Day: June 9, 2020

Mercury remains over 40 degrees in several areas of UP

9:09 pm June 9, 2020

Lucknow: The mercury continued to remain over 40 degrees Celsius in several parts of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, the Met office said. Jhansi registered the highest temperature in the state with 42.5 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. The maximum temperature in Lucknow was 39.9 degrees Celsius and the minimum was 27.4 degrees, the department […]

Two children die as truck rams camel cart in Rajasthan

9:04 pm June 9, 2020

Jaipur: Two children were killed and six others injured when a truck hit a camel cart in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district, police said on Tuesday. The accident took place on the Jagasar-Dantor Highway on Monday night, Virendra Pal, SHO, Bajju Police Station said. He said two children, aged 8 and 10 years, were killed and six […]

CBI officer tests positive for COVID-19 in Kolkata

9:00 pm June 9, 2020

Kolkata: An officer of the anti-corruption branch of CBI at Nizam Palace here tested positive for coronavirus, sources said. The DIG-rank officer’s report came out positive on Monday, they said. The entire office building has been sanitised and strict safety protocols are in place, the sources said. All the staff are wearing masks and adhering […]

Lockdown extended in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan

Delhi Police SI dies due to COVID-19

8:10 pm June 9, 2020

New Delhi: A 59-year-old sub-inspector of Delhi Police died on Tuesday due to coronavirus, officials said. Earlier, one constables and two assistant sub-inspectors of Delhi police had died due to COVID-19. Another constable, who had underlying health conditions and had been on leave since November last year, also died last week. Police said his test […]

India’s virus count over 2.6 lakh, daily spike inching close to 10,000-mark

8:07 pm June 9, 2020

New Delhi: A record rise in COVID-19 cases in India for the seventh consecutive day has pushed the tally to over 2.6 lakh on Tuesday, with the daily nationwide spike in coronavirus cases inching close to 10,000. The rise in cases comes at a time when the country has stepped out of a 75-day coronavirus […]