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Dec 27, 2021 08:50 AM IST

BSF recoveres 3 IEDs in Odisha

Special Operations team of Border Security Force (BSF) has recovered 3 IEDs adjacent to a road near Tentulipadar in Swabhimaan Anchal in Odisha onSunday, informs BSF in statement.
Dec 27, 2021 07:55 AM IST

Ex-Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh’s judicial custody to end today

Anil Deshmukh’s custody was extended earlier this month, hours after suspended police officer Sachin Waze told the state-appointed inquiry commission the former home minister had neither made any monetary demands nor was any money collected from Mumbai’s bar owners or people related to them.
Dec 27, 2021 07:13 AM IST

60 and above: What you need to get third Covid-19 vaccine jab

People aged 60 years and above will be given a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine from January 10 next year if they suffer from certain co-morbid conditions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday. PM Modi called the third shot a precaution dose.
Dec 27, 2021 06:21 AM IST

PM Modi to launch hydropower projects worth ₹11,000 crore in Himachal today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday visit Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation for hydropower projects worth more than ₹11,000 crore. Included among these is the Renukaji Dam project, lying pending for around three decades.

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60 and above: What you need to get third Covid-19 vaccine jab

People aged 60 and above will have to get a certificate from a registered medical practitioner that can be scanned and uploaded on the CoWIN portal or produced at a vaccination centre.

People aged 60 and above will have to show a certificate that shows they have specified co-morbidities to be eligible for a precaution dose. (HT File Photo)

Published on Dec 27, 2021 06:36 AM IST

LIVE: PM Modi to launch hydropower projects worth ₹11,000 cr in Himachal today

Breaking news updates December 27, 2021: Get latest news, breaking news, latest updates, live news, top headlines, breaking business news and top news of the hour.

Updated on Dec 27, 2021 07:55 AM IST

PM Modi to launch hydropower projects worth ₹11,000 crore in Himachal today

Built at a cost of ₹7,000 crore, the Renukaji Dam will optimally utilise the hydropower potential of the Himalayan region to bring benefits to as far away as national capital Delhi, which will be able to receive a water supply of around 500 million cubic meters per year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File Photo)

Published on Dec 27, 2021 06:14 AM IST

Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

‘Great New Year’s gift’: Covid task force chief on decision to vaccinate kids

The vaccination drive for those between 15-18 years of age will start from January 3, 2022, which was announced by PM Modi on December 25 amid rising Covid-19 cases linked to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

PM Modi announced adolescents between 15-18 years of age will be included in the country’s vaccination drive. (AFP File Photo)

Published on Dec 27, 2021 06:04 AM IST

Greenpiece: Need mask standards to protect the people

Standardizing masks is key to public and environmental health, to saving lives. It is also key to using the appropriate resources in the most impactful manner.

India needs masks standards to guide and protect its people.(HT Photo | Representational image)

Published on Dec 27, 2021 04:04 AM IST

BJP plans to appoint coordinators as part of its village outreach drive

The development comes ahead of crucial assembly elections in UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and manipur.

In poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, state BJP's farmers’ wing has planned a Kisan Sammelam (farmers’ conclave) in 75 districts till January 3.(HT File Photo | Representational image) — In poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, state BJP’s farmers’ wing has planned a Kisan Sammelam (farmers’ conclave) in 75 districts till January 3.(HT File Photo | Representational image)

Published on Dec 27, 2021 03:51 AM IST

ByRisha Chitlangia, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Tikait: SKM won’t fight any polls, no link to those joining the fray

On the farmers’ group forming a political front in Punjab, Tikait said, “We are holding a meeting on January 15 and we will talk about this then.”

Rakesh Tikait said that the farmers will play the role of kingmakers in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections.

Published on Dec 27, 2021 03:43 AM IST

Govt panel to review Afspa amid Nagaland killings row

According to news agency PTI, Vivek Joshi, who is Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, will head the five-member committee while Additional Secretary in the Union Home Ministry Piyush Goyal will be the member secretary of the panel.

There were massive protests across the state with Naga organizations seeking a fair probe into the incident. In picture - Rally in Kohima, Nagaland, against the killing of fourteen civilians.(AP) — There were massive protests across the state with Naga organizations seeking a fair probe into the incident. In picture – Rally in Kohima, Nagaland, against the killing of fourteen civilians.(AP)

Published on Dec 27, 2021 03:34 AM IST

60+ likely to need co-morbidity certificate for third shot: Officials

People aged 60 years and above will be given a third dose from January 10 if they suffer from certain co-morbid conditions, along with health and front line workers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday.

Citizens eligible for the additional shot will have to get a certificate from a registered medical practitioner that can be scanned and uploaded on the CoWIN portal or produced at a vaccination centre.(Representational image)

Published on Dec 27, 2021 03:23 AM IST

Kerala high-speed rail: CPI expresses concern, PCC warns Tharoor to mend his ways

Two weeks back when 17 MPs from the state wrote to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav urging him not to give clearance to the high-speed project ‘K Rail,’ Tharoor abstained from it saying he needed more time to study the project. But he made it clear that not signing the letter does not mean that he supported the project.

The Kerala Congress on Sunday asked party MP Shashi Tharoor who refused to oppose the rail project to fall in line. (HT FILE PHOTO.)

Published on Dec 27, 2021 12:11 AM IST

Row over K Rail intensifies as CPI expresses concern

The ₹63,490-crore K-rail project aims at developing a high-speed rail network, connecting north Kerala’s Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram in the south.

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said his government will go ahead with the project, with his party asking the cadre to “expose forces” that are bend to “derail developmental activities” of the state. (HT PHOTO)