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

Maha forest dept suggests treatment centres for animals

8:34 pm August 8, 2020

Aurangabad: Maharashtra forest department has come up with a proposal to set up transit centres across the state for treatment of injured and sick animals, a senior official said on Saturday. Locations of such centres will be decided as per need, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Nitin Kakodkar told PTI. He said such facilities […]

Tokyo reports 292 cases as concerns mount

3:02 pm August 2, 2020

Tokyo: Confirmed coronavirus cases are hovering at near record levels in Japan, raising worries the pandemic may be growing more difficult to control. The Tokyo government reported 292 new cases Sunday, about half in their 20s. Japan in total reported 1,540 cases on Saturday— the second straight day the number was above 1,500. Nationwide cases for Sunday will be tallied […]

Old couple found dead at home in UP's Banda

Elderly couple ends life fearing coronavirus

10:42 pm August 1, 2020

Hyderabad: Suspecting that they had contracted COVID-19, an elderly couple allegedly committed suicide here on Saturday, police said. Based on investigation, the police said the couple, aged 63 and 60,had been suffering from health issues for the past few days and thought they had contracted coronavirus. Fearing their children and grand-children would also be afflicted […]

Hot and humid day in Delhi

10:22 pm June 27, 2020

New Delhi: The mercury neared the 40 degrees Celsius-mark in the national capital on Saturday, just two days after monsoon clouds reached the city. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, recorded a maximum of 39.8 degrees Celsius, two notches more than normal. Humidity levels oscillated between 49 per cent and 82 […]

Markets in Srinagar reopen with safety measures

11:29 pm June 13, 2020

Srinagar: Markets in Srinagar reopened on Saturday after remaining closed for nearly three months due to the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus, officials said. They said the decision to reopen the markets was taken by the district administration after deliberations with various trade and business bodies. The administration asked the markets to […]