Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| 'BJP's decision cause each Assam tea wor | Guwahati, May 30 (TIWN) Opposition Congress claimed that due to the recent decision of the BJP government in Assam, each tea worker would lose Rs 2,70,000 in five years. | 30-May-2021 |
| Junior doctors, nurses face litmus test | New Delhi, May 30 (TIWN) Amid the coronavirus pandemic across the country, junior doctors and nurses have faced harrowing experiences coupled with a litmus test on a frequent basis while on duty. | 30-May-2021 |
| Priyanka alleges govt increased export o | New Delhi, May 30 (TIWN) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday once again launched a direct attack on the central government over the oxygen crisis in the country during the second wave of the Covid pandemic, saying the government increased oxygen export by 700 per cent in 2020. | 30-May-2021 |
| Left Govt decided on 80:20 for Muslims & | Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 (TIWN) The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second biggest ally in the Congress-led UDF on Saturday said that it was the Left Government in 2011 which came out with the government order under which 80 per cent of the merit-cum-means scholarships went to the Muslim community and 20 per cent to the Christian community (Latin Catholic and converted Christians). | 30-May-2021 |
| Delhi reports lowest daily Covid cases s | New Delhi, May 30 (TIWN) Delhi has reported around 900 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day spike since March, Chief Arvind Kejriwal announced on Saturday. | 30-May-2021 |
| Arunachal police arrest Punjab YouTuber | Itanagar, May 29 (TIWN) A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Arunachal Pradesh police arrested a 22-year-old YouTuber of Punjab for a racial slur against Congress MLA Ninong Ering and the people of the northeastern state, officials said here on Friday. | 29-May-2021 |
| J&K DGP sanctions Rs 45L special relief | Srinagar, May 28 (TIWN) The Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir, Dilbag Singh, has sanctioned Rs 45 lakh as special relief to dependents/legal heirs of deceased/martyred Special Police Officers (SPOs), officials said on Friday. | 28-May-2021 |
| Delhi govt to lift lockdown week-wise, t | New Delhi, May 28 (TIWN) Lifting the lockdown restrictions for construction work and also for manufacturing and production units in the national capital, which will come into effect from Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that the administration will take a decision on allowing activities in the city phase-wise. | 28-May-2021 |
| Madrasa classes to begin online in UP | Lucknow, May 28 (TIWN) The Uttar Pradesh government has given permission for starting online classes for Madrasa students. This will benefit around 18 lakh students enrolled in these madrasas. | 27-May-2021 |
| 2 held in Delhi for beating stray dog to | New Delhi, May 28 (TIWN) The Delhi Police nabbed two persons on Thursday for allegedly beating stray dog to death. | 27-May-2021 |
| Woman died after delivery due to Blood C | AGARTALA, May 27 (TIWN): Kohinoor Begum, (30 years), a resident of Bishalgarh, Nadilakh area lost life after giving birth to her son allegedly due to IGM Hospital Blood Bank’s negligence. | 27-May-2021 |
| Govt to give 11L vax doses to states/UTs | New Delhi, May 27 (TIWN) After India crossed the 20-crore vaccination mark in 130 days, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that more than 22 crore vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs and about 1.84 crore doses were still available with the States/UTs to be administered. | 27-May-2021 |
| Class XII board exams in late July, Clas | Kolkata, May 27 (TIWN) In a major announcement, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that the state government has decided to conduct the Higher Secondary (Class XII) exams in the last week of July, while the Madhyamik (Class X) exams will be held in the second week of August, thus becoming one of the first states in the country to announce dates for board exams. | 27-May-2021 |
| UP Congress launches campaign to help ru | Lucknow, May 27 (TIWN) Uttar Pradesh Congress has launched a campaign called 'Sewa Satyagrah - Mera Gaon, Mera Abhiyan' to provide help to the people, especially in the rural areas, amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. | 27-May-2021 |
| Railways delivers 1,195MT oxygen in 24 h | New Delhi, May 27 (TIWN) Indian Railways on Thursday said that it has delivered highest single day load of 1,195 MT of Liquid medical Oxygen (LMO) surpassing its previous high of 1,142 MT of LMO delivered on May 23. | 27-May-2021 |
| 'Model Tripura : 7 days long power cut a | AGARTALA, May 26(TIWN): Frequent power cuts in Tripura have become common nowadays, but the long time power disruption hits normal livelihood. The daily life of the citizens in the state has been affected due to frequent power cuts. Sometimes the power-cut lasts for a long week. Not only that, in urban areas too people have been affected due to frequent power cuts, sometimes the power cuts are enforced for long hours almost every day. Kerosene lamps, candles, hand fans were forgotten matters for the capital city Agartala’s people but the situations are getting worse. | 26-May-2021 |
| Our planet will not be same after Covid: | New Delhi, May 26 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the economic impact left by Covid-19 is huge and our planet will not be the same after the pandemic. | 26-May-2021 |
| Farmers protesting farm laws in Punjab, | Chandigarh, May 26 (TIWN) Farmers protesting against the Centre's three farm laws across Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday observed as a 'Black Day' to mark six months of the agitation. | 26-May-2021 |
| Modi govt's North Korean approach to fre | New Delhi, May 26 (TIWN) After WhatsApp filed a lawsuit against the Indian government in the Delhi High Court, saying that user privacy is in its DNA and requiring messaging apps to "trace" chats undermines people's right to privacy, Congress has termed the social media rules issued by the government as "draconian" and said it's "Modi government's North Korean approach to free speech". | 26-May-2021 |
| Delhi HC seeks reply on compensation for | New Delhi, May 26 (TIWN) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Delhi government on a plea seeking compensation for the next of kin of a Covid-19 patient, who allegedly died without getting proper medical attention. | 26-May-2021 |
| Dowry : Woman was beaten severely by fat | AGARTALA, May 25 (TIWN): In the absence of her husband, a housewife became a victim of violence. The incident took place in Tebaria village under Bishalgarh police station. At present, the victim’s husband Sohail Mia is working abroad. Taking leverage of the situation, her father-in-law had been assaulting her physically for money. | 25-May-2021 |
| CPI-M leader M.B. Rajesh is new Speaker | Thiruvananthapuram, May 25 (TIWN) The 50-year-old CPI-M leader M.B. Rajesh on Tuesday wrote himself into record books by becoming the first legislator to be elected as the Speaker of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly in his debut assembly election. | 25-May-2021 |
| Toolkit row: Truth remains unafraid, say | New Delhi, May 25 (TIWN) A day after the Delhi Police's Special Cell reached the doorsteps of Twitter India offices in Delhi and Haryana's Gurugram in connection with alleged Congress toolkit probe, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a potshot at the government saying, "truth remains unafraid". | 25-May-2021 |
| 7 suspected cases of Black Fungus in Ben | Kolkata, May 25 (TIWN) Though the state health department is yet to confirm any deaths owing to mucormycosis, commonly known as Black Fungus infection, seven persons have been infected and eight more are suspected to be suffering from Black Fungus infection in the state. | 25-May-2021 |
| To minimise vax wastage, on-site registr | New Delhi, May 24 (TIWN) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday initiated on-site Registration in addition to online appointment for 18-44 years age group now on CoWIN, the service is only enabled only for Government Covid Vaccination Centres (CVCs) to minimise vaccine wastage and to facilitate those without internet reach. | 24-May-2021 |
| Covid medicine hoarding: HC says Gambhir | New Delhi, May 24 (TIWN) The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Drug Controller of Delhi to examine the procurement and distribution of FabiFlu by BJP MP Gautam Gambhir, and to take necessary action as per law. | 24-May-2021 |
| Five-member bench adjourns hearing of Na | Kolkata, May 24 (TIWN) The five-member division bench of the Calcutta High Court constituted by Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal for the hearing of the bail petition of the heavyweight leaders on Monday adjourned the hearing till May 26. | 24-May-2021 |
| Mid-air joy ride of newly-wed couple, re | Chennai, May 24 (TIWN) A post wedding joy ride by a marriage party onboard a SpiceJet aircraft has put the private airline in a spot with videos of the celebrations going viral on social media. | 24-May-2021 |
| Around 500 passengers flee Assam railway | Guwahati, May 23 (TIWN) The Assam Police launched a massive search operation on Sunday to trace around 500 people who fled from the state's Jagiroad railway station, skipping the mandatory Covid test, officials said. | 23-May-2021 |
| Fail to understand reason for holding Cl | New Delhi, May 23 (TIWN) As the Education Ministry began deliberations to conduct the Class 12 board exams, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi has raised concern about conducting exams and said the health and safety of students matter. | 23-May-2021 |
| UP BJP MLA seeks audit of private hospit | Lucknow, May 23 (TIWN) Dhirendra Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Jewar Assembly area of Greater Noida, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath demanding an audit of private hospitals that have been overcharging patients in the Covid crisis. | 23-May-2021 |
| Two detained under Goonda Act in Chennai | Chennai, May 23 (TIWN) Two men who were arrested by the Mylapore special police team for selling drug Remdesivir at a high price were detained under the Goonda Act. The arrested are Bhuvaneshwar, 36, owner of Medistar Healthcare Ltd. and Nishith Bhandari, 32, of Navkar Distributors. | 23-May-2021 |
| Make public daily vaccination district w | New Delhi, May 23 (TIWN) Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday demanded that government should put out a daily statement of the number of vaccines administered district-wise as there is a huge shortage in the country. | 23-May-2021 |
| Contraband items seized, 4 arrested in A | AGARTALA, May 22 (TIWN): Four drug dealers Ripan Deb, a resident of Bhati Abhoynagar, Bimal Das, and Khokan Banik, auto drivers by profession, and that lady smuggler were having tea from a tea stall located in Ramnagar 3 when the locals in the area noticed them exchanging SP tablets. | 22-May-2021 |
| Embassy REIT partners Corporates to prov | Bengaluru, May 22 (TIWN) Embassy Office Parks REIT, India's first listed REIT and the largest in Asia by area, has led a consortium of their Office Park tenants to set-up 69 fully fitted ICU beds, life-saving medical equipment and manpower to operationalise ICUs in 3 government hospitals in Bengaluru. | 22-May-2021 |
| Sonia writes to PM over scarcity of blac | New Delhi, May 22 (TIWN) After the government asked the states to declare Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) an epidemic, Congress Parliamentary party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the scarcity of Liposomal Amphotericin-B injection and the disease not being covered under Ayushman Bharat scheme. | 22-May-2021 |
| Black fungus of intestine: Novel complic | New Delhi, May 22 (TIWN) A novel complication of mucormycosis or black fungus has been detected in a city hospital here in which the fungal infection infected the lower intestine of two patients, including a 56-year-old who lost three family members, including his wife, due to Covid. | 22-May-2021 |
| Kejriwal, US envoy discuss cooperation t | New Delhi, May 22 (TIWN) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Daniel B. Smith, the US Charge D'Affaires to India, on Friday held a discussion on working together to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. | 21-May-2021 |
| New Assam MLAs sworn-in, jailed leader G | Guwahati, May 21 (TIWN) Ahead of the first session of the newly-constituted Assam Assembly, all the 126 members including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his predecessor Sarbananda Sonowal, and Congress legislature party leader Debabrata Saikia, were sworn-in. | 21-May-2021 |
| Siblings murder case: Accused Suprib Tr | AGARTALA, May 21 (TIWN): Suprib Tripura, accused of the murder of two siblings in the Gabtali area under Bilonia Rajnagar PR Bari police station, remanded in jail till June 3, 2021 by Bilonia Sessions and District Court on Friday. | 21-May-2021 |
| Black Fungus declared epidemic in UP | Lucknow, May 21 (TIWN) The Uttar Pradesh government, on Friday, declared the deadly infection, black fungus, as an epidemic. The state has so far registered 169 cases of mucormycosis and eight deaths due to it. | 21-May-2021 |
| Mamata Banerjee to contest from Bhawanip | Kolkata, May 21 (TIWN) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who lost to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, is likely to contest from Bhawanipur. | 21-May-2021 |
| 13 Maoists killed in Maha's Gadchiroli e | Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), May 21 (TIWN) At least 13 Maoists are reported to have been killed by security forces in a fierce gunbattle in the forests near Etapally, officials said here on Friday. | 21-May-2021 |
| Ex-CM's son Debabrata Saikia elected as | Guwahati, May 20 (TIWN) The newly-elected members of the Congress in Assam on Thursday elected Debabrata Saikia as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP), the partys state unit chief Ripun Bora informed the Assembly Speaker on Thursday. | 20-May-2021 |
| Two people endure severe injuries on a h | AGARTALA, May 20 (TIWN): A bike collided head-on with a commando jeep at Chandrapur’s Kathaltali Bazar area on Agartala-Sabrum National Highway at around 2 pm on Thursday. | 20-May-2021 |
| Cyclone Tauktae: Arabian Sea barge trage | Mumbai, May 20 (TIWN) The death toll in the barge tragedy near Bombay High Fields increased to 37 with 11 more bodies recovered and brought to shore, officials said here on Thursday. | 20-May-2021 |
| Recoveries outnumber new Covid cases in | Bengaluru, May 20 (TIWN) Reversing the trend, with 49,953 discharged in a day, including 29,238 in Bengaluru recoveries outnumbered 34,281 new Covid cases in Karnataka, said the state health bulletin on Wednesday. | 20-May-2021 |
| Modi govt committed to farmers' welfare | New Delhi, May 20 (TIWN) The BJP on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the increase in the subsidy for Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertiliser by 140 per cent, and said the move will ensure that the farmers get fertilisers at old rates despite international price rise. | 20-May-2021 |
| Drug peddlers caught with brown sugar at | AGARTALA, May 19 (TIWN): West PS police detained drug peddler Bullon Mia and his two accomplices, Biswajit Debnath and Tinku Sarkar for consuming drugs inside the hospital premises. The trio accused were caught red-handed with drugs by the Security guards and the TSR jawan first while they entered the hospital premises in the heart of the city. | 19-May-2021 |
| Delhi HC declines to stay Covaxin clinic | New Delhi, May 19 (TIWN) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking to set aside the permission granted by the Drugs Controller General of India to Bharat Biotech for conducting the Phase 2/3 clinical trial of its Covaxin Covid-19 vaccine on the 2-18 age group. | 19-May-2021 |