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06 Jul

Maharashtra adds 5,368 new COVID-19 cases

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Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,11,987 on Monday with the state adding 5,368 new cases, while more than 200 patients succumbed to the infection. A total of 3,522 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered persons to 1,15,262, the department said. There are 87,681 active cases in the state at present, it added. Meanwhile, the nationwide tally of coronavirus cases crossed seven lakh on Monday. According to the data shared by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday morning, there were 6,97,413 cases and 19,693 cases. However, with the latest numbers coming out of states, the…

06 Jul

Four Maoists killed in Odisha’s Kandhamal Encounter Had Sophisticated Arms, Explosives.

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The Odisha police scored a major success in their anti-Naxal operations when four CPI (Maoist) cadres were gunned down in Kandhamal district on Sunday. On a tip-off, personnel of the Special Operation Group (SOG), an anti-Naxal force, and the District Voluntary Force (DVF), a special constabulary unit of the State police, rushed to a forest area of the Sirla gram panchayat under the Tumudibandh police limits of Kandhamal early on Sunday. “There was an exchange of fire between Maoists and SOG and DVF near Tumudibandh. The security forces were fired upon and they fired back in self defence. There were…

06 Jul

Covid-19 antigen test for every patient in Odisha

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The Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government has decided to conduct the rapid antigen test (RAT) for all coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients and healthcare staff in four hospitals in Cuttack city after they reported 135 viral outbreak cases in the past week. Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra, additional chief secretary (ACS), health department, said RAT would be conducted on the following hospitals in Cuttack city -- SCB Medical College & Hospital, Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre, Sishu Bhawan, and City Hospital. Data showed that these four hospitals have reported 135 Covid-19 positive cases in the past week, including Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre (111)…

06 Jul

Lalu Prasad seeks bail ahead of Bihar Poll.

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Jailed former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad has moved the Jharkhand HC for bail in the Chaibasa treasury fraudulent withdrawal case in the runup to the Bihar Assembly poll. “The Assembly elections are crucial for RJD’s survival. Lalu can’t rely on his sons,” said an RJD leader. According to Lalu's lawyer, he has applied for bail on the ground that he has spent half of the prison term in jail. Lalu has been in custody since December 23, 2017, after his conviction in three different cases related to the fodder scam. He was granted provisional…

05 Jul

Jammu and Kashmir: CRPF jawan injured in low-intensity IED blast in Pulwama.

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One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan sustained injuries when suspected militants detonated a low-intensity improvised explosive device ( IED) in south Kashmir's Pulwama on Sunday morning. An official said the explosives were triggered minutes after a convoy of the paramilitary CRPF passed through the Gongoo area. “Militants had planted the low-intensity IED under a tree near Peaks Automobiles in Gongoo area of the district. The explosion followed by firing created panic in the area. A CRPF man sustained injuries in his hand,” an official said. The IED, it said, was defused, adding that an investigation was underway. As per…

05 Jul

Covid-19 positive patient dies at Bengaluru hospital doorstep as hospitals turn them away.

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A man in his early 50s, suffering from coronavirus symptoms, allegedly died due to the lack of hospital beds and ICUs in the Bengaluru. The patient visited 18 hospitals in the city but had to return home after none would admit him due to a shortage of beds. This is the second instance in three days of a Covid-19 patient dying after being denied admission by hospitals in Bengaluru city. The tailor, a resident of Cholurpalya, near Magadi Road, had fever, cold and cough, a female family member told media. On Friday, he voluntarily gave his throat swab for a…

05 Jul

Kanpur Police: Vikas Dubey’s Key Aide Arrested, Was Accused Of Firing At Cops .

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The main aide of notorious gangster Vikas Dubey involved in the attack in which eight police personnel were killed was arrested in a pre-dawn encounter in Kanpur, a senior police official said on Sunday. The aide, Dayashankar Agnihotri, was injured in his leg in retaliatory firing by police after he tried to attack them and flee, the official said, adding that no police personnel was hurt. In addition, data recovered from Vikas Dubey's mobile phone listed the names of 20 police officers. There was evidence of constant contact with at least two cops, including one from the Chaubeypur Police Station;…

05 Jul

Recovery rate in India stands at 60.77%

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The number of coronavirus cases in India have continued to rise at an alarming rate. According to the data available at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the highly contagious infection has affected over 6.73 lakh people and claimed more than 19,000 lives in India so far. Amid the continuous surge, the government has said that the recovery rate in India has reached 60.77 per cent as 4.09 lakh people have been cured and discharged from hospitals. The government has also said that several people-centric measures taken as part of the “test, trace, treat” strategy have removed the impediments for COVID-19…

05 Jul

Donald Trump Thanks PM Modi For US Independence Day Wish

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US President Donald Trump on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his wishes on America's 244th Independence Day. The Fourth of July also known as Independence Day or July 4th – is a federal holiday in the US commemorating the publication of the declaration of independence from Great Britain in 1776. Prime Minister Modi on Saturday congratulated President Trump and the people of the US on the country’s, saying as the world’s largest democracies “we cherish freedom and human enterprise that this day celebrates”. While replying to PM Modi's wishes, Mr Trump tweeted: "Thank you my friend. America loves…

04 Jul

Fire breaks out Kolkata highrise

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Fire broke out on the 10th floor of a residential building in Kolkata''s Alipore area on Saturday evening, police said.There are no reports of any casualties, they said. Five fire tenders are at the spot to douse the blaze that broke out around 8.40 pm, police said.The entire building, located on upscale Belvedere Road, has been evacuated, a senior officer of the fire department said. "The fire is under control at the moment. Our officers are still working there," he said. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, he added.