Day: January 17, 2021

COVID-19: Haryana records 2 more deaths, 178 new cases

9:28 pm January 17, 2021

Chandigarh: Haryana recorded two more COVID-19 fatalities on Sunday, taking the death toll to 2,985, while 178 new cases pushed the infection tally to 2,66,309, a state health department bulletin issued here said. A fatality each was reported from Faridabad and Kaithal district, it said. Among other districts to report new cases include Gurgaon (45), […]

126 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Jammu and Kashmir

9:25 pm January 17, 2021

Srinagar: 126 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Jammu and Kashmir recorded 126 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday that pushed the infection tally to 1,23,343, officials said. No COVID-19 death took place in the last 24 hours, they said. Out of the new cases, 61 were from Jammu division and 65 from Kashmir division. Jammu district […]

Kerala logs 5,005 new COVID-19 cases, 4,408 recoveries

9:14 pm January 17, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 5,005 COVID-19 cases and 4,408 people were cured on Sunday, taking the virus caseload to 8.47 lakh and recoveries to 7.75 lakh, Health Minister K K Shailaja said. In the last 24 hours, 52,310 samples have been sent for testing and the test positivity rate has climbed to9.57 per cent. So far […]

Hearing, visually-impaired woman found dead in Lucknow

9:03 pm January 17, 2021

Lucknow: A hearing and visually-impaired woman was found dead near here on Sunday morning with her throat slit, police said. The 45-year-old woman’s body was found at a village in Gosainganj police station area in Lucknow district, according to police. The woman was murdered and her throat was slit. Prima facie, there are no signs […]

Three children charred to death in Arunachal Pradesh

8:59 pm January 17, 2021

Itanagar: Three minor siblings, who were at their relative’s place, were charred to death when a massive fire broke out at the residence in Kamle district of Arunachal Pradesh, an official said on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Kabak Yani (10), Kabak Nanu (7) and Kabak Chaku (5), Deputy Commissioner Hengo Basar said. […]