Day: May 27, 2021

COVID-19 claims 188 more lives in UP, infects 3,278 more

11:45 pm May 27, 2021

Lucknow: COVID-19 on Thursday claimed 188 more lives and 3,278 people in Uttar Pradesh, raising the death toll due to it to 19,900 and the total number of cases to 16,83,866, officials said. “In the last 24 hours, 3,278 fresh cases were reported, while 6,995 COVID-19 patients recovered from the disease, taking the total number […]

Cumulative 11 COVID deaths in Noida, Ghaziabad

11:41 pm May 27, 2021

Noida/Ghaziabad: Six more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar, pushing its death toll to 434, while another five fatalities raised neighbouring Ghaziabad’s count to 429 on Thursday, official data showed. Together the two western UP districts adjoining Delhi have a death toll of 863, according to data released by the state’s […]

AP has 579 Black fungus cases

11:37 pm May 27, 2021

Amaravati: Black Fungus (also known as Mucormycosis) cases are rising steadily in Andhra Pradesh with the state reporting 579 as of Thursday. From 32 on May 21, the number of Black Fungus cases increased to 252 on May 25. But no related fatalities were reported in the state so far, according to Principal Secretary (Health) […]

Five-fold increase of cyclones in Bengal: Study

11:25 pm May 27, 2021

Kolkata: The frequency of cyclones in 15 West Bengal districts, home to nearly 72 million people, has increased five-fold between 1970 and 2019 for which priority should be given to preserving the mangrove forests of Sunderbans which act as a natural coastal defence against flooding, an environmental think tank said on Thursday. The study roots […]

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

‘MRPL employs more than 70 per cent from state’

11:21 pm May 27, 2021

Mangaluru: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has initiated an investigation into the concerns raised by people’s representatives on bypassing local people in recruitments and employing people from outside the state in the company. Being a responsible PSU, the chief vigilance officer is holding the investigation and will report to the central vigilance commission, a […]