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Kapurthala Lynching: Autopsy report reveals around 30 deep cut wounds, FIR to be amended
The body of the youth beaten to death on Sunday was sent for post-mortem and a report was prepared by a board of five doctors. Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday said that there was no sign of sacrilege attempt in the Kapurthala incident. The boy was accused of disrespecting the Nishan Sahib, the Sikh religious flag.
'Yogi and PM Modi will not always be there': Asaduddin Owaisi's video threatening UP police goes viral (Watch Video)
The video is from a rally in Kanpur that Owaisi had addressed on December 12. In the video clip, Owaisi is heard threatening the UP police personnel over alleged atrocities committed by them against the Muslims. Owaisi warns the police officers that UP CM Yogi Adityanath and PM Modi will not be there to save them once they are out of power.
Punjab attacks surge due to Pakistani drones dropping explosives like RDX, IEDs: Report
In the past two years, the drones from Pakistan have dropped over 2kg RDX, six tiffin boxes fitted with improvised explosive devices, and seven detonators. The National Security Guard and the National Investigation Agency are currently investigating the nature of the Ludhiana court blast.
Plans to fly Delhi? Here's all you need to know about new guidelines
The advent of new covid variant- Omicron with already present Delta variant has been the issue of concern worldwide. In India, Delhi and Mumbai account for the highest number of cases of new variants. Thermal screening at the airport and random sample collection will take place under the fresh guidelines issued by the Civil Aviation ministry on Thursday.
India reports 6,650 new Covid cases, Omicron tally rises to 358
India registered 6,650 new Covid cases and 374 deaths in 24 hours. With the addition of the new deaths, the toll has climbed to 4,79,133. The Omicron infection tally has climbed to 358 across the nation. However, out of total Omicron positive, 114 have been discharged. So far 17 states have reported Omicron infection, said the Union health ministry.
PM Modi to attend 54th convocation of IIT-Kanpur on Dec 28
The ceremony, which will be held in a hybrid mode, will also be attended by Governor of Uttar Pradesh Anandiben Patel, Union minister education, skill development and entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as the Guests of Honour. Through a tweet, Prime Minister Modi has asked the students to share their suggestions for his address at the convocation.
World's largest fish at Vizag beach, guided back to sea
An Andhra Pradesh forest department official said a group of local fishermen on December 18 rescued a shark trapped in a shore fishing net at Tantadi beach in Visakhapatnam. Visakhapatnam District Forest Officer (DFO) Anant Shankar, said the whale shark was guided back to the sea by the forest department officials, fishermen and wildlife conservationists.
PM calls for effective contact tracing, strengthening health infra amid Omicron scare
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chairing a high-level meeting on Thursday to review the public health response measures for containing and managing Covid-19 and strengthening health infrastructure including availability of drugs and oxygen cylinders amid the growing Omicron scare. He was briefed about the emerging scenario globally driven by the new variant, with an overview of surge in cases in countries having high vaccination coverage and presence of Omicron variant.
Arunachal to develop 3 'Model Villages' along China, Myanmar
The Chief Minister said that a special scheme for 'Model Villages' was recently launched that aims to develop selected border villages with all facilities by dovetailing various Central and state government schemes. "The scheme would be fully implemented in the coming years, but as of now we have selected three villages under it. You may be pleased to know that all the three villages are in Anjaw district. They are Kaho, Musai and Kibithoo".
Delhi gears up to handle 1 lakh daily cases amid Omicron scare
The government will also increase the daily Covid testing capacity from around 60,000 to 70,000 at present, to 3 lakh per day, while strengthening the home isolation module to handle 1 lakh positive cases daily.
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