Lucknow,  With an aim to reduce deaths caused by lightning strikes, the Uttar Pradesh government is working on a system to alert people on their mobile phones about any possibility of a lightning strike through the nowcast process.

The state has been witnessing a number of deaths due to the lightning str

Firozabad (UP),  Three wagons of a goods train derailed at Outer Shikohabad railway station in Firozabad district following which rail traffic was disrupted for a few hours.

About 12 trains, running between Kanpur and Delhi, were affected by this accident on Saturday on the Delhi-Howrah route.

Gurugram, In a bid to fight the Coronavirus pandemic, the administration in Gurugram has decided to build temporary quarantine centres in the residential societies and upscale condomimums.

A decision in this regard was taken on Saturday following a meeting with Hitender Sharma, SDM of Badshahpur range, wherei

New Delhi,  Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has stressed on the need of increasing private investment in agriculture sector for propelling growth.

Addressing an international webinar organised by Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut and a national webinar organised

Chennai, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M.K. Stalin on Saturday urged Chief Minister K. Palaniswami to take charge of the Health Department for "effective management" of Covid-19 outbreak in the sourthern state.

In a statement issued a day after Health Secretary Beela Rajesh was repeaced by J.

Lucknow, He is recognized for his work. Whatever the department, he hits the headlines every few days because of his style of functioning. He has held many important responsibilities under many governments successfully. We are talking of senior IAS officer Navneet Sehgal, currently posted as Principal Secretary of the Department

Bengaluru, The Covid lockdown measures have been successful in keeping the coronavirus transmission low in Karnataka, an official said on Saturday quoting a national survey undertaken in the southern state in May.

"Measures taken during the lockdown have been successful in keeping the transmission low and in

Panaji, A baby girl born at the state's designated Covid hospital to a Covid-19 positive mother late on Friday has tested negative and is in good health, Goa Health Secretary Nila Mohanan said on Saturday.

The pregnant patient had been admitted to the Covid hospital in South Goa's Margao town on Thursday,

New Delhi, Overbilling for Covid-19 treatment by private hospitals has emerged as another roadblock for Delhi government, after it recently received flak from the Supreme Court, which termed the city's patient care as 'deplorable' and 'pathetic'.

Taking cognizance on the matter, the Lieute

New Delhi, The Congress on Saturday blamed "diplomatic failure" of the government over the India-China troop face-off, saying despite the Prime Minister visiting China so many times, that country's troops have occupied a part of the Indian territory.

"It is important to remind the government of