BSF DG visits Odisha’s Maoist hotbed, praises troops

Bhubaneswar, Dec 31  BSF DG Pankaj Kumar Singh Thursday said the presence of the central force in the deep interiors of Odisha’s Naxal hit areas, has inculcated a sense of security among the local population and helped the implementation of the government’s developmental schemes. The BSF DG said this after meeting Odisha DGP Abhay here. […]

Uganda-returned man’s wife also tests positive

Mathura, Dec 31  A 51-year-old woman has tested positive for coronavirus here, a day after her husband was found infected with the virus upon his return from Uganda. Amit Jain (52) who had returned from Uganda a week ago was found infected with Covid, officials had said on Wednesday. “On contact-tracing, his 51-year-old wife Rinita […]

Thane’s COVID-19 case count grows by 714

Thane, Dec 31  Thane district in Maharashtra has reported 714 new coronavirus positive cases, which raised its infection count to 5,73,887, an official said on Friday. These cases were reported on Thursday, he said. As the virus did not claim any life during the day, the death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11,616. […]

TN government for stringent measures to curb spread of Covid -19

Chennai, Dec 31 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu health department under the directions from Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has taken stringent measures during the festival time to prevent the spike in Covid -19 cases. The union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan had written a letter on Wednesday to Tamil Nadu health secretary, J. Radhakrishnan directing him to take […]

Coimbatore police arrests activists for protesting against RSS camp in private school

Chennai, Dec 30 (BPNS) The Coimbatore police on Thursday arrested several activists including leaders of Thanthai Periyar Dravida Kazhagam( TPDK) Thursday, who had staged demonstrations against the RSS conducting a shakha and camp at the premises of a private school in the city. TPDK general secretary, K. Ramakrishnan while addressing the protest march said that […]