Ten newborn children lost their lives after a fire broke out at a hospital in Bhandara, Maharashtra. Seven others were rescued. The incident occurred at 2am today at Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Bhandara District General Hospital. As per ANI report, there were 17 newborns were admitted in the […]
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Bird flu: Delhi sends samples to Bhopal for confirmation, states ban meat import
A day after an unusual number of dead crows was found at a park in Delhi’s Mayur Vihar III, the samples were submitted to a laboratory in Palam for sending the same to the National Institute of High Security Animal Disease, Bhopal and to another lab in Jalandhar to confirm […]
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Delhi registers 444 new Covid-19 cases, 10 more deaths
Delhi on Friday registered 444 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 10 related fatalities, which pushed the tally and death toll to 629,282 and 10,654 respectively. Nearly 615,000 people have recovered or discharged so far and the active cases of Covid-19 have dropped to 3,779, according to Delhi […]
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MP police nabs men for robbery; their phone reveals a teenager’s gang rape
A mobile phone of an accused, arrested for an incident of loot, revealed evidence of a gang rape of a teenager, who didn’t register the crime with the police fearing social stigma. Madhya Pradesh police arrested all the four accused and has now booked them for gang rape on Thursday […]
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Delhi govt announces 7-day institutional quarantine for those arriving from UK
The Delhi government on Friday tightened the Covid-19 protocol for passengers arriving from the United Kingdom (UK) at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport by ordering mandatory institutional quarantine, even for those who test negative for the disease. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted the latest order issued by chief secretary […]
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In Bihar, man lynched over cattle theft suspicion, 2 others badly injured
A man was lynched and the eyes of two others were badly damaged over suspicion of cattle theft at Kadgama village under Shrinagar police station of Purnia district in Bihar on Thursday, said police. The deceased was identified as Shyam Dev Yadav of Araria, said police. Locals said that the […]
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Uttar Pradesh: Five die after drinking spurious liquor in Bulandshahr
Five people died and 16 others fell ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor at Jeetgarhi village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district on Thursday night, police said on Friday. The condition of the five of the 16 was said to be critical, they added. Senior police superintendent SK Singh, who has suspended a […]
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Karnataka: 6.3 lakh health workers in line for Covid-19 vaccine; 13.9 lakh vials arriving
Karnataka health and medical education minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Friday that the state is likely to receive 13.9 lakh vials of Covid-19 vaccine in a ‘day or two’. Speaking to the media after visiting a hospital where a vaccination dry run is taking place, Sudhakar said, “The big […]
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J&K Police introduces highway patrol vehicles to increase security
Further strengthening its security grid, Jammu and Kashmir Police have introduced highway patrol vehicles and launched CCTV network monitoring lab in Jammu. “There have been many infiltration attempts in Jammu province through national highway in past years. There have been many encounters and a larger number of arms and ammunition […]
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‘To protect Delhiites’: Delhi govt announces rules for UK returnees
The Delhi government on Friday announced a set of rules for people returning to the national capital from virus-hit United Kingdom in order to prevent influx of Covid-19 cases. “All those arriving from UK, who test positive will be isolated in an isolation facility. Negative ones will be taken to […]
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Sedition case: Kangana Ranaut, sister reach Bandra police station to record statement
Actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel reached Bandra police station at around 1.30pm on Friday to record their statement in connection with the case filed against them where both were booked for objectionable comments on social media aimed at spreading communal tension. Their advocate Rizwan Siddiqui was also accompanying them, […]
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Jammu & Kashmir bans poultry import amid bird flu outbreak
Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday banned the import of poultry until January 14 a day after the Centre issued advisories asking local authorities to keep a close vigil to contain the spread of avian influenza or bird flu. The Centre on Wednesday said the outbreak has been reported from at […]
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Four crows found dead in Chhattisgarh amid bird flu scare
Four crow deaths have been reported from two places in Chhattisgarh’s Balod district, officials said on Friday two days after the Centre issued advisories asking states to keep a close vigil to detect any unusual bird death to contain the spread of avian influenza, or bird flu. The Centre on […]
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Bird Flu spreads to six districts in Rajasthan, Centre takes stock
Avian Influenza or Bird flu has spread to a total of six districts in Rajasthan with the samples of dead birds in Chittorgarh found positive for the deadly disease on Thursday. The samples of dead birds from districts such as Jhalawar, Kota, Baran, Sawai Madhopur and Jaipur have already been […]
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Srinagar-Jammu national highway closed for 6th day
The Srinagar-Jammu national highway continued to remain closed for traffic on Friday. Flight operations were resumed at the Srinagar airport on Thursday but people faced problems due to traffic jams on the airport road and adjacent highways. “It was chaos outside the airport due to a traffic jam on the highway […]