‘weekend lockdown’, stringent Covid norms

Maha opts for ‘weekend lockdown’, stringent Covid norms: With Maharashtra in the grip of the second wave of Covid-19, the Maha Vikas Aghadi Government on Sunday announced a "week-end lockdown" across the state besides stringent weekdays norms to combat the sweeping pandemic. The decision was...

Schools closed in J&K after Covid resurgence

Schools closed in J&K after Covid resurgence: In view of the increasing numbers of new Covid-19 cases, authorities in J&K on Sunday ordered closure of all schools from Monday onwards. An order issued by the Disaster Management Authority on Sunday said that classes upto Class...

Punjab CM writes to Goyal on rural development fund allocation

Punjab CM writes to Goyal on rural development fund allocation: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has written to the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, seeking rural development fund (RDF) at the rate of three per cent, i.e., Rs 54.64 per...

UP panchayat poll candidate shot

UP panchayat poll candidate shot: A candidate in the upcoming panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district was shot by unidentified assailants. Shakeel, the gram panchayat candidate, was shot on Saturday night in Osika village. The assailants fled the scene after the incident. Local residents rushed Shakeel...

Ayodhya sadhu found murdered, panic in holy city

Ayodhya sadhu found murdered, panic in holy city: The body of a sadhu, Mahant Kanhaiya Das of the Hanuman Garhi temple was found at Gaushala of Charanpaduka temple on Sunday. He had been apparently bludgeoned to death in his sleep by unidentified assailants. The Mahant was...

Facebook data of 61 lakh Indians among over 53cr users leaked

Facebook data of 61 lakh Indians among over 53cr users leaked: Personal data of nearly 533 million (53.3 crore) Facebook users, including 61 lakh Indians, remerged online after a hacker posted the details on a digital forum. The leaked data includes Facebook ID numbers, profile...