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Mahanga police in Cuttack district on Sunday registered case against 13 persons, including state law minister Pratap Jena for their alleged involvement behind the double murder of BJP leader Kulamani Baral (75) and his relative Dibyasingha Baral (80) on Saturday evening.

Superintendent of police (Karimganj) Mayank Kumar on Sunday said, the arrested persons, all belonging to Karimganj district, have been brought on remand after they were produced before a Karimganj court. “The three accused persons are being interrogated at the custody of police. Investigation into the case is on”, Kumar told TOI.

​​​​​A fire broke out in the warehouse of a crockery store in the Atta Market of Noida Sector 18 on Sunday, officials said.

The state unit of BJP on Saturday cashed in on the death of a 60-year-old Dalit man, identified as Raghu Passi of Bokaro, saying he died of cold and alleged that the Hemant Soren-led government failed to provide blankets to the needy on time. The district administration has, however, denied the charge and handed out photographs of the man’s family with a government blanket.

Lashing out at the state government, Jamshedpur MP Bidyut Baran Mahato on Wednesday said the Hemant Soren-led government has done nothing for the masses in the last one year. Further attacking the government, he said middlemen are minting money under the present disposition.

Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre (MCCCC), a comprehensive cancer care service at Shirdi Sai Baba Cancer Hospital and Research Centre of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal proved a ray of hope for patients battling cancer, especially during the pandemic. But for the initial hiccups faced during the first few days of the pandemic induced shutdown, the centre has since performed more than 280 cancer related surgeries till date.

The number of Covid-19 cases at two nursing colleges in Mangaluru rose to 77 on Saturday after 20 more students tested positive. The health department has already served notices to the two colleges for failing to follow health-safety protocols while allowing students into hostels.

The number of female pupils attending classes on the first and second day after schools reopened was more than boys in many North Karnataka districts.

Drills to test major parts of the Covid-19 vaccination programme went off smoothly at most places on Saturday, barring some minor hiccups. The exercise was conducted at select primary and community health centres and hospitals in Bengaluru Urban, Mysuru, Belagavi, Kalaburagi and Shivamogga districts, with health workers playing would-be vaccine receivers.

Justice (retired) Raghunath Biswal on Saturday took charge as chairman of the Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes (OSCBC) along with three other members.

The state has recorded a growth of 20.01 per cent in gross GST collection (CGST, IGST, SGST and cess) during December 2020 compared to December 2019. It is considered a significant growth among major states in the country.

Forest officials are on high alert in Bhitarkanika National Park and its neighbouring areas to thwart poaching of spotted deer, wild boars and migratory birds after three poachers were arrested on Friday night for killing a wild boar in the mangrove forests of Gahirmatha.

The IMD forecast on Saturday said the state would see fog — shallow to moderate or dense — in several districts for three-four days from Sunday. This will be accompanied by a gradual rise in the minimum temperatures after two days.

The state government is eyeing the proposed airport at Puri as the state’s main future international airport since the one in Bhubaneswar has limited scope of expansion

The police have registered an immigration fraud case of Rs 7.10 lakh against a man and his two sons, who allegedly promised the complainant to send him to Australia, but instead sent him to Indonesia.

Uttar Pradesh on Saturday recorded 728 fresh cases of coronavirus infection and eight deaths – the lowest in last six months.