Shillong: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, staggered entry of voters, use of gloves and masks besides social distancing will be strictly maintained during the June 19 Rajya Sabha election in Meghalaya, Chief Electoral Officer of the state F R Kharkongor said on Wednesday. Thermal screening and proper respiratory etiquettes have to
Year: 2020
Kolkata: A Tripura U-19 women’s cricket team player, Ayanti Reang, has been found dead at her residence. According to vernacular daily ‘Syandan’, the 16-year-old was found hanging from the ceiling of her room on Tuesday night. There was no official word on the cause of her death. The youngest of
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the discipline shown by citizens during lockdown has helped stop “exponential” growth of coronavirus. He made the remarks on the second day of his sixth interaction with Chief Ministers via video conferencing to discuss the situation created by COVID-19 and
New Delhi: Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday conveyed a clear and unequivocal tough message to Chinese counterpart Foreign Minister Wang Yi that what happened in Galwan was a “pre-mediated and planned action that was directly responsible for the resulting violence and casualties.” Dr Jaishankar’s message was strong in
Chhatarpur: Four persons have been arrested for allegedly stopping a Dalit groom from riding a horse in Satai area of Chhatarpur District on Wednesday. The groom was stopped and allegedly beaten by the members of dominant Yadav community while he was on way to his wedding. “The groom fell on