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With nearly 26,000 cases, the metropolis accounts for over 70 per cent of the state's tally and the rising number of deaths (326) too worried the court.

The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall in some parts of the state in next 48 hours.

The decision to not make this public officially has affected messaging on the pandemic, limited testing strategies and has also allowed the government to justify the prolonged lockdown, experts said.

Till now, 19 police personnel have tested positive and 13 of them have been discharged from hospitals. At present, six are hospitalised for treatment

The findings of the survey suggest that allowing people in enclosed spaces such as bars and restaurants could reverse the gains made during the lockdown and worsen the public health crisis.

A notification issued by Chief Secretary S C Gupta on Tuesday said hotels and restaurants would be allowed to open with 50 per cent capacity.

Geographically, the distribution area of the animals was up by 36 per cent, Modi said.

The court also directed the police to not take any coercive steps against Dua till June 29, the next date of hearing and asked the journalist to join the investigation and cooperate with the police.

Raising concern over the safety of lakhs of students, the plea has said that they might be exposed to COVID-19 infection if they have to appear in the examinations amid the increase in number of cases of virus infection.--

We cannot step out without a mask protecting our faces today as India is still witnessing thousands of COVID-19 positive cases every day.

The key cabinet meeting, which was chaired by CM Yogi Adityanath through video conferencing, approved the amendment to Section 5A of the UP Cow Slaughter Prevention Act 1955.

According to the sources, last month, the bank took delivery of these high-end luxury cars, to be used by the managing director and two senior executive directors amid the coronavirus outbreak.

He was admitted to Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here five days ago and suffered from other health issues too.

Humidity levels oscillated between 38 and 86 per cent in Delhi.The maximum temperatures in Haryana and Punjab rose by a few notches but the mercury settled near or below the normal limits at most places.

Rajesh alias "Candy Baba", who had set up his "dera" (camp) in a village in Kurukshetra district earlier, had defrauded many to the tune of crores of rupees, the police said.

Earlier, one constables and two assistant sub-inspectors of Delhi police had died due to COVID-19. Another constable, who had underlying health conditions and had been on leave since November last year, also died last week.