Lucknow: Ten districts in Uttar Pradesh have been declared Corona free. Principal Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said here on Wednesday that these districts are Pilibhit, Lakhimpur, Hathras, Bareilly, Prayagraj, Maharajganj, Shahjahanpur, Barabanki, Hardoi and Kaushambhi. He said that the coronavirus was presently active in 53 districts and the number of Corona positive cases was […]
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People abandoning pets in UP due to coronavirus fear
Lucknow: With conflicting reports on animals being coronavirus carriers doing the rounds, people have started abandoning their pets in Uttar Pradesh. A Pomeranian and a golden retriever were seen on Sunday in the Chinhat area, wailing and looking lost. Chinhat is located on the outskirts of Lucknow on the Lucknow -Ayodhya highway. “The highway is […]
Home delivery boys in UP to be tested for Covid-19
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed all personnel deployed in home delivery service of essential items must be tested and asked to use face masks as well as other protective equipment while discharging their duties. The directive comes after a food delivery boy tested positive for the coronavirus in Delhi leading […]
UP hospital asks Muslims to come only if Covid-19 negative, faces FIR
Meerut: A controversial advertisement by a cancer specialist hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut said Muslim patients and their caretakers coming to the hospital must test negative for Covid-19, failing which they won’t be admitted. The management of the hospital also asked Muslims to carry their coronavirus test reports as proof. The advertisement by Valentis Cancer […]
Covid-19 cases in UP rise to 776, 69 patients cured
Lucknow: The number of Covid-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh has risen to 776, and the number of deaths to 13. However, 69 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals. Principal Home Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad said, here on Thursday, 48 districts of the state now had coronavirus cases. Pool testing of samples had started, […]
UP: Health, police teams attacked, stones pelted, ambulance damaged
Moradabad (UP): A team of health workers and police was attacked in Moradabad on Wednesday when they went to pick up a coronavirus patient and his family. The incident in which several police and health workers were injured took place in Nawabpura area of Moradabad. The ambulance and four other vehicles were also damaged in […]
UP woman tweets to PM of poor hygiene in quarantine centre
Bulandshahr (UP): A woman took to Twitter to inform the Prime Minister’s office and the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of the ‘pathetic’ condition of a quarantine facility in Khurja town where she claimed that 20 coronavirus suspects were crammed into a room along with her husband and two minor daughters. The woman, who […]
Lockdown effect: ‘Baraat’ staying at bride’s house in UP for more than 22 days
Aligarh (UP): In a unique case of the wedding celebrations getting unduly extended, a ‘baraat’ has been staying at the bride’s house for more than 22 days now because of the lockdown. Ramnath Mahato came to Atrauli in Aligarh with the baraat (marriage procession) of his son Vijay Mahato. The wedding was solemnised on March […]
Chhattisgarh Armed Force jawan travels 1,100 km on foot, goods train, truck to reach UP for mother’s cremation
Mirzapur (UP): Santosh Yadav, the 30-year-old Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) jawan, posted in the Naxal-hit Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, travelled about 1,100 km on foot, goods train, trucks and even a boat to reach home in Chunar after his mother died. “I was desperate to reach my village Sikhar after I learnt about my mother’s […]
Two die in UP after consuming spurious liquor
Kanpur: Two people died on Sunday in Kanpur’s Mawai Bhachhan village after consuming spurious liquor, police said. Six others have been admitted in the hospital and their treatment is underway. Following the incident, the police have issued an alert in the area and launched a probe. Kanpur SSP Anant Dev Tiwari said: “Two people have […]