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All senior officials of the district have rushed to Delhi's Mansingh Road where a tractor was set on fire.

Ashok Gehlot expressed concern over the carelessness shown by people in following Covid-19-related protocols and stressed that the situation can be addressed through a large-scale public movement.

A sub-divisional officer of police (SDOP) was injured on Sunday in stone pelting when she went to check illegal sand mining with officials at Dudhi river near here in Madhya Pradesh, police said. The accused also damaged a government vehicle, they said.

The SP added that some Provincial Armed Constabulary personnel too have been deployed in the area as a precautionary measure to ensure that the matter does not get aggravated due to the gang-rape of the Dalit women.

\Sporadic farm fires were observed on Saturday around Punjab and border regions but its impact has been negligible so far due to unfavourable wind direction and speed, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) said.

Nine states have received excess rainfall, while 20 states have recorded normal precipitation, the data shows. The official rainfall season in India is from June 1 to September 30.

: The nine-day 'Adhika Masam Brahmotsavam' held once in three years concluded on Sunday with the conduct of the celestial bathing of the centuries- old idols at a makeshift tank built in the shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala, near here. The 'B...

In 2019-20, the government infused Rs 70,000 crore into PSBs to boost credit for a strong impetus to the economy.

Former Karnataka Congress President Dinesh Gundu Rao had taken part in the proceedings of the monsoon session of the Karnataka assembly till late last night.

The total number of recoveries from the coronavirus infection also surged to 50,02,959, according to data from states and union territories.

Assam reported 13 more fatalities due to COVID-19, while 1,736 new cases raised the tally to 1,69,110, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. The death toll increased to 638 with the new fatalities, while the state reported 1,595 fresh re...

With the addition of 503 fresh infections, the count of COVID-19 cases in Goa rose to 31,574 on Saturday, an official from the health department said. At least 688 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recoveries in the coastal s...

On Friday morning, he complained of discomfort and was taken to a private hospital where he breathed his last, the sources said. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, they said.

RJD heir apparent Tejashwi Prasad Yadav rode a tractor to lead the protest against the passage of the three farm bills on Friday. His elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav sat atop its hood.

The main focus of AYUSH interventions would be to empower the masses for "self-care" so as to prevent diseases through a healthy lifestyle, food, yoga, and medicinal plants, the Centre said.

The incident that took place on Friday night was a fallout of a money-related dispute between the two brothers. No arrest has been made so far in connection with the incident and the matter is under investigation.