INDIA

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Engine of express train derails in Assam

11:56 pm June 27, 2021

Guwahati: The engine of the Ledo-Guwahati Express special train derailed between Ledo and Margherita stations in Assam on Sunday, officials said. The incident happened around 3.33 pm, they said. There was no derailment of any coach and no one was injured, they added. Senior railway officials from Tinsukia, including the divisional railway manager, immediately rushed […]

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K’s Samba

11:52 pm June 27, 2021

Jammu: Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district booked 100 people on Sunday for violation of COVID-19 guidelines and imposed fines worth around Rs 50,000 on them. The violators included shopkeepers who were fined for not wearing face masks or not maintaining social distancing on their premises, a police spokesperson said. He added that police […]

Nagaland reports 111 new COVID-19 cases

11:48 pm June 27, 2021

Kohima: Nagalands COVID-19 tally rose to 24,961 on Sunday as 111 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. As many as 73 more people were cured of the disease during the day. “111 positive cases detected today are Kohima: 33, Dimapur: 21, Tuensang: 25, Mokokchung: 16, Zunheboto: 8, Mon: 5, Peren: […]

Body of man found near railway tracks in Nadia

11:34 pm June 27, 2021

Ranaghat: The body of a man, having a gunshot injury, was found along the railway tracks in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Sunday morning, police said. The body was found from the tracks near the Ranaghat Junction railway station, they said. The man was identified as Krishna Roy, a resident of Narayanpara in the Dhantala […]

2 minors drown in river in UP’s Bijnor

11:29 pm June 27, 2021

Bijnor (UP): Two minor girls died after drowning in a river here on Sunday, police said. According to police, a group of children had gone to take bath in the river in Rasulpur Mitthe village of Badhapur Police Station. Sophia (8) and Farah (6) slipped towards the deep end of the water body and started […]