Day: August 1, 2020

Death toll in Punjab spurious liquor tragedy rises to 62

4:35 pm August 1, 2020

Chandigarh: The death toll in the Punjab spurious liquor tragedy rose to 62 on Saturday as 23 more casualties were reported from the state’s Tarn Taran district, officials said. Till Friday night, the district had reported 19 deaths. In Tarn Taran, the death toll has reached 42, Deputy Commissioner Kulwant Singh told PTI on Saturday, […]

Delhi: Coronavirus dampens festive mood on Eid al-Adha

4:32 pm August 1, 2020

New Delhi: The festive spirit of Eid al-Adha was subdued in the national capital on Saturday with the coronavirus pandemic badly hitting livestock sale for the festival of sacrifice and restricting many people to their homes. Despite just around 10,000 active COVID-19 cases in Delhi — far better than was feared — and easing of […]

Two docs among 8 held for attacking cops in Odisha

4:27 pm August 1, 2020

Kendrapara (Odisha): Two doctors and six other employees of a private hospital in Odisha‘s Kendrapara district were arrested on Saturday on the charge of assaulting police personnel, officials said. Two police personnel on duty were attacked by the accused persons when they visited the hospital on Friday night as part of a probe into a […]

Kolkata gang duped people over COVID tests, arrested

4:25 pm August 1, 2020

Kolkata: Three persons were arrested in Kolkata for allegedly duping people after taking money from them for COVID-19 tests, police said on Saturday. Two of them were working as contractual laboratory assistants at different state-run hospitals in the city, a senior officer said. They were using fake ICMR forms to collect swab samples of people […]

Body of boy recovered from pit in UP’s Ballia

4:19 pm August 1, 2020

Ballia (UP): A 15-year-old boy was found dead in a pit at a village here, police said on Saturday. The body of Raghvendra Singh was found on Friday, the police said, adding that they suspect personal enmity behind the killing. On the basis of a complaint filed by the father of the victim, a case […]