More Than 96.75 Crore Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Provided To States And UTs So Far: Centre
More than 96.75 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. Over 8.43 crore balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, it said. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility […]
No Arrest Without Evidence: UP CM Yogi Adityanath On Lakhimpur Kheri Case
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said no arrest will be made without evidence in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. The UP CM also termed the opposition leaders heading to meet the bereaved families as “no goodwill messengers”. The violence had left eight people, including four farmers, dead on Sunday. “Everyone is equal […]
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Ashish Mishra fails to appear before police; reports say he may have fled to Nepal
Union Minister of State for Home Kumar Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra, who was asked to appear before the police at 10 am on Friday in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, did not reach the police lines till 11.30 am, sources said. Deputy Inspector General (Headquarters) Upendra Agarwal who is heading the probe team […]
Varun Gandhi, mother Maneka Gandhi removed from top BJP body after his tweets condemning farmers’ killing in UP
BJP president J P Nadda announced the 80-member National Executive of the party on Thursday, with the names of its top brass, ranging from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to many Union ministers, several state leaders and veterans like L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi figuring on the list. However, BJP MP Varun Gandhi, mother […]
Sidhu Accuses BJP, UP Police Of ‘Violating Constitutional Spirt’ Over Priyanka’s Detention
Targeting UP Police and BJP for detaining Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the party’s Punjab chief Navjot Singh Sidhu Wednesday accused the former of violating the “spirit of Constitution”. “54 hours passed !! @priyankagandhi Ji has not been produced before any Court … unlawful detention beyond 24 hours is a clear violation of the […]
India Records Lowest Number Of New Covid-19 Cases In 209 Days
In some good news for Indians ahead of the upcoming festive season, the number of Covid-19 cases has continued to dip over the past few days with a decrease in the number of daily cases. On Tuesday, the country recorded 18,346 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 209 days. The fresh cases take the total tally of COVID-19 cases […]
Sack Haryana CM: Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, In Letter To President
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind, demanding that Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra be sacked in connection with the violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri. Eight people were killed back on Sunday as violence had erupted during a farmers’ protest in Lakhimpur Kheri, where the lives […]
Eight Dead In Violence During Farmers’ Protest In UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri
Eight people were killed as violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri during a farmers’ protest over Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s visit, according to an official. Two SUVs were set on fire by angry farmers, reports said, after they hit a group of protesters. Four of the dead were travelling in the vehicles, an […]
Punjab CM Charanjit Channi urges Railway Board chairman to withdraw cases against farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday urged the Chairman, Railway Board, to withdraw the cases registered by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) against the members of farmer organisations. A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said the CM had impressed upon the Chairman, Railway Board, to take a sympathetic view of the matter […]
You have strangulated entire city, now you want to come inside and protest, SC tells farmers’ body
The Supreme Court on Friday told a farmers’ body protesting against the three farm laws and seeking directions to authorities to allow it to stage ‘satyagrah’ at Jantar Mantar here that they had strangulated the entire city and now they wanted to come inside and start protest here again. What was the point in continuing […]
