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Nagaland reports 111 new COVID-19 cases

11:48 pm June 27, 2021

Kohima: Nagalands COVID-19 tally rose to 24,961 on Sunday as 111 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. As many as 73 more people were cured of the disease during the day. “111 positive cases detected today are Kohima: 33, Dimapur: 21, Tuensang: 25, Mokokchung: 16, Zunheboto: 8, Mon: 5, Peren: […]

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Body of man found near railway tracks in Nadia

Body of man found near railway tracks in Nadia

11:34 pm June 27, 2021

Ranaghat: The body of a man, having a gunshot injury, was found along the railway tracks in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Sunday morning, police said. The body was found from the tracks near the Ranaghat Junction railway station, they said. The man was identified as Krishna Roy, a resident of Narayanpara in the Dhantala […]

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2 minors drown in river in UP’s Bijnor

11:29 pm June 27, 2021

Bijnor (UP): Two minor girls died after drowning in a river here on Sunday, police said. According to police, a group of children had gone to take bath in the river in Rasulpur Mitthe village of Badhapur Police Station. Sophia (8) and Farah (6) slipped towards the deep end of the water body and started […]

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COVID-19: Assam govt to pay Rs 2.5 lakh to widows

11:24 pm June 27, 2021

Guwahati: The Assam government on Sunday announced that it will give Rs 2.5 lakh each to all widows, whose husbands died of COVID-19, if their family income is less than Rs 5 lakh. Under the new ‘Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Widows Support Scheme’, the beneficiaries of ‘Orunodoi’ and ‘Widow Pension’ schemes are also eligible for the […]

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Mumbai: 2 held for killing man in abandoned structure

11:19 pm June 27, 2021

Mumbai: Two people have been arrested for allegedly killing a man in an abandoned structure that was formerly a hotel in Vile Parle in Mumbai, police said on Sunday. Jigar Chavda was killed by ragpickers Jamil Ansari and Ritesh Maru after they had a fight inside the structure over a mobile phone of the victim, […]

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