Maharashtra has recorded 2,498 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 50 fresh fatalities today. As many as 4,501 patients were also discharged over the past 24 hours.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday said he is confident that new farm laws will be implemented. "I am confident that with your support, positive attitude, and understanding these laws will be implemented and we will succeed in explaining to the farmers. A new path will be created and India's agriculture will prosper," Tomar told a group of farmers who extended support to the farm laws.
33 new COVID-19 cases reported in Puducherry today.Total number of cases: 38,028. Total active cases: 357. Total recovered cases: 37,040. Death toll: 631
Under PM Krishi Sampada Yojana, around 6500 projects like mega food parks, cold chain infrastructure, agro-processing clusters have been approved. Rs 10,000 crores have been approved for micro food processing industries under government's 'Atmanirbhar' package: PM Modi
PM Narendra Modi flags off 100th Kisan Rail from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal, via video conferencing. Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal also present.
Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane today began his three days official visit to the Republic of Korea by paying tributes to bravehearts at the National Cemetery. The visit aims to further strengthen strategic & defence cooperation between the two countries: Indian Army
Haryana Police busts an illegal arms manufacturing unit in UP and recovered a large number of equipment used in making illegal weapons. 19 butts of illegal pistol, 10 barrel, 19 springs, 20 screws, 3 triggers, one unfinished pistol& other items recovered; 4 persons arrested
Andhra Pradesh reports 212 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 8,81,273, as per State Health Department.Recovered cases: 8,70,752. Active cases: 3,423. Deaths: 7,098.
New Delhi, December 28: Prime MinisterNarendra Modi is all set to flag off 100th Kisan Rail from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal, via video conferencing today. The multi-commodity train service will carry vegetables such as cauliflower, capsicum, cabbage, drumsticks, chillies, onion, as well as fruits like grapes, oranges, pomegranate, banana, custard apple etc. Catch live breaking news and latest updates on Politics, Entertainment, Sports, Business, Crime, Technology and more.
In Himachal Pradesh, all roads in upper Shimla have been blocked due to snowfall and roads in Shimla city are slippery, say Shimla Police. The region received fresh snowfall on Monday. In Gautam Buddh Nagar of Uttar Pradesh, Urooz Hussain, a transgender woman has started a cafe at Sector 119, Noida. She says, "I was subjected to harassment at my workplaces so I decided to start my own cafe that treats everyone equally. I hope this will inspire others from my community. "
In Bulandshahr region of UP, four COVID-19 positive prisoners who were admitted at a hospital escaped. "Police have managed to nab three of them while search in on for the fourth accused," SSP Santosh Kumar said.
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