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Six armed men abducted the woman and her daughter from their home and raped the two in the nearby fields.

The road will remain closed for the night, polcie said, adding that the traffic had been diverted through Bajaura Kataula for light vehicles only.

She further contended that the Land Acquisition Act does not provide for acquisition of movable properties in the residence like, gold, silver, jewelry and other precious items.

According to the bulletin issued by the state disaster management, two fresh casualties were reported from Muzaffarpur district. Earlier, Darbhanga and West Champaran had reported seven and four deaths respectively. The number of people affected by the fl...

The incident took place late Friday night at a government COVID hospital after a 20-year-old woman died a few hours earlier after being shifted in a critical condition from a private facility.

The permission was withdrawn after it came to light during an inspection by the authorities concerned that the hospital had charged Rs 12.20 lakh from the patient for the 19-day treatment.

Modi said the New Education Policy-2020 announced earlier this week emphasises on inter-disciplinary study, which will ensure that the focus is on what the student wants to learn.

The health ministry said the GoM's decision has been communicated to the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) for further action needed to facilitate the export of indigenously manufactured ventilators.

With 36,569 patients discharged in 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has jumped to 10,94,374 on Saturday and exceed active COVID-19 cases by 5,29,271,the ministry said.

A fire was reported at a private hospital in Grant Road area of South Mumbai, an official said on Saturday.

The plea by Prashant Bhushan, Arun Shourie and N Ram comes days before the Supreme Court is slated to take up two contempt petitions against Bhushan for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the judiciary.

"You know, Delhi as a union territory I am personally monitoring. There is 84 per cent recovery rate in Delhi. All the states should emulate the Delhi model," he told reporters.

Political, social, sporting or religious congregations, protest rallies or processions will remain banned across Noida and Greater Noida during the period, the district police said.

"May the spirit of brotherhood and compassion be furthered," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.

They were rescued by Delhi Women and Child Development Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam and Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal.

The five persons who gather at the masjid and idgahs have to follow the social distancing protocol and wear the mandatory face masks, the authorities have said.