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Delhi Police arrests AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal, his aide in connection with a doctor’s suicide; bail plea to be heard on 11 May

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New Delhi : The Delhi Police on Saturday arrested AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal and Kapil Nagar, the two accused in a doctor's suicide case. The two accused were earlier in the day questioned by a police team. "After questioning, AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal and Kapil Nagar were arrested in a doctor's alleged suicide case registered at Police Station Neb Sarai," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South, Atul Thakur. The AAP MLA on Friday moved an anticipatory bail in a Delhi court in connection with an FIR on the abetment charges in a doctor's suicide case. The court has fixed the hearing on 11 May on the MLA's plea. Jarwal, who was booked by the Delhi Police on the charges of extortion and abetment to suicide after a doctor allegedly committed suicide in Durga Vihar in south Delhi, had moved Rouse Avenue Court seeking anticipatory bail. He has submitted that he shall be co-operating with the police authorities in the investigation. The FIR was lodged by the D

First coronavirus patient to receive plasma therapy in Uttar Pradesh dies of heart attack; 58-year-old suffered from diabetes

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Lucknow : The first patient to receive plasma therapy as an experimental treatment for coronavirus infection in Uttar Pradesh died following a heart attack on Saturday. The patient, a 58-year-old doctor, was admitted at the King George's Medical University (KGMU). The doctor, who was on ventilator since the last 14 days, died on Saturday evening following heart attack, KGMU Vice Chancellor MLB Bhatt said. Since he had high blood pressure and diabetes, he was under the continuous observation of doctors in the isolation ward, Bhatt said. "The patient was in a stable condition. His lungs had improved, but he later developed urinary tract infection. Two reports of his samples came out as negative (for COVID-19) today," the vice chancellor said. He, however, suffered a heart attack around 5 pm and could not be saved, Bhatt said. The doctor from Orai in Uttar Pradesh was administered plasma therapy at the state-run KGMU on 26 April. He was administered the plasma donated b

Five migrant labourers killed, 13 injured as truck enroute to Uttar Pradesh overturns in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur

Narsinghpur : At least five migrant labourers were killed and 13 others injured when a truck in which they were travelling overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district, a police official said on Sunday. The accident took place near Patha village on Saturday night when nearly 20 migrant labourers were going in the truck to Jhansi and Etah in Uttar Pradesh from Hyderabad, Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Tiwari said. Five labourers were killed and 13 others were injured after the mangoes-laden vehicle overturned, he said. The injured persons were admitted to the district hospital for treatment, he added. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2SQnsSt Press Trust of India

Rahul Gandhi asks Narendra Modi to ensure PM CARES Fund is audited and record of money spent made public

New Delhi:  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday demanded audit of PM CARES Fund and said the account of money received and spent be made public. On 28 March, the Centre set up the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund with the primary objective to deal with any kind of emergency situation like the one currently posed by the COVID-19 outbreak and provide relief to those affected. "The PM-CARES fund has received huge contributions from PSUs and major public utilities like the Railways. It''s important that prime minister ensures the fund is audited and that the record of money received and spent is available to the public," Rahul said on Twitter. The Congress has questioned the government over setting up of a separate PM CARES Fund by the prime minister for fighting coronavirus, demanding that the same be merged with the PM National Relief Fund. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/3ft0A5g Press

Three migrant workers die near Maharashtra-MP border while on their way to UP village; fatigue, dehydration likely causes, say doctors

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Barwani : Three migrant workers who were on their way to Uttar Pradesh from Maharashtra, mostly walking, died in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, officials said. The trio were among thousands of migrant workers who have set out on foot for their home states from Maharashtra in the last few weeks amid lockdown on account for coronavirus. While autopsy reports were yet to be available, doctors said the possible cause of deaths was fatigue and dehydration in peak summer heat. The deceased, who were traveling separately, were identified as Lalluram (55), resident of village Chhudiya in Prayagraj district, Prem Bahadur (50), resident of Siddharth Nagar and Anees Ahmed (42) of Hardas Girja village of Fatehpur. Their health deteriorated when they reached near Sendhwa on the Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra border, said Sendhwa Police Station in-charge DS Parihar. They had started walking from various towns in Maharashtra where they worked, and took lift in vehicles wherever pos

Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: First batch of 326 Indians stranded in UK arrives in Mumbai's international airport from London

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08:29 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update IMAGES: Indians stranded in Uzbekistan prepare to leave for New Delhi Indians stranded in Uzbekistan due to COVID-19 outbreak, leaving for New Delhi under Vande Bharat Mission special mission prepare for take off. Thermal checks being performed by the Indian Embassy officials in Tashkent, Santosh Jha, Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan told ANI. Indians stranded in Uzbekistan due to #COVID19 leaving for New Delhi under #VandeBharatMission . Thermal checks being performed by the Indian Embassy officials in Tashkent: Santosh Jha, Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan pic.twitter.com/3RnrWA0KD0 — ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2020 08:21 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in US Latest Update US approves new coronavirus antigen test with fast results US regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening up the country, reports The Associated Press. The Food and Drug Administ

Coronavirus Outbreak Highlights: Mumbai Police registers fourth COVID-19 death as samples of ASI who died on 8 May test positive

23:54 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates Three migrant workers returning to Uttar Pradesh die in Madhya Pradesh   Three migrant workers who were on their way to Utttar Pradesh from Maharashtra, mostly walking, died in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, officials said. The trio were among thousands of migrant workers who have set out on foot for their home states from Maharashtra in the last few weeks amid lockdown on account for coronavirus.While autopsy reports were yet to be available, doctors said the possible cause of deaths was fatigue and dehydration in peak summer heat. 23:49 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates Railway ministry tweet incorrect, claims West Bengal home secretary West Bengal Home Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay on Saturday termed as misleading and incorrect a Railway ministry tweet which claimed that the West Bengal govt had approved eight special Shramik trains from various states after Home Minister Amit Shah on Satur