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Thane police on Saturday solved the Mira Road town double murder case within 12 hours by arresting the accused Kallu Yadav who was hiding in Pune.

A National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) personnel, who was a part of a team involved in cyclone Amphan restoration duty in West Bengal, has tested positive for COVID-19.

A 14-year-old boy allegedly hanged himself to death on early Saturday morning shortly after he stopped playing PUBG throughout the night and went to sleep, police said.

About 28,000 farmers have been affected by Cyclone Nisarga in Maharashtra's Pune district, an official said on Saturday citing a preliminary assessment.

A 25-year-old man was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday, police said.

The Union Environment Ministry on Saturday stressed that four surveys since 2006 have shown a healthy annual growth rate of 6 per cent in India's tiger population, offsetting natural losses and keeping their numbers at the habitats-carrying capacity level.

The Delhi Medical Association on Saturday hit out at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after he warned hospitals of stern action if they refuse COVID-19 patients or indulge in "black-marketing" of beds amid growing concerns over a surge in COVID-19 cases in the capital.

The Mizoram government on Saturday resumed issuing temporary Inner Line Permits (ILPs) to people from outside the state, more than two months after it had suspended doing so due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Five Border Security Force (BSF) jawans on Saturday tested positive for novel coronavirus in Gujarat's Bhuj, an official said.

More than 20 lakh people from Bihar, stuck outside the state during the lockdown, have been provided with help including monetary aid by the state while those who came back were taken good care of at the quarantine centres, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Saturday.

Pakistani troops on Saturday violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in Poonch and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday demanded a financial package for areas in Maharashtra that were battered by cyclone ''Nisarga'' which made landfall on June 3.

A Delhi Police constable has tested positive for coronavirus after his death three days ago, official said on Saturday.

A 58-year-old assistant sub inspector attached to Dombivali railway police in Thane district died of COVID-19 on Saturday, an official said.

Five Border Security Force (BSF) jawans on Saturday tested positive for novel coronavirus in Bhuj in Gujarat's Kutch district, an official said.