Новости за 09.03.2021

The decision of the Congress to sacrifice seats for its allies in its strongholds may weaken its organisational base, but for the grand old party, which has ruled Assam for half a century, defeating BJP is more important than keeping intact its influence in all the constituencies.

The popular government appeal - ‘do gaj ki doori-mask hai zaroori’ - that has become a refrain of sorts, has gone for a toss in election-bound Assam.

A 24-year-old man died at a hospital days after he was thrashed by a group of people for his alleged attempt to rape a minor at a village in Gujarat's Surat district, police said on Tuesday. Kalpesh Vasava succumbed to his injuries at Surat Civil Hospital late on Monday night, an official said.

The victims have been identified as Prashanth Kumbara, 23, Swasthik Poojary, 25, residents of Patrame and Ganesh, 38, resident of Uppinangady.

A court in Kurukshetra on Monday convicted a man in a case related to sexual assault on a five-year-old girl and sentenced him to seven years of imprisonment with fine of Rs 25,000, said a special public prosecutor (SPP).

City headquartered textile major Trident Group on Tuesday announced that it will provide free Covid-19 vaccines to all its 14,000 employees and their family members free of charge. Eligible family members include parents, spouse and children of employees.

At least three people were killed and a dozen injured in separate road accidents in Noida and Greater Noida on Tuesday, according to police.

Helicopters used for anti-Naxalite operations in Chattisgarh are now ferrying netas from both ruling and opposition parties in Assam on their campaign trails. And those relishing this welcome break are the crew that fly and service these aircraft.

The Covid-19 vaccination drive got a new fillip on Monday with the inclusion of 22 new private hospitals and government run primary health centers (PHCs) in rural areas.

Chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Monday asked the police and regional transport officers (RTOs) to strictly enforce the traffic related rules. Mohapatra, who reviewed the road safety status in a high level meeting with senior officials of different departments, district collectors and SPs through video conference, laid stress on crackdown against violators of the helmet and over-speeding laws.

The menace of illegal mining and malpractices of those who have been granted mining lease dominated the question hour of the Gujarat assembly on Monday.

The commissionerate police has formed special teams in each police station in Bhubaneswar to exclusively probe property-related offences like snatching, theft, robbery, burglary and dacoity. The teams will not be assigned any other case for investigation.

The state government on Monday appointed additional director general (ADG) of Crime Branch Saumendra Priyadarshi as the new commissioner of police of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack. Outgoing police commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi has been given a new posting as the chairman-cum-managing director of Odisha Police Housing and Welfare Corporation .

The single-day vaccination of all categories of beneficiaries in the state on Monday jumped to 85,884 from 57,893, which recorded on March 4 was the highest until now. Altogether 48,024 elderly persons received a shot in the arm on Monday, which is more than half of the total number of people who were vaccinated in a day.

A jilted lover allegedly killed the girl’s mother and attacked the girl at a village under Kesinga police limits in Kalahandi district on Monday. The girl was severely injured in the attack.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Monday announced the result of JEE (Main)- 2021 (February session) for paper-I. Goutam Das is the Odisha topper.