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Odisha pegs loss due to cyclone Yaas at Rs 610 crore

11:41 pm June 2, 2021

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday estimated a loss of Rs 610 crore due to the last weeks severe cyclonic storm Yaas that affected about 60 lakh people living in 11,000 villages in the coastal regions of the state. This was mentioned at the review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here. While the loss […]

Optical shops allowed to open in Noida amid Covid curfew

11:29 pm June 2, 2021

Noida (UP): Optical shops which have not been categorised as “essential” service have been allowed to open with certain conditions in Noida and Greater Noida where Covid restrictions are still in place, the Gautam Buddh Nagar administration said on Wednesday. The decision was taken following a request by the Gautam Buddh Nagar Opticals’ Association to […]

Man shoots dead wife over dowry issue in Ghaziabad

11:59 pm June 1, 2021

Ghaziabad (UP): A 24-year-old woman was shot dead on Tuesday by her husband for not bringing in enough dowry post their marriage in Raj Nagar Extension area here, police said. Sarika (24), a native of Upawali village of Budhana tehsil in Muzaffarnagar district, got married to Kuldeep alias Mintoo in February last year. She was […]

Indian bison spotted on outskirts of Pune

11:56 pm June 1, 2021

Pune: A gaur (Indian bison) was spotted near Darawali village in Pune district of Maharashtra on early Tuesday morning, a forest department official said. According to the official, residents of Darawali spotted the wild animal near their village and informed the forest department. The village under Mulshi tehsil is located around 25km from Pune city. […]

Thane: 2 arrested for beating up CR ticket examiner

11:51 pm June 1, 2021

Thane: Two people were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a Central Railway staffer, Thane railway police said. Chief Ticket Examiner Vishal Patil (49) was on duty at around 10:45am when an altercation took place between him and the two accused over the latter’s ID cards, an official said. “The two, identified as Kunal Shinde […]