Новости за 29.07.2020

Coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi recorded 381 fresh cases of Covid19 infection on Wednesday. While Dakshina Kannada district recorded 208 cases to see its total positive cases soar to 5306, Udupi accounted for the remaining 173 that saw its total positive cases inch closer to 4000 mark at 3894 cases.

A 45-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his minor daughter in Uttar Pradesh's Noida on Wednesday, police said.

The district on Wednesday reported 60 new coronavirus cases and nine deaths during the past 24 hours.

National-award winning actress Prakruti Mishra today lodged a police complaint against cyber bullies, who have been writing derogatory articles and comments in social media after she posted a picture of a liquor brand that she has been endorsing on her Instagram and Facebook pages.

Police on Tuesday arrested a man for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl in a village of the district.

A nurse from Kerala was killed outside a hospital in Florida, US on Tuesday. Merin Joy, 28, from Kottayamn district in Kerala, was stabbed multiple times and struck by a vehicle while leaving the hospital. Witnesses said the suspect drove the car over her body after stabbing her. Police have arrested Philip Mathew, who is the husband of the victim.

A juvenile python was rescued from the glovebox of a car on Tuesday, leaving the car owner terribly scared.

A fresh spell of rains lashed parts of the national capital on Wednesday, bringing relief from sultry weather. .

Mechanised fishing from the old port at Bunder here will resume on September 1. This marks a departure from norm where the 1200-odd boats would have sailed out for the fishing season that this year gets underway on August 1 after the completion of 47-day deep-sea fishing holiday on July 31. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of stakeholders from the fisheries sector in DK district who met at the old port on Wednesday.

The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has completed 100 per cent installation of bio-toilets in trains. All 3,247 coaches of trains under this railway zone are now fitted with bio-toilets.

Assam floods claimed one more life in Golaghat district on Tuesday, taking the overall toll to 104 in the state, while the number of people to be affected came down to 19.18 lakh in 21 districts. Twenty-two people have so far lost their lives due to landslides in different parts of the state since May 22.

The eight-member committee formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) stated that a "mismatch between planning and execution" on part of OIL led to the well blowout in upper Assam's Tinsukia district that has caused "extensive damage" to environment, flora, fauna and people residing near the site.

Assam deputy speaker and BJP MLA from Sonai constituency in Cachar district Aminul Haque Laskar tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday.

Two more Covid-19 patients - a 70-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man - succumbed to the virus at Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), pushung the state's toll to 88. On the other hand, an 86-year-old man with co-morbidities won his battle against the virus at MMCH and walked out of hospital on Tuesday after 12 days.

Remote areas in the state, as well as places where people gather, will fall under a Covid testing drive in the state, health officials said.

The national tiger census report for 2018-19 has estimated a truncated figure of 219 tigers in the Brahmaputra flood plain and northeast hills landscape due to poor sampling and has red-flagged the process of humans cutting off the gene flow of the big cats from the source at Kaziranga, which is crucial for conservation.