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Out of the fresh cases, 354 were from Leh district and eight from Kargil district. The number of active cases in the region has also increased to 1,671, they said quoting a bulletin issued by the Directorate of Health Services, Ladakh.

By keeping fast or vrat on Skanda Sashti day, devotees pay their tributes to the Lord for killing the demon and restoring peace.

With cases spiralling across India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting to review the Covid-19 situation in his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi.

Britain, Canada, Italy and Ukraine were among the eight countries that reached the qualifying round of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup with victories Saturday.

The Netherlands and Poland both needed deciding doubles wins to battle through their Billie Jean King Cup playoffs on Saturday but Britain, Italy and Canada all enjoyed easier passages.

West Bengal reported the highest single-day spike of 7,713 COVID cases taking the tally to 6,51,508, while the death toll touched 10,540 with 34 fresh fatalities.

The BMC Mayor also requested those returning from Haridwar's Kumbh Mela to quarantine themselves in their respective states.

Special Judge Neelofer Abida Perveen granted the relief to the accused on Friday on a personal bond of Rs 30,000 and two sureties of a like amount.

For the last few days, Kumaraswamy had been campaigning for the party candidate in Basavakalyan, which is going to bypoll today.

The state government is also holding consultations to take a final call on the continuation of Mela.

Today's Panchang, April 17, 2021: The day will also be observed as as the fifth day of Chaitra Navratri when Goddess Skanda Mata is worshipped

Multiple national award-winning filmmaker Kaushik Ganguly's 'Lokkkhi Chhele' (An Angels Kiss) has been screened at the South African International Film Festival RapidLion, marking its world premiere during the COVID-19 time, the director said on Friday....

The government in an official release said as a part of this augmentation plan, capacities of Bharat Biotech Limited, Hyderabad as well as other public sector manufacturers are being upgraded with the required infrastructure and technology.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the step will ensure better patient management and quick decision making.

The woman has been booked under anti-terror charges and has been lodged at Yaripora Police Station.

This is the third straight day when the state has reported a record rise in COVID-19 cases. As many as 22,439 fresh cases were recorded on Thursday and 20,510 on Wednesday.