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Embarrassment for Shiv Sena as 'Dopaharka Saamana' ex-executive editor joins BJP

January 21, 2016

Mumbai, Jan 21: In an embarrassment for the Shiv Sena, journalist Prem Shukla, the former executive editor of the Saamana Group's 'Dopaharka Saamana', joined the BJP here on Wednesday.

shivasenaOn December 31, Shukla, 46, had suddenly quit as the executive editor reportedly following political differences with Shiv Sena president and group managing editor Uddhav Thackeray and other top party leaders.

Recently, Shukla had a meeting with BJP president Amit Shah and other top leaders like Ravindra Bhusari and Ashish Shelar to finalise plans to induct him into the party fold. He was officially welcomed into the party here on Wednesday.

Official sources hinted that he was likely to be entrusted with a major national level party responsibility in due course.

Starting his career with 'Nirbhay Pathik', Shukla joined 'Dopaharka Saamana' as chief reporter in 1993, but quit after five years.

He rejoined the group and Thackeray appointed him as executive editor of the Hindi daily in 2005, after his predecessor and senior journalist Sanjay Nirupam quit the Shiv Sena to join Congress.

On December 31, 2015, Shukla emailed his resignation letter to Thackeray, who is also the chief trustee of the Prabodhan Publications, which published the Marathi 'Saamana' and its Hindi edition 'Dopaharka Saamana'.

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April 26,2020

New Delhi, Apr 26: Medical services at Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital in Jahangirpuri area have been closed and the hospital is being sanitised after 44 staff members including doctors were tested positive for COVID-19, Delhi Health Department said on Saturday.

"Total 44 staff members including doctors at Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital in Jahangirpuri area of Delhi have tested positive for COVID-19. Test reports of other staff members are awaited. Hospital's medical services have been closed and the hospital is being sanitized," Delhi Health Department said.

Earlier today, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain informed that there are 2,625 coronavirus cases in Delhi, out of which 111 were reported yesterday.

The total number of active cases in the national capital stands at 1,518 while 869 people have recovered so far, the minister further informed. There have been 54 deaths in the national capital, as per the Union Health Ministry.

A total of 26,496 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India, including 19,868 active cases, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Sunday.

824 people have lost their lives due to the infection in the country.

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January 15,2020

Jammu, Jan 15: Fresh landslides kept the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway shut for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, leaving over 5000 vehicles stranded.

"There were four fresh landslides in Digdol and Panthiyal belts on the highway in Ramban district. The traffic on the highway remained closed for the third day today", a police officer told PTI.

On Monday, heavy rains triggered shooting of stones in Moumpassi, Digdole and Panthiyal areas, forcing a suspension of the traffic, the official said.

Snowfall in Kashmir side of the highway, including Jawahar Tunnel, since Sunday has resulted in blockade of the highway.

"No fresh traffic was allowed from Nagrota in Jammu for Kashmir", he said.

As a result of the blockade of the highway, over 5000 vehicles remained stranded at various places en route from Lakhanpur in Kathua district to Banihal belt of Ramban district and also on the Kashmir side.

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May 10,2020

May 10: Delhi recorded five more deaths due to coronavirus, while 381 fresh cases of the virus were reported, the city government said on Sunday.

With the fresh cases, the virus tally in the national capital has climbed to 6,923.

Between midnight of May 8 and midnight of May 9, five fresh fatalities due to the virus were reported, taking the death toll to 73, the government said in its health bulletin.

While there are 4,781 active cases of the virus in the city, 2069 patients have so far recovered from COVID-19.

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