Новости за 29.12.2020

A collection agent of a company was robbed of Rs 5 lakh cash after three motorcycle-borne miscreants opened fire at him in Bandhu Nagar area of Ambala Cantonment on Tuesday.

The traffic performance of New Mangalore Port (NMP) is expected to increase considerably through the implementation of 33 national highway projects that Union minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari launched recently, said NMP Trust chairman Venkata Ramana Akkaraju.

Assam government and NHM Assam have so far released over Rs 1,032 crore for various expenses related to management of Covid-19 pandemic in the state.

A group of ex-IITians, with the support of IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre, has launched a platform called 'TuitionBud' that allows tutors to set up virtual classrooms without any technical expertise.

The thirteenth edition of Coimbatore Vizha will start on Saturday and this time, due to the pandemic, most of the events will be conducted virtually.

The average air quality remained "poor" in the NCR cities of Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad and Gurgaon for a second day in a row, according to a 24-hour data issued by a government agency on Tuesday.

A retired clerk in Gurugram was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home, police said on Tuesday.

A 15-year-old girl belonging to a village here was allegedly kidnapped and raped, police said on Tuesday.

At least 13 wagons of a goods train derailed inside a tunnel between Jarati and Maliguda railway stations in Odisha's Koraput district on Tuesday, officials said.

The district health authorities on Tuesday have tested 36 people who have returned to Udupi from the United Kingdom for Covid-19. All the reports have turned up negative, G Jagadeesha, deputy commissioner said.

The preparations for cold chain storage facility to accommodate 25,000 units of Covid-19 vaccine are being made at the community health centre (CHC) Chowkaghat building where three Ice Lined Refrigerators (ILRs) arrived on Monday. The facility will be ready in next three days.

Additional district magistrate Diwakar Singh on Monday issued an order for mandatory prior permission to be sought by owners of hotels, pubs, restaurants, clubs and operators/managers (engaged in organising entertainment programs) on the occasion of New Year.

The Noida Authority on Monday levied a fine of Rs 2.25 lakhs on bulk waste generators in Sector 18 for flouting Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Rules 2016.

The city police have prepared a chargesheet against the seven accused, including the proxy candidate Pradeep Kumar, in the JEE (Main) paper leak scam. Cops said the chargesheet would be filed in January next year.

Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), which is backed by All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu), on Monday announced that it if it comes to power in the state in 2021, it would disburse stipends of Rs 5,000 each per month to all people who have formal education but have failed to get a job. Moreover, AJP said it would also give Rs 10,000 each per month to all jobless, educated people who are skilled workers or belong to the economically backward categories or are specially abled.

People of Nagaland were subjected to “racial discrimination” and “sexual abuse” while they were stuck in other states following nationwide lockdowns owing to the novel coronavirus, a state government report regarding alleviating issues faced by stranded persons revealed.

The dry run for the Covid vaccination drive began in Nalbari and Sonitpur districts of Assam on Monday. Assam director of National Health Mission (NHM) Lakshmanan S said that the exercise to ascertain the effectiveness of Co-WIN, the electronic application which will support the vaccination drive, was conducted successfully on the first day.

The BJP-led Assam government, on the first day of winter session of the state legislative assembly on Monday, tabled a repeal bill that proposes to abolish government-funded and private madrassas regulated by the now-dissolved State Madrassa Education Board in the state and convert them into general schools of learning from the next academic session from April 1, 2021.

Workers of political parties aspiring to contest the forthcoming HDMC election are gearing up with various pro-people programmes to get closer to voters, well in advance.

Towing of illegally parked vehicles from interior areas has affected the business of roadside eateries. Traffic police are cracking down on illegal parking on narrow roads like Kaladagi Oni near Durgadbail.

Farmer unions at UP Gate have deployed volunteers to take care of security and manage the large crowds.