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Chhattisgarh: 5 jawans killed, 31 injured, several missing after encounter with Maoists
At least five security personnel were martyred and 31 injured in an ambush by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday. Several jawans are reported to be missing. Read more
Uttar Pradesh: 13 injured after tin shed falls at Lanco thermal plant in Sonabhadra
As many as thirteen labourers were injured after a tin shed from a boiler fell on them at a unit of a privately-run thermal power plant in Sonabhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. Read more
Ex-Miss India finalist to take plunge in UP panchayat polls
UP’s panchayat elections, largest in the world with nearly seven lakh candidates, received a dash of glamour when 2015 Femina Miss India finalist Diksha Singh announced to contest the zila panchayat election from her native district, Jaunpur. Read more
Uttarakhand: In view of the increasing cases of Covid-19, the morning and evening sports practice of the players at Maharana Pratap Sports College in Dehradun has been stopped till April 9. (ANI)
Telangana records 1,321 new Covid-19 cases and 5 more deaths
Thirteen injured after tin shed falls at LANCO thermal power plant in Uttar Pradesh's Sonebhadra. (ANI)
Covid-19 cases continue to surge, 836 more test positive in Bihar
The number of Covid cases continued to surge in Bihar with 836 more people testing positive for the virus on Saturday. Among them, 359 new case were Patna alone. Altogether 63,982 samples were tested in the past 24 hours. There were 2941 active cases in the state till Saturday, which is nearly double of what it was a week ago when there were only 1487 active cases in the state. Apart from Patna, which continues to register the maximum number of cases, the other districts with substantial number of cases included Siwan (80), East Champaran (42), Muzaffarpur (30) and Bhagalpur (29). Read more
Jaipur cops nab mastermind of Vaishali Nagar silver theft
Covid medicine sales spike as cases skyrocket in Gujarat
Gujarat: 19-year-old set ablaze by loan sharks, dies
Testing times: Covid-19 surge forces Gujarat labs to work 24x7