Новости за 27.08.2020

Six years ago, their infant daughter died due to scorpion bite. But the Chudasama couple - Ashok and Nita - somehow came to terms with the loss and lived a normal life after the birth of their son.

Second round of serological survey will be started in the city from Friday. ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) in association with the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and health department of the state will conduct the survey.

Nine persons, including five from Ludhiana district died of Covid-19 in various hospitals of the state even as 350 people from the district tested positive for the disease as per the state bulletin on Thursday.

The state government on Thursday reversed its decision to make Aadhaar verification mandatory to avail monthly social security pension from August and the one-time ex-gratia of Rs 1,000 after a number of genuine beneficiaries faced difficulties to get pension.

A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida and the accused arrested after a gunfight with police personnel, officials said on Thursday.

Trend of see-sawing Covid-19 numbers continued in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada with the districts recording 59 fewer cases on Thursday against 565 reported the day before. DK tallied 297 out of 506 new cases and Udupi the remaining 209 cases.

"Of the 71 new cases, 40 are from Ambala Cantt, 12 each from Ambala City and Chourmastpur, four from Shahzadpur and one each from Barara, Mullana and Naraingarh," said Dr Singh.

The district also recorded 112 new infections, pushing its caseload to 7,487, while the active cases rose to 959, according to the data released by the UP health department for a 24-hour period.

A retired police sub-inspector allegedly shot himself dead after opening fire at his son at their home in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida over domestic disputes, officials said on Thursday. The son, around 35, is undergoing treatment at a hospital and his condition is critical, they said.

The green panel also dismissed the plea filed by 10 farm house owners seeking review of its order holding that the land in question is forest land and construction raised thereon are illegal.

Sale of bio-diesel ‘mushrooming’ in pockets of the district has raised the hackles of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District Petroleum Dealers Association (DKUPDA).

Following a whole village’s refusal to get tested after death of a sarpanch on August 21, around 12 families have now avoided getting tested for Covid-19 in Ibrahimpur locality on Wednesday even as over 50 residents gave their samples.

Lakhs of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries living in Delhi-NCR can now consult specialist doctors via video calling.

As the Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare gaps in the social protection system to address needs of migrant workers facing job loss, hunger and displacement, a group of experts has recommended that the Punjab government create a single database of migrants to facilitate implementation of various welfare schemes and rules.

A new study has revealed that the rivers Netravathi and Swarna, the primary drinking water source for Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts are found to be containing pharmaceuticals and personal care products (soaps, detergents, creams).

With the alarming rise in Covid-19 cases putting the existing infrastructure under stress, the Punjab government has activated all level II facilities across the state.