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The incident took place near Maloli village in Malshiraj tehsil of Solapur on Tuesday night when the constable was asking people to stay indoors, a duty officer at Velapur police station said.

In the evacuation, the government has decided to give priority to migrant labourers whose work permits have either expired or are about to expire as they might be running out of resources after month-long lockdowns.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said over 300 districts have not reported any infection so far, while 129 districts with significant COVID-19 cases have been declared as hotspots.

The state's coronavirus figures are as follows: Positive cases 9,318, new cases 729, deaths 400, discharged 1,388, active cases 7,530 and people tested so far 1,29,931.

Public Health Specialist Dr Mohammad Asheel said the virus can infect others three days before the appearance of symptoms and is almost non-infective after the symptoms go.

The encounter broke out after the militants opened fire at a search party of the security forces at Melhora in Zainapora area of the district.

He suggested "containment by exception based on widespread tracking and testing. Isolation only of hotspots and vulnerable segments of the population" as a strategy in the post-lockdown era.

HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal also directed the states to start evaluating the answer sheets of the board exams of Classes 10 and 12, and facilitate the CBSE.

The 'one nation, one ration card' scheme was to be implemented in June, can benefit migrant workers and other people stranded at various places in the country due to the nationwide lockdown.

The police said the social media posts were found to "spread mistrust about the protocols being followed by the administration and so pursuing people not to cooperate in the screening process or give false statements", which would defeat the efforts of co...

The chief minister has directed that it should be publicised that people who are interested in coming back to UP, should contact their respective districts administration in other states and report at quarantine centres.

JNU Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar posted a message on his social media handle on Tuesday, announcing the webinar meant strictly for students, faculty members and staff of the university.

The 73-year-old mother and wife of a police constable have tested positive for COVID-19 in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, an official said on Tuesday.

MEA's response came following references on Twitter by people from Kuwait criticising reports of alleged attacks on Muslims in certain parts of India when the country was fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

The top court held three persons including two advocates guilty of contempt of court for making scurrilous and scandalous allegations against its two sitting judges saying there can''t be ill­-founded sympathy for lawyers, who try to threaten judges.

The Civil Aviation Requirement of May 2008 sets a limit of 30 working days for airlines to complete the refund process for tickets booked through travel agents/portals, the plea has said.