Andhra Pradesh reported 207 new Covid-19 positive cases and no deaths in the last 24 hours on Friday, taking the Telugu state’s coronavirus tally to 5,636. With no additional deaths reported since yesterday, the toll in Andhra has now climbed to 80, according to the state health department. The number […]
UP govt employs 300 workers under MNREGS on river restoration project
The Uttar Pradesh government has begun work to restore the Kalyani river in the Barabanki district with the aim to provide employment to around 300 people including migrant workers during the Covid-19 lockdown. The work, to be covered under the MNREG scheme, is being done on a 2.6 kilometre stretch […]
1 Indian killed, 4 injured in firing by Nepal police near border with Bihar
At least one Indian was killed and four others were injured after Nepal police allegedly fired indiscriminately on them at the border near Sitamarhi district in Bihar on Friday, officials said. Sources said the firing took place after a clash between the Indians and personnel of Nepal police at the […]
Researchers in India find evidence of Covid-19 genes in sewage
In what may be first evidence from India of the presence of the Sars-Cov-2 virus in sewage, the Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) has found non-infectious genes of the coronavirus in wastewater samples collected from untreated sewage in an outlet in Ahmedabad. Researchers said their finding highlights the need to […]
Lockdown not to be re-announced in Maharashtra, tweets CM Thackeray’s office
Lockdown will not be reintroduced in Maharashtra, tweeted chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s office on Friday, quelling rumours about a possible reintroduction of a total shutdown amid spike in coronavirus cases in the state. The people have also been advised to follow guidelines and maintain social distancing to stem the spread […]
Covid-19: 7 states above 10,000 as India records biggest single-day spike
In yet another spike – over 10,000 for the first time – the number of coronavirus disease cases in India reached 2,97,535 on Friday. But there are seven states where the situation is grim. These are Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh. In Maharashtra, […]
Assam gas well blaze endangered wetlands, several species: Survey
The gas well blowout in Assam’s Tinsukia district has polluted the Lohit river and adjoining eco-sensitive Maguri-Motapung wetland and toxic pollutants may have killed fish, insects as well as pose risk to endangered Gangetic dolphins in the region, a preliminary Wildlife Institute of India (WII) survey report has said. It […]
CBI books PNB officials, private company employees over alleged loan fraud in Odisha
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered a case against four officials of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) as well as the employees of a private company in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar in an alleged case of loan fraud amounting to Rs 31.92 crore. Officials of the probe agency said […]
On Madhya Pradesh Congress’ ‘shameful’ jibe on women officers at liquor shops, BJP hits back
The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Thursday accused the BJP government in the state of insulting women by engaging them in the sale of liquor. State Congress president Kamal Nath’s attack on the government came after a photo showing a woman employee of the excise department sitting in a liquor shop […]
Hyderabad hospital mixes up Covid-19 victim’s body with another
In a major mix-up, authorities at state-run Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad handed over the body of a man who died of Covid-19 to another family, which performed the last rites. The incident came to light on Thursday after relatives of a 37-year-old man, who had died at the hospital on […]
Army jawan killed in Pak shelling in J-K, civilian injured
A soldier died and a civilian got injured in shelling carried out by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir late Wednesday, officials said. “A soldier lost his life in the line of duty late Wednesday night when Pakistani troops opened heavy fire […]
Two elephants found dead in Chhatttisgarh in last two days
Two female wild elephants were found dead in the jungles of Pratapur forest range of Surajpur district on Chhattisgarh in the last two days, officials said on Wednesday. One female elephant, whose body was found on Tuesday, was pregnant. The post-mortem report of both the tuskers is awaited. “Both the […]
Fresh locust attack reported from UP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
Swarms of desert locust have entered farm land in Nagpur in Maharashtra and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, even as the worst affected Rajasthan has decided to send agriculture officers to districts to monitor the damage to crops and prepare for the next round of locust attack expected by mid-July. Over […]
29% rise in Asiatic lion numbers, says Gujarat
The Gujarat forest department has suggested that the Asiatic Lion population in Gir national park has increased by 29% in the past five years — from 523 in 2015 to 674 in 2020. The department has also said the distribution area of lions in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, where […]
Delhi Lt Guv may rope in experts for help to ramp up beds for Covid-19 patients
Lt Governor Anil Baijal is learnt to have favoured setting up an expert panel for a quick but detailed prognosis of the coronavirus disease in national capital Delhi to get a clearer picture of its spread over the next few weeks and months. Baijal also wants the experts to guide […]