India

Shopian, 22 March  2021: 4 unidentified Kashmiris have been killed on Monday by Indian security forces in Manihal area of Shopian district of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.

Kanpur: Hyena, a nocturnal carnivorous wild animal, used to wander here once upon a time. But it is today a highly populated colony, said a 47-year-old man adding that dirty spots are still existing here. This is the main paradox of this Defence Colony. It is supposed to have established around the year1974-75. It may be different. 

Initially, the houses, as the man born in this area told, had been purchased in about Rs 5500 by the people. He hastened to add that today's price runs in crore.

Tarn Taran (Punjab), Mar 21 (PTI) Two 'Nihangs', traditional Sikh warriors, were shot dead by police during an encounter after the duo attacked policemen with swords at a village in Punjab's Tarn Taran on Sunday, officials said.

The two 'Nihangs', identified as Mehatab Singh and Gurdev Singh, were wanted in a murder case at Nanded in Maharashtra, they said.

After their mobile location was traced in Sursingh village, the Nanded Police alerted the police in Punjab and a team of two SHOs were sent to nab them.

Bengaluru, Mar 21 (PTI) Launching yet another tirade against Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, rebel BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Sunday said change of guard in the state was 'inevitable' after the elections to five states, as the BJP cannot go for next poll under his leadership.

"This Chief Minister will be changed for sure. If the BJP goes for election with him, then defeat is guaranteed," Yatnal, who has been targetting Yediyurappa on a regular basis, told reporters.

Dehradun, Mar 22 (PTI) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Monday said he has tested positive for COVID-19.

The chief minister took to Twitter to inform the people about his COVID-19 test report and said he has tested positive for the pandemic but he is alright and has no complications.

New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) India saw 43,846 new coronavirus infections in a day, the highest single-day rise recorded so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,15,99,130, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday

Registering an increase for the 11th day in a row, the total active caseload has increased to 3,09,087, which now comprises 2.66 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 95.96 per cent, the data stated.

NEW DELHI, Mar 21 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 11,599,130 today, with 43,846 new cases registered during the past 24 hours, according to the latest data from the federal health ministry.

The death toll mounted to 159,755, as 197 patients died since yesterday.

Both, the number of new cases and deaths registered during the past 24 hours are record high this year. Earlier, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, expressed concern at the sudden rise in cases, and called for immediate steps to curb a possible second wave of pandemic.

New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) As many as 449 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns totalling more than Rs 4.29 lakh crore, according to a report.

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above.

Of the 1,736 such projects, 449 reported cost overruns and 547 were delayed.

New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) India's top-12 ports witnessed considerable decline in cargo traffic for the eleventh straight month in February to 600.62 million tonnes (MT), according to ports' apex body IPA

Cargo traffic at 12 major ports that are under the control of the Centre dropped by 6.61 per cent to 600.62 million tonnes (MT) during April-February this fiscal, compared with 643.10 MT in the year-ago period, the Indian Ports Association (IPA) said in its latest report

Kolkata, Mar 21 (PTI) Riding on anti-incumbency and identity politics, BJP is sniffing a chance to capture the 'final frontier" and fulfil its long-cherished dream of coming to power in West Bengal, after being on the sidelines of its politics for decades.

The stakes are high for the saffron camp as the victory in Bengal will fulfill the long-cherished mission of expanding its ideological footprint in the 'trophy state', which till a decade ago was an impregnable red citadel.