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  Lumpy skin disease: UP govt bans cattle trade, imposes 'lockdown' on animal movement

  India | September 23, 2022 17:41 IST

  Lumpy skin disease: So far 28 districts of Jhansi, Agra, Aligarh, Meerut, Saharanpur, Moradabad, and Bareilly divisions have been affected by this disease in western Uttar Pradesh.

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  WHO's process of estimating Covid-19 deaths unscientific, says Govt

  India | July 19, 2022 18:41 IST

  WHO Covid death estimation: India had earlier objected to the "one size fits all" approach adopted by the WHO as it might be true for smaller countries but cannot be applied to a huge and diverse country like India.

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  Pollution claimed 90 lakh lives globally in 2019, India tops list with over 23.5 lakh deaths

  India | May 18, 2022 13:57 IST

  The majority of air pollution related deaths- 9.8 lakh- in India were caused by ambient PM2.5 pollution- tiny pollution particles in air that are two and one half microns or less in width, the researchers said.

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  Delhi: 55 cases of Dengue this year; advisory issued on prevention of vector-borne diseases

  India | March 28, 2022 18:54 IST

  For the January 1-March 26 period, six cases of dengue each were recorded last year and in 2020 and 2019, while ten cases were logged in 2018 and twelve in 2017, the report stated. 

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  16 killed, 26 injured as bus collides with truck in Jharkhand's Pakur

  India | January 05, 2022 23:00 IST

  Police said that the accident happened around 8:30 am on Govindpur-Sahibganj state highway at Paderkola village in Amrapara police station area. The death toll in the accident has increased to 16 while the number of injured is 26. At least three of them are critical.

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  Michigan: Four killed, 1 injured in plane crash

  World | November 14, 2021 14:21 IST

  The identities of the people on the plane weren’t immediately released, and there was no initial indication of the circumstances surrounding the crash.

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  Security forces kill 15 militants in separate operations in Balochistan

  World | October 24, 2021 6:45 IST

  A spokesperson for Counter-Terrorism Department said that nine militants from different banned organisations were killed in Balochistan's Mastung area and a heavy cache of arms and ammunition were seized from them.

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  Roadside bombs hit military bus in Syria capital, killing 14

  World | October 20, 2021 12:33 IST

  Syrian state TV showed footage of charred bus in central Damascus, saying the blasts occurred during rush hour when people were heading to work and school.

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  Kin of person committing suicide in 30 days of being Covid positive to get ex-gratia: Centre to SC

  India | September 23, 2021 18:39 IST

  Deaths occurring within 30 days from the date of testing or from the date of being clinically determined as a COVID case will be treated as ‘deaths due to COVID-19’, even if the death takes place outside the hospital/ in-patient facility, the government clarified.

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  Centre to pay Rs 50,000 compensation for deaths due to Covid, Supreme Court told

  India | September 23, 2021 14:20 IST

  The central government also informed that the state will give this amount from the State Disaster Relief Fund.

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  COVID: India reports 35,178 new cases, 440 deaths in last 24 hours

  News | August 18, 2021 11:57 IST

  India reported 35,178 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. 37,169 people have been recovered and discharged in the same duration. The death toll rose to 4,32,519 with 440 fresh fatalities. The active caseload stands at 3,67,415.

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  Maharashtra: 6,388 fresh COVID-19 cases reported, deaths top 200 after 11 days

  India | August 12, 2021 21:13 IST

  The state witnessed an increase in COVID-19 cases and fatalities as compared to Wednesday when it had reported 5,560 infections and 163 deaths.  

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  Uttarakhand: CM Pushkar Dhami visits cloudburst-hit villages

  India | July 21, 2021 18:50 IST

  The chief minister went from door-to-door, meeting residents of the two villages and assuring them of all help from the government.

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  Over 7 lakh deaths in India per year linked to abnormal temperatures: Lancet study

  World | July 08, 2021 16:14 IST

  Nearly 740,000 access deaths in India annually can be attributed to abnormal hot and cold temperatures related to climate change, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.  

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  5 dead after hot air balloon crashes in New Mexico's largest city

  World | June 27, 2021 8:58 IST

  The crash happened around 7 a.m. in the city’s west side, police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said. Police identified 2 of the passengers as Martin Martinez, and Mary Martinez,- the parents of a prison transport officer with the Albuquerque Police Dept.

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  Florida building collapse: Another body in rubble raises death toll to 5

  World | June 27, 2021 8:27 IST

  Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced the new toll at an evening media briefing, saying the discovery of the body dropped the number of unaccounted for down to 156. 

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  India reports less than 60,000 new COVID cases after 81 days

  News | June 20, 2021 12:43 IST

  India reported less than 60,000 COVID new cases after 81 days. India reported 58,419 new COVID cases in last 24 hours. 1,576 deaths have been reported in the same duration, taking the toll to 3,86,713. The active cases has declined in the country to 7,29,243. Meanwhile, 87,619 patients got recovered and discharged, taking overall recoveries to 2,87,66,009. A total of 27,66,93,572 vaccine doses have been administered across the country so far.

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  Amid reports of forging data, Centre asks states to provide info on Covid deaths

  India | June 15, 2021 19:48 IST

  The Centre in a letter to West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, Bihar and Karnataka has asked to provide data of deaths as per date and district wise.

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  ‘Unsound analysis’: Centre trashes report on higher Covid deaths in India

  India | June 12, 2021 22:37 IST

  The ministry termed the article speculative, without any basis and misinformed.

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  COVID claimed over 3 million lives more than reported in 2020: WHO

  World | May 21, 2021 18:42 IST

  While the WHO's official death toll due to Covid is around 3.4 million so far, the actual number could be at least 6-8 million, showed the global health body's annual World Health Statistics report 2021.