Pic Credit: Newsroom post
Rishikesh: Police in this Uttarakhand town forced 10 foreigners to write “I didn’t follow lockdown rules, I am sorry” 500 times as punishment for strolling along the banks of Ganga.
“When I caught them strolling, they said they are not violating any guidelines as they are out during the relaxation period. So I told them that the relaxation period is only to buy essentials and not to roam around,” police officer Vinod Kumar was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Later, the foreigners were asked to leave and stay put inside their lodgings.
In another development on Sunday, the Uttarakhand health department said that no new positive case of COVID-19 was reported in the state for the fourth day in a row,
The total number of positive cases in the state remains at 35. Of them, seven persons have been cured and discharged.
New Delhi: Amid reports that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seriously ill, the Iranian supreme leader…
New Delhi: The air pollution level in the national capital reached the ‘severe plus’ category…
Why Chilika's Irrawaddy dolphin population matters On the surface, the Irrawaddy dolphin appears to be…
New Delhi: A medical student was literally ragged until death in Gujarat’s Patan district. An…
New Delhi: Amid calls for not promoting alcohol in his songs, singer Diljit Dosanjh challenged…
Cuttack: The deadline for cultural event at Cuttack Bali Jatra was extended by 30 minutes,…
Bhubaneswar: Ollywood actress Elina Ray Samantray got married in a private ceremony at Bali, Indonesia…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Monday conducted raids on properties linked to Kamakshyanagar sub-collector…