The Delhi Police on Monday informed that Chilla and Ghazipur borders are closed for traffic coming from Noida and Ghaziabad to the national capital due to ongoing farmer protests. People have been advised to take alternate routes via Anand Vihar, Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway, Bhopra and Loni borders.
Over 30 birds have been found dead at different places in and around Rishikesh creating a bird flu scare in the town. Twenty-eight crows and one pigeon were found dead in AIIMS, Rishikesh premises, one death was reported from Bees Bigha locality and two from Raiwala station, government veterinary officer Rajesh Raturi said.
Gearing up for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the country, Uttar Pradesh today conducted the third dry run of vaccination at 1,500 centres across the state. As per an official statement from the Uttar government, this was the final mock drill to test all preparations for the vaccination drive. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised the contact tracing done by the Uttar Pradesh government to control the spread of COVID-19 infection. "With the efforts made by the state government, the Coronavirus cases in the state are reducing," it said.
Delhi on Monday confirmed bird flu after samples of eight dead crows and ducks tested positive for avian flu. The development was confirmed by the Animal Husbandry Department in Delhi. Import of live birds and the biggest wholesale poultry market in Ghazipur has been temporarily shut down in Delhi. Earlier, 17 ducks were found dead at the Sanjay Lake, prompting authorities to declare it an "alert zone". Besides, 91 crows have been found dead in 14 DDA parks in the last few days, officials said.
India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,04,66,595 on Monday, with 16,311 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,00,92,909 pushing the national recovery rate to 96.43 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll increased to 1,51,160 with 161 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The BJP has called for a bandh in Bhandara district of Maharashtra on Monday to express anguish over the death of ten infants in a fire at the district hospital here, a party MP said on Sunday.
Several trains have been cancelled, short-terminated and diverted in the wake of ongoing farmers' protest in Punjab. According to a statement by the Western Railway, four trains have been diverted and one train short terminated/short originated.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
