Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday said that he would visit Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, where 8 people, including 4 farmers, died yesterday."Expressing solidarity with bereaved families of farmers, I am leaving for Lakhimpur Kheri to be with my brothers and sisters in this hour of grief. I have also sought permission from the UP government to allow landing and taking off of chopper at the site," Channi tweeted.The Punjab government wrote to the Uttar Pradesh government seeking permission for landing and taking off of the Chief Minister's chopper."As you are aware that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tribute to Bharat Ratna and former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 117th birth anniversary at Vijay Ghat on October 02. Lal Bahadur Shastri shares his birthday with Mahatma Gandhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on his 152nd birth anniversary. Prime Minister was accompanied by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary. Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary is celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence.

President Ram Nath Kovind paid floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 152nd birth anniversary at Rajghat. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu also paid tribute to Bapu. Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary is celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence.

President Ram Nath Kovind paid floral tribute to former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at Vijay Ghat on his 117th birth anniversary.Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu also paid tribute to Bharat Ratna Shastri.Lal Bahadur Shastri shares his birthday with Mahatma Gandhi.

B.C. is reporting 714 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 187,694 cases in the province.There are 6,317 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 178,980 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 328 individuals are in hospital and 138 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.In the past 24 hours, 11 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,973.The new deaths include:Fraser Health: fourInterior Health: sixVancouver Coastal Health: one From Sept. 23-29, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 71.3% of case

Burnaby RCMP is providing the following monthly arrest update for September, 2021 in relation to ongoing Trans Mountain pipeline demonstrations in Burnaby. Burnaby RCMP officers have responded to several calls for service in September related to an existing Injunction Order preventing Trans Mountain work and access from being impeded or obstructed.In September, five people were arrested for Criminal Contempt of Court in relation to the injunction.In addition, one other person was arrested on September 24, 2021 in relation to a safety incident that injured a worker. The incident remains under i

In 2019 the New Westminster Major Crime Unit began an investigation into child luring. During the course of this investigation, it was learned that a New Westminster resident had targeted children online for sexual exploitation. The New Westminster Police Department Major Crime Unit made an arrest in July 2020. Since his arrest and charge approval, 44-year-old, New Westminster resident, Daniel Blain has been convicted in court of: One count of Luring a Child contrary to section 172.1(1)a of the Criminal Code of CanadaOne count of Possessing Child Pornography contrary to section 163.1(4) of th

British Columbia's provincial health officer has mandated masks for all schoolchildren across the province after three school districts announced their own policies to include kindergarten to Grade 3 students. Dr. Bonnie Henry says she has heard the concerns of parents as COVID-19 cases have risen over the last couple of weeks among kids, especially those between the ages of five and 11, and in communities with lower vaccination rates. Dr. Henry says her school mask mandate will be in place until at least January, when it will be assessed based on whether vaccines would be available for child