Punjab Police officer's hand chopped off, 7 Nihangs held

Chandigarh (IANS) In a bloody clash in Punjab, an Assistant Sub-Inspector's (ASI) hand was chopped off and three others got grievous injuries on Sunday when a group of Nihang Sikhs attacked them in Patiala town on being asked about curfew permission,…

17 Jamaatis sent to jail after quarantine ends

Bahraich (UP) (IANS) Seventeen Jamaatis have been sent to jail after their quarantine period ended on Sunday.

After the quarantine period ended, they were presented before the magistrate and then sent to jail.

They were found guilty…

Lockdown was delayed to pull down Congress govt in MP: Kamal Nath

New Delhi (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Sunday blamed the Centre for delaying the lockdown despite the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring Covid-19 as pandemic.

Addressing a press conference, Nath said: "It…

Constable walks for 450 km to join duty

Jabalpur (IANS) The whole country is under a lockdown amid deadly coronavirus outbreak but there are people who are still keeping up their jobs at priority. Constable Anand Pandey walked for 450 km from Kanpur to Jabalpur to join his duty.

Resident…

Police team attacked in Meerut, 4 arrested

Meerut (IANS) Four persons, including the Imam of a mosque, have been arrested in Meerut for attacking a team of officials who had gone there to seal a mosque in Jali Kothi area, after Corona positive persons were found there.

Circle Officer…

Govt allows PPF subscribers to pay FY20 deposits till June 30

New Delhi (IANS) The government on Saturday further relaxed regulatory provisions to operate small savings schemes, allowing Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA) holders to complete their deposits for FY20 till June 30,…

2.5-year-old child defeats corona, discharged as healthy

Lucknow (IANS) The two-and-a-half-year-old child, who had tested positive for coronavirus in Lucknow on Monday, weeks after his mother became the first coronavirus case of the state capital, has now tested negative and discharged from the King George's…

62.5% people don't have money for essentials for more than 3 weeks

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) As many 62.5 per cent people across various groups -- social, income, age, education, religion, and gender -- said they have ration/medicine, etc. or money for the same for less than three weeks, according to the IANS C-Voter…

Over 22,000 healthcare workers infected by COVID-19: WHO

Geneva, April 12 (IANS) The COVID-19 pandemic has hit over 22,000 healthcare workers across 52 countries and regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

According to its daily situation report on Saturday, 22,073 COVID-19 cases among…

Without steps, Covid-19 cases seen at 8.2 lakh by April 15: Govt

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Stressing the role of lockdown and other containment steps in limiting coronavirus infection, the Union Health Ministry said, here on Saturday, without them COVID-19 cases could have spiraled to 8.2 lakh by April 15.
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