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Delhi almost covers monsoon rain-deficit

No heatwave expected over next five days: IMD

12:01 am June 13, 2021

New Delhi: No heatwave is expected in the country over the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. On Saturday, the highest maximum temperature of 44.2 degree Celsius was reported in Ganganagar in west Rajasthan, it added. “No Heat Wave Conditions likely over any part of the country during next five […]

Haryana to launch third round of sero survey on June 15

11:49 pm June 10, 2021

Chandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij will launch the third round of the sero survey in the state on June 15 to determine the prevalence of coronavirus antibodies in the community, especially in children aged 6-17. Additional Chief Secretary (Health), Rajeev Arora said all the necessary preparations in this regard have already been made. The […]

Haryana records 539 fresh COVID-19 cases, 32 more deaths

11:45 pm June 10, 2021

Chandigarh: Haryana on Thursday recorded 539 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its tally to 7,64,633 while 32 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 8,861. Sirsa reported 64 fresh cases, and Palwal and Fatehabad 42 each, according to the state health department’s daily bulletin. Of the latest deaths, four each were reported from Hisar and […]

Haryana: 10-year-old raped at Rewari village

11:28 pm June 9, 2021

Chandigarh: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside a village school in Haryana’s Rewari district by a group of boys, who also filmed the act on their mobile phones, police said on Wednesday. Barring one, all accused are minor, police said. They said some of the accused filmed the act and circulated the video locally, […]

148 more Covid deaths in Punjab, 3,724 cases

11:43 pm May 28, 2021

Chandigarh: The death toll in Punjab reached 14,180 on Friday with 148 more fatalities, while 3,724 new infections took the tally to 5,59,795, according to a health bulletin. The number of active cases declined to 44,964 from 48,231 on Thursday, the bulletin stated. Twenty deaths were reported from Ludhiana, 19 from Amritsar, 13 from Sangrur and 10 […]