Plan to 'disrupt' Tamil meet, 4 Naxals held
Four suspected Naxal supporters, who planned to disrupt the ongoing world Tamil classical language conference at Coimbatore, were arrested at a village near the town early this morning, police said.
By HT Correspondent | PTI, Dharmapuri
UPDATED ON JUN 25, 2010 05:10 PM IST
Four suspected Naxal supporters, who planned to disrupt the ongoing world Tamil classical language conference at Coimbatore, were arrested at a village near the town early on Friday morning, police said.
A police team, acting on a tip off, arrested the four from Hale village, seven km from Dharampuri as they were holding discussions in this regard. On seeing the police party, they took to their heels, but police gave chase and nabbed them.
Police said one of them was an activist of People's Democratic Youth League (PDYL), another district in charge of Anti Imperialists Movement (AIM) and the other two, workers of the outfits.
All of them have been remanded to 15 days judicial custody, they said.
Infosys, Accenture to cover Covid-19 vaccination costs for Indian employees
Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Reuters
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 10:38 PM IST
India's vaccination campaign ramped up on Monday, with people above the age of 60, and individuals 45 or older suffering from certain medical conditions, now eligible for shots.
Haryana clears 75% quota for local candidates in private sector
By Hitender Rao
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 10:17 PM IST
- Haryana's new law provides reservation for local people in private sector jobs with a monthly salary of less than ₹50,000 for 10 years
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal flags off Siddhabali Jan Shatabdi Special Train
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 10:04 PM IST
Goyal flagged off the train through video conferencing and during the ceremony, he expressed his gratitude to the railway employees who served the country during the Covid-19 pandemic by supplying medicines, coal and other essential items.
'Reckless': Naga group on governor RN Ravi's peace talks concluded statement
By Alice Yhoshü
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 10:00 PM IST
RN Ravi’s statements and conclusions, the group claimed, reflected his role as Nagaland Governor and not as the interlocutor.
Security forces bust Hizbul Mujahideen hideout in Awantipora forest
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 09:50 PM IST
Last month, security forces had busted another hideout of terrorists in the Union territory’s Anantnag district.
Knives, mobile phones, lighters seized during raids in jails across Bihar
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 09:50 PM IST
The raids were conducted on directive of the home department, which received complaints about some hardcore criminals, politicians and jail authorities bringing many prohibited items inside the premises.
NIA starts probe in Bengal railway station blast that injured minister
By Sreyasi Pal
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 09:40 PM IST
- The NIA has not ruled out the possibility of the involvement Bangladeshi terror outfit JMB into the bomb attack.
Centre sends ‘clarification’ to states, UTs on new digital media rules
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Karan Manral, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 09:34 PM IST
In a memorandum, the I&B ministry clarified that only it can administer Part-III of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
'Rahul Gandhi’s take on Emergency is his personal opinion,' says CM Nitish Kumar
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 09:32 PM IST
- In an interview, Rahul Gandhi had said that the Emergency imposed during the regime of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was a mistake.
'If tractors are stopped, remove barricades': Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 09:10 PM IST
Thousands of protesting farmers have been waiting at Delhi’s borders for almost three months, demanding the repeal of the three central farm laws.
Number of medicos testing positive for Covid-19 rises to 10 at Patna’s NMCH
By Ruchir Kumar
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:59 PM IST
- One of the infected students who took the first dose of the vaccine early last month, died at Begusarai on March 1, after testing positive for SARS CoV-2 on February 25.
News updates from HT: Gadkari asks Mamata to explain how BJP is an outsider
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:58 PM IST
- Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
IAF chief visits Colombo to mark Sri Lankan Air Force’s 70th anniversary
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:26 PM IST
- The IAF contingent arrived in Colombo on February 27. The Suryakiran Aerobatic Team had taken part in the SLAF’s golden jubilee celebrations two decades ago.
Murder in Bihar’s Saran district sparks violence against police
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:04 PM IST
- At least eight policemen were injured in the two-hour mayhem that began around 9.30 am.
Covaxin demonstrates prowess of Atmanirbhar Bharat, says ICMR chief
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:01 PM IST
- Bharat Biotech developed the country’s first indigenous vaccine, Covaxin, in partnership with ICMR.