Day: June 27, 2020

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

MP: Woman gives birth to girl sans limbs

10:03 pm June 27, 2020

Vidisha (MP): A 28-year-old woman has delivered a girl without arms and legs at Saklon village in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Saturday. Sironj Block Medical Officer (BMO) Dr Pramod Diwan said it was a home delivery case. “I had sent an Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) and an Asha worker, but […]

Locust control operations carried out in over 4 lakh hectare so far in 10 states

Locust menace in several UP districts

9:59 pm June 27, 2020

Lucknow: Swarms of locusts have invaded several districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Deoria, in the past 48 hours and attacked trees and crops, officials said Saturday, adding authorities were taking steps to either chase them away or kill them. The UP Agriculture Department said reports of locust attacks were received from Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Allahabad, Pratapgarh, […]

19 new coronavirus deaths, 605 more test positive in UP

4:24 pm June 27, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh on Saturday reported 19 novel coronavirus fatalities and 605 infections, as the state’s virus count reached 21,548 while the death toll rose to 649, a senior official said. Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said 14,215 people have so far been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the infection, […]

12-year-old boy charred to death in J-K's Samba

12-yr-old boy sodomised by man in UP town: Police

4:19 pm June 27, 2020

Muzaffarnagar: A 12-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by a man in Miranpur town here, police said on Saturday. According to a complaint lodged by the victim’s mother, the incident took place on Friday and the accused is a milk vendor, they added. Police said a hunt was on to nab the accused.

Fresh COVID-19 case in Mizoram; count rises to 148

4:15 pm June 27, 2020

Aizawl: A 32-year-old man has tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the northeastern state’s tally to 148 on Saturday, officials said. The new patient, a resident of Champhai district, had recently returned to Mizoram from Delhi, a statement issued by the state Information and Public Relations Department said. He is asymptomatic and has been […]