News18 Evening Digest: Akhilesh Yadav promises 300 units of free electricity if he votes for electricity and other top stories

If electricity is available, 300 units of electricity for all, free electricity for irrigation to farmers: Akhilesh said

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has announced that if voted to power, all households will get 300 units of electricity free, while farmers will get free electricity for irrigation. The former Chief Minister made this announcement while addressing the SP workers who had come to the party office in Lucknow on Saturday to wish him a Happy New Year. read more

Over 600 challans issued for traffic violations on New Year’s Eve: Delhi Police

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has fined over 600 people for violations such as drunkenness and dangerous driving on New Year’s Eve. Officials gave this information on Saturday. According to police, thirty-six challans were issued for drunken driving, 103 for dangerous driving, 370 for driving without helmet, 48 for triple riding and 100 for other violations. The total number of challans issued is 657, he said. read more

4 workers killed, 8 injured in accident at Tamil Nadu fireworks unit

Four workers were killed and eight others were injured when a fire broke out at a fireworks unit in a village near here on Saturday, police said. A police official told PTI, citing preliminary information, that a fire broke out in the accident in the premises of a firecracker manufacturing unit, killing four people and injuring eight others. read more

Delhi minister orders inquiry into the sealing of the hospital treating patients being treated in a dilapidated block

Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain has ordered an inquiry into the vacating and sealing of Rajan Babu TB Hospital. AAP MLA Atishi had made a surprise visit to the North MCD-run hospital and her party had live-streamed it on social media to show that patients were being treated in a dilapidated block on the campus, here. Even the civic body has declared it “dangerous”. , read more

Emma Radukanu crashes out of Australian Open warm-up event in Melbourne

US Open champion Emma Radukanu has withdrawn from this week’s Australian Open warm-up tournament in Melbourne, coming out of isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, she said on Saturday. Redukanu, who became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam after winning at Flushing Meadows in September, withdrew from the Mubadala World Tennis Championships exhibition event in Abu Dhabi last month after contracting the virus. read more

Jersey actor Mrunal Thakur tests positive for Covid-19, says ‘I have mild symptoms’

Actress Mrunal Thakur has tested positive for the novel coronavirus amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. The actress gave this information through a note on her Instagram account. She wrote “I have tested positive for COVID-19. As of today, I have mild symptoms but I am feeling fine and have isolated myself. I am following the protocol given by my doctor and health professionals. “If you have been in touch with me, you are requested to kindly get tested immediately. Everyone stay safe.” read more

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