Lucknow, Jan 8 People of Uttar Pradesh are waiting to bid goodbye to the BJP government on March 10 when votes will be counted, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday welcoming the announcement of the assembly poll schedule for UP and four other states. He also sought to assure that his party would […]
EC bans public rallies till Jan 15 due to COVID-19 surge; issues campaign guidelines
New Delhi, Jan 8 In an unprecedented step, the Election Commission on Saturday banned public rallies, roadshows and corner meetings till January 15 in the five poll-bound states, citing the fresh surge in COVID-19 cases, and issued stringent safety guidelines. Declaring the election schedule for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, Chief Election Commissioner […]
Dabang Delhi, U Mumba win in Pro Kabaddi League
Bengaluru, Jan 8 Dabang Delhi eked out a 37-33 win over UP Yoddha, while U Mumba thrashed Telugu Titans 48-38 in the Pro Kabaddi League here on Saturday. The opening game of the Triple Panga night saw the Yoddha defenders give Naveen Kumar a tough time with aggressive tackles, but the young raider still found […]
COVID: Over nine crore people vaccinated in TN
Chennai, Jan 8 The total number of beneficiaries who received vaccinations against Covid-19 breached nine crore on Saturday, with 17.34 lakh more people receiving the shots at the 18th Mega Vaccination Camp, Tamil Nadu Minister Ma Subramanian said. The Minister for Medical and Family Welfare, who inspected the vaccination exercise in the city, said over […]
Cong will win Goa polls, says state unit chief Chodankar
Panaji, Jan 8 Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar on Saturday said his party will win the Assembly polls in the state scheduled for February 14. He said party workers and people were eager to get rid of the communal and corrupt BJP government in the state. The ruling BJP should not bend the rules the […]
Over 6,400 fresh coronavirus cases, 6 deaths in UP
Lucknow, Jan 8 In yet another big jump in COVID-19 cases, Uttar Pradesh recorded 6,411 new infections and six deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the virus tally to 17,29,870 and the fatality count to 22,924, according to an official bulletin. On Friday 4,228 fresh cases and one death were registered in the state. […]
Assembly elections to start from western UP on Feb 10, notification on Jan 14
New Delhi, Jan 8 Voting for the high-stakes Uttar Pradesh assembly elections will be held in seven phases, starting from the western part of the politically crucial state on February 10 and moving eastwards. Punjab (117 seats), Uttarakhand (70 seats) and Goa (40 seats) will have single-day voting on February 14, coinciding with the second […]
AIADMK to conduct protest against reducing tenure of coop bank directors to 3 years
Chennai, Jan 8 (BPNS) The opposition AIADMK is planning protests across the state of Tamil Nadu against the DMK government passing a bill reducing the tenure of cooperative bank directors to 3 years from the present 5 years. This is following the state government passing a bill in the assembly on Friday in this regard. […]
Tamil Nadu DGP wants police to be polite while checking during night curfew, lockdown
Chennai, Jan 8 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Director General of Police, C. Sylendra Babu has given a directive to the police personal to be polite to the public while conducting checking during the night curfew and on Sunday lockdown. The DGP in a statement on Friday said that the police personal must wear gloves and sanitize […]
Sivakasi cracker industry: A study on the accidents, mishaps and solutions
Arun Lakshman/ Chennai Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district of South Tamil Nadu is located 74 km from Madurai and it is said that most of the flights to Madurai airport are packed with buyers and agents from across India to reach the sleepy town of Sivakasi. The reason, it is the hub of Indian firecracker industry […]



