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Money lender shot dead in Muradnagar

11:56 pm July 14, 2021

Ghaziabad: A money lender was killed and his relative injured when two bike-borne assailants opened fire at them in Ukhlarsi village of Muradnagar on Wednesday, police said, The financer Rishi Chowdhary and his relative Sumit were sitting at their residence when the incident occurred. Chowdhury was working as a property dealer also and had lent […]

Five deaths, 111 fresh Covid cases in Punjab

11:53 pm July 14, 2021

Chandigarh: Five more people died from coronavirus in Punjab on Wednesday as 111 fresh cases pushed the state’s infection count to 5,97,929. So far, the infection has claimed 16,207 lives, according to a medical bulletin. The deaths were reported from Amritsar, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Jalandhar and Patiala. The fatality count also includes three deaths, which were […]

Assam reports 23 more deaths, 2,169 new COVID-19 cases

12:01 am July 14, 2021

Guwahati: Assam reported 23 fresh fatalities and 2,169 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, pushing the coronavirus caseload to 5,38,407, according to the bulletin of the National Health Mission, Assam. The COVID-19 death toll increased to 4,888 while the number of active cases currently in the state is 20,284. Three deaths each were reported from Golaghat […]

Bengal reports 863 new COVID-19 cases, 17 more deaths

11:58 pm July 13, 2021

Kolkata: West Bengal reported 863 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising the tally to 15,13,877, while the death toll mounted to 17,944 with 17 more fatalities, the health department said in a bulletin. The state now has 14,191 active cases and 14,81,742 people have recovered from the disease, it said. The positivity rate has declined […]

Over 1,650 black fungus cases in Delhi

11:56 pm July 13, 2021

New Delhi: There were 952 active cases of black fungus in Delhi as on July 6, which was more than the count of active cases of COVID-19 till that date, according to official data. The data also showed that till July 6, Delhi had recorded over 1,650 cases mucormycosis (black fungus). On March 27, the […]