Day: April 28, 2020

Haryana’s borders with Delhi ‘sealed’, essential services allowed

9:40 pm April 28, 2020

Gurgaon: Haryana’s borders with Delhi have been “sealed” with essential services allowed but stricter restrictions imposed on those coming in from the national capital, state Home Minister Anil Vij said on Tuesday. Haryana will be in a “comfortable position” as far as COVID-19 cases are concerned if the borders stay sealed for 15-20 days, Vij, […]

Constable dead as vehicle falls into Shimla gorge

9:39 pm April 28, 2020

Shimla: A police constable died on Tuesday after the vehicle he was travelling in fell into a gorge while it was put in reverse in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district, the police said. The deceased constable has been identified as Durga Dass, Superintendent of Police Omapati Jamwal said. Dass and a head constable were on the […]

Maharashtra: Police bust gamblers in hi-tech raid

9:35 pm April 28, 2020

Latur: A drone came handy for the police in busting gamblers who had ensconced themselves in a secluded spot near here in Maharashtra notwithstanding the coronavirus-enforced lockdown, an official said on Tuesday. After receiving a tip-off on Saturday evening about a group of 25 men indulged in gambling near Kolapa village, a team of police […]

MP COVID-19 count rises by 184; seven more patients die

‘First 1,000 cases in Delhi in 42 days; last 1,000 cases in 8 days’

9:29 pm April 28, 2020

New Delhi: The first 1,000 coronavirus cases in Delhi were reported over a period of 42 days but the number of COVID-19 patients in the city went up from 2,000 to 3,000 in eight days, according to data shared by authorities. The national capital reported its first coronavirus case on March 1, when a businessman […]

Maharashtra: Inmate attempts suicide in Nagpur jail

9:25 pm April 28, 2020

Nagpur: A 40-year-old jailed drug kingpin allegedly attempted suicide by hanging himself in his cell at the Central Jail in Maharashtra‘s Nagpur city, an official said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday evening when Firoz alias Aabu Khan tried to hang himself from the ceiling fan of his cell using a bedsheet, jail […]