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Assam may not get total respite from the second wave of Covid-19 in July. This was stated by health officials following detection of delta virus in many samples collected randomly from various parts of the state.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report from director general of police (DGP) of Odisha, regarding several incidents of pregnancy of minor girls in different schools across the state.

A man from a village in the Fatehpur district was arrested on Sunday for allegedly exerting pressure on his wife and children to change their religion and embrace Islam like him, said police.

The Gurugram police have arrested two people in connection with betting on a T20 cricket match between England and Sri Lanka, officials said on Sunday.

​​​The 12-year-old victim had gone to a marriage function Thursday night, from where she went missing. She was found in an unconscious condition here Friday night, SHO, Kotwali police station, Bhaskar Mishra said.

The roll-out of Russian Covid-19 vaccine 'Sputnik V' at various private hospitals in the Delhi-NCR region has been delayed again, officials said on Sunday.

Hundreds of fish have been found dead in Dighalipukhuri in Guwahati suspectedly due to depletion of oxygen level in the pond, a fishery department spokesperson said on Sunday.

Experts have a mixed view on the danger that the Delta Plus variant may pose even as a three-member team of health department officials on Saturday visited the village of the man in Deogarh district, who was found infected with the new strain of Covid-19, to take stock of the situation. Delta (B.1.617.2) variant was the predominant strain during the second wave in the state with 713 out of 1,150 sequenced (62%) in March to May were Delta. The state has found only one Delta Plus (B.1.617.2.1/(AY.1), a mutant of Delta. Читать дальше...

As many as 39 meritorious sportspersons, including 30 women, on Saturday joined the Odisha Police through the sports quota. Earlier, ninety-six sportspersons were appointed to the state police force in six phases.

The state works department has submitted a revised estimate of nearly Rs 84 crore for the construction of the Netaji Bus Terminal at Khannagar in Cuttack. Initially, it had made an estimate of spending Rs 65 crore on the development of the new bus terminal in the Silver City.

The state’s test positivity rate (TPR) dropped from 15 to 10% within a week took 11 days to move further below to 5%. But it is taking far longer to go below 5%.

Even though a record number of 97.89% students cleared the annual High School Certificate (HSC) examination, the results of which were declared on Friday, many are unhappy with the marks they got in the alternative assessment and are planning to appear for the exam physically when it is held.

With the dip in the daily infection count in the capital city being exceedingly slow and the test positivity rate (TPR) hovering over 10%, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday reintroduced the micro-containment zones to bring down the cases.

Jharkhand imposed the third edition of the 38-hour complete lockdown from Saturday evening as part of its ongoing health safety week (partial lockdown) but is battling a dilemma on whether to go for further unlock or impose extra curbs in the coming weeks.

Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi, granted parole for two days by an NIA court, has said that he was “aware of all the conspiracies that are being hatched against him” and appealed to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for ensuring that the norms of traditional democracy are sustained.

Assam Police have registered a suo moto case against an additional superintendent of police (ASP) in Bongaigaon district for allegedly demanding a bribe from a jailed businessman.

The film industry in Assam is staring at huge losses ever since curtains came down on cinema halls nearly 15 months ago in the wake of the rapid spread of Covid-19 forcing hall owners to shut down their business temporarily.

The second wave of Covid-19 may have taken a deadlier turn in Assam mainly due to the presence of the Delta variant, health experts said.

Dakshina Kannada district has seen its positivity rate falling below 5%, while completing one million tests.

Even though any election in Karnataka looks uncertain given the continued Covid-19 threat, the BJP has started preparations for zilla and taluk panchayat polls, which are likely to be held in December.

Police on Saturday said they have got concrete evidence to link father-son duo Rammani and Kislay Panday with the recovered cash and gold allegedly stolen from a flat in Greater Noida’s Silver City last year.

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said on Saturday his outfit would urge people not to vote for BJP in the assembly elections that are slated in UP next year.

A district-wise break-up of vaccination figures shows that GB Nagar has vaccinated 102% of its first dose in the 45-59 age group as well as 25% of the second dose in the same category, the highest in UP. The data is based on the 2011 census.