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Uttarakhand tourism dept selects 29 hill villages to promote trekking clusters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 02:01 AM IST
- Under the Trekking Traction Homestay Scheme, villages near important and popular trekking routes are being developed by the tourism department as trekking clusters.

1000 held for rioting at Bhopal rally against farm laws
UPDATED ON JAN 24, 2021 01:21 AM IST
- Congress leaders accused the police of using force to create a nuisance during a peaceful protest of farmers and Congress workers.

Uttarakhand to give ₹15 lakh to kin of martyrs, says CM Trivendra Singh Rawat
By Kalyan Das
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 01:05 AM IST
- Taking a cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling Uttarakhand the Sainya Dham - fifth dham after the traditional Char Dhams -- Rawat in 2019 had announced that the state government will set up a Sainya Dham in Dehradun.

Clashes between rival groups leave 2 dead, several injured in Odisha’s Bolangir
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 12:16 AM IST
- A police team has been deployed in the village to ward off any fresh trouble. The police have also initiated an investigation to nab all the accused.

IAF ready to tackle any challenge from Leh to Kanyakumari, says Rafale pilot
ANI
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:53 PM IST
Squadron Leader Sarthak Kumar, who was part of the IAF and the French Air and Space Force's bilateral exercise 'Desert Knight-21' at the Air Force Station Jodhpur being held from January 20 to 24, said that it was a great learning experience.

4°C fall in temp from Jan 26, cold wave return likely: IMD
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:44 PM IST
After a brief respite, the capital is likely to return to cold wave conditions starting on Republic Day when the minimum temperature is likely to drop by 3 to 4 degrees Celsius -- the fallout of weather factors at play in the Himalayas and in the northern plains, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday

In poll-bound Bengal, politics overshadows Netaji’s birth anniversary
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:32 PM IST
- Some leaders and political experts even described Modi’s visit as an exercise to woo Bengali voters on whom Bose’s ideology has great influence even after 76 years of his mysterious disappearance.

Amit Shah launches cashless medical scheme for CAPF personnel, families
By Utpal Parashar, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:37 PM IST
- With the scheme, nearly 5 million CAPF personnel and their families can avail cashless medical treatment.

'7 more states to start administering Covaxin from next week': Health ministry
Written by Prashasti Singh, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:12 PM IST
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and West Bengal will start administering the Covid-19 vaccine.

Lalu Prasad admitted to AIIMS-Delhi
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:08 PM IST
A team of doctors has been constituted to evaluate and monitor the former Bihar chief minister's condition and he has been admitted under Dr Rakesh Yadav, professor of Cardiology at AIIMS.

None of the deaths preceded by inoculation linked to Covid-19 vaccination
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:00 PM IST
Additional secretary of the union health ministry Manohar Agnani, said on Saturday that a total of 11 hospitalisations have been recorded following immunizations, taking the percentage of hospitalization against vaccination to 0.0007%.

Odisha govt plans to launch employment scheme for urban poor
By Debabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 10:57 PM IST
- The scheme aims at reduction in livelihood vulnerabilities of the urban poor including migrant labourers and informal workers.

Appoint chairman, members for PMLA Appellate Tribunal: Lawyer’s plea in SC
By Abraham Thomas
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 10:31 PM IST
- Presently, over 5,000 cases are pending with the Tribunal of which the bulk of matters arise out of proceedings under PMLA.

'People of Tamil Nadu will determine their future, not Nagpur': Rahul Gandhi
By Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 10:24 PM IST
- Gandhi is on a tour of the western belt where he will next visit Erode, Tiruppur, Karur and Dindigul districts to meet farmers, weavers and youngsters.

'Let's have a duel': Amit Shah slams Covid-19 vaccine critics
PTI, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 10:31 PM IST
"There are some people who are spreading misinformation on the vaccines. Come to another platform and let's have a duel. But why are you creating doubt over people's health and doing politics?" Amit Shah asked.

Legal education in the country needs urgent reforms: Supreme Court judges
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 09:48 PM IST
Justice S K Kaul said the quality of legal education has suffered as a result of a large number of "not so great law colleges" and the "crying need of the hour" was to see how legal education can be improved. Similar issues were also raised by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi.

Gujarat state election commission announces local body elections in February
PTI, Ahmedabad
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 09:44 PM IST
Counting of votes for the six municipal corporations will take place on February 23, and for the 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats on March 2.

Air India begins weekly flight between Agra and Goa
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 09:40 PM IST
- This Goa-Agra-Delhi flight was earlier expected to begin on January 16 but was rescheduled for January 23. The plane halted for 35 minutes and then flew for Delhi at 12.15 pm with four passengers.

Fresh snowfall in J-K, drop in temp in north Maharashtra likely from January 25
PTI
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 11:18 PM IST
The India Meteorological Department said rain and thundershowers occurred at a few places over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh and Muzaffrabad and at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Maharashtra.

After J&K govt lifts poultry ban, crow samples found positive in 4 districts
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 09:31 PM IST
- Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday had lifted the ban on the import of the poultry and poultry products.

'Stand up to bigoted bulldozing or..': Mahua Moitra on Mamata-Jai Shri Ram row
Written by Poulomi Ghosh
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 09:12 PM IST
'In an official event, you can't have religion chants as long as this is a secular democracy,' the MP said.

Pakistan dug tunnel in J-K's Pansar from zero-line, says BSF IG
ANI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 08:58 PM IST
The tunnel detected today is the fourth one in the last six months in Samba, Hiranagar and Kathua areas and the tenth in total in Jammu region, according to a BSF press release.

News updates from HT: Shah launches Ayushman CAPF scheme and all the latest news
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 08:56 PM IST
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Govt announces Subhash Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2021
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 08:47 PM IST
The award is announced every year on January 23, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

Lalu Prasad Yadav shifted to AIIMS Delhi as health worsens
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 08:47 PM IST
- He will be admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) as decided by his family members in consultation with the doctors of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS).

Amit Shah launches Ayushman CAPF scheme for medical benefits to armed forces
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 08:46 PM IST
The Ayushman CAPF scheme that has been rolled out on Saturday for all jawans in India will be implemented completely before May 1.

'Our march will have no effect on R-Day Parade,' says Yogendra Yadav
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Arpan Rai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 08:03 PM IST
"We will take out a historical and peaceful parade, and it will have no effect on the Republic Day parade or the security arrangements," Yadav said.

Cavalcades of tractors from Punjab, Haryana set out for R-Day tractor parade
PTI, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 07:51 PM IST
Carrying some ration, mattresses and other essentials, cavalcades of tractors left for Delhi. Tractors carried the flags of the unions, some sported the tricolour, and also posters with slogans of 'Kisan Ekta Zindabad', 'No Farmer, No Food' and 'Kaale Kanoon Radd Karo'.

Jagan govt boycotts panchayat election process after poll panel's notification
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 07:58 PM IST
- The district collectors, superintendents of police, district panchayat officers and other field-level officials also boycotted the video conference.

'If China gets aggressive, so will India': IAF chief on eve of talks with PLA
By Rahul Singh, Dinesh Bothra | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 10:36 PM IST
- The corps commander-level talks between the Indian Army and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will be held at Moldo on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on Sunday.