Day: June 29, 2020

COVID-19: 12 more fatalities reported in Uttar Pradesh

7:56 pm June 29, 2020

Lucknow: The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh increased to 672 after 12 more fatalities were reported, a senior state government official said on Monday. With 685 people testing positive for the novel coronavirus, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state now stands at 22,828, officials said. “So far, as many as 672 […]

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

Indices turn lower as mounting COVID-19 cases weigh

7:53 pm June 29, 2020

Mumbai: Benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended lower after seesaw movements on Monday due to selloffs in financial and IT counters as surging coronavirus cases in India and around the world tempered economic recovery hopes. After plunging 509 points during the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex pared some losses to end 209.75 points, or 0.60 per […]

Toddler raped by 13-year-old boy: police

Father hugs dead child, his grief caught on tape

7:49 pm June 29, 2020

Kannauj (UP): In a heart-wrenching incident caught on tape, parents were seen grieving over the death of their one-year-old child at a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh‘s Kannauj. An emotional father was seen clinging to the body of his son Anuj who died of fever after he was brought to the district hospital there for […]

COVID19: Thane Mayor Marathon cancelled

7:43 pm June 29, 2020

Thane (Maharashtra): The ‘Thane Varsha Mahapour Marathon’, an annual event, organised by the civic body, has been cancelled this time due to outbreak of COVID19 pandemic. This announcement was Monday made by city Mayor Naresh Mhaske in a recorded message. He said since the last 30 years the marathon is being held uninterrupted in the […]

Uttarakhand High Court stays denotification of Shivalik Elephant Reserve

Elephant population in Uttarakhand rises to 2,026

7:37 pm June 29, 2020

Dehradun: The elephant population in Uttarakhand has increased by over 10 per cent in three years, an official statement said on Monday. There were 1,839 elephants in the state in 2017, and their number has now mounted to 2,026, it said. An elephant census was carried out in the state for three days from June […]