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All wastelands in Kerala to be used for farming

10:50 pm April 22, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: As part of massive COVID-19 mitigation efforts in agriculture to make the state self sufficient, the Kerala government on Wednesday announced that all wastelands would be used for farming. Kerala is a consumer state which depends on other states for food grains, fruits and vegetables. On Wednesday, Earth Day, Chief Minister Pinaryi Vijayan and […]

Two teenagers drown while bathing in Ganga

7:32 pm April 22, 2020

Ballia (UP): Two teenagers drowned while taking bath in river Ganga in Majhauva village here on Wednesday, police said. ASP Sanjay Yadav said cousins Neeraj (15) and Ashish (18) had gone to take bath in the river early Wednesday morning. The duo accidentally moved to the deeper side of the river and drowned. The bodies […]

Man axes wife to death on suspicion of adultery: Police

Maharashtra: Man attacks wife, two others with axe

8:19 pm April 16, 2020

Palghar: The district rural police are on the lookout for a 35-year-old man who allegedly attacked his estranged wife and two others at Jawahar taluka in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, an official said on Thursday. Raju Mali (35) allegedly attacked his estranged wife, her boyfriend and grandfather with an axe in the early hours of Wednesday, […]

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

69 people booked for violating lockdown orders in UP’s Firozabad

7:59 pm April 8, 2020

Firozabad (UP): The police have registered cases against 69 people here for violating the lockdown orders, officials said on Wednesday. Superintendent of Police (city) Prabal Pratap Singh said, “Cases were registered against 69 persons for moving in the city without masks, not maintaining social distancing and also not adhering to the lockdown orders.” Notice have […]

Seven COVID-19 hotspots identified in Bengal: Mamata

12:40 am April 8, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the government has identified seven COVID-19 hotspots in the state and is chalking out a plan to restrict the virus within those areas. The chief minister said flower growers and bidi workers, who were facing problems in doing business, can now start working. Banerjee also […]