Raipur Apr 25 PTI Chhattisgarh on Monday reported six fresh COVID-19 cases taking the states tally to 1152241 The death toll remained unchanged at 14034 as no fresh fatality was reported due to the viral infection an official said The positivity rate or cases detected per 100 tests stood at 012 per cent he said The overall recovery count in Chhattisgarh rose to 1138184 leaving the state with 23 active cases he said Balrampur recorded two cases followed by one in Bilaspur among other districts No new coronavirus cases were reported in 23 districts As of Monday no active cases were reported in 14 districts in the state the official said With 4833 samples examined during the day the tally of tests carried out so far in Chhattisgarh went up to 17619635 he added Chhattisgarhs coronavirus figures are as follows Positive cases 1152241 new cases 6 death toll 14034 recovered 1138184 active cases 23 today tests 4833 total tests 17619635 PTI COR NSK NSK

Nagpur Apr 23 PTI Police busted a prostitution racket and rescued two women after raiding a spa cum massage parlour in Dharampeth area of Nagpur in Maharashtra on Saturday an official said Police arrested a man for operating the sex racket under the garb of the spa and massage parlour A police official said that a decoy customer was sent to the spa After it was confirmed that the accused was accepting cash and providing young women to customers the police raided the parlour Cash and other material collectively worth Rs 21000 were seized A case has been registered under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act the official said PTI COR NSK NSK

Nagpur Apr 23 PTI The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company MSEDCL has directed suppliers to provide a whopping 15 lakh power meters by September this year to overcome the shortage an official release has said One lakh new power meters will be available by April 30 and two lakh in May Thereafter 327 lakh meters will be available every month from June to September it said About 8-9 lakh new connections are commissioned by the MSEDCL every year At the same time the MSEDCL also needs two lakh meters per month for replacing faulty meters and other reasons At present 131 lakh meters are available in the field offices of MSEDCL till April 22 the release stated Besides the tender process to purchase 10 lakh smart metres is under consideration while the process of procuring 150 lakh three-phase meters is in the final stage The supply of these three-phase meters will be available by the end of May In view of increasing the consumer demand the process of procuring another 20 lakh single-phase meters has also been started the release stated As per the directions of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission MERC work orders have been issued for the installation of prepaid meters for agricultural pumps which are connected under the high-pressure power distribution system to audit the energy of agricultural lines The process of installing 15 lakh prepaid meters for these farmers will be completed by December the release said PTI COR NSK NSK

Thane Apr 20 PTI With the addition of 13 new coronavirus positive cases the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 708913 an official said on Wednesday These new cases were reported on Tuesday he said With no COVID-19 fatality the death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11889 In the neighboring Palghar district the overall COVID-19 case count is 163605 while the death toll is 3407 an official said PTI COR NSK NSK

Bilaspur Apr 19 PTI It was a mixed bag of emotions for officials at Chhattisgarhs Kanan Pendari Zoological Garden where a tigress gave birth to four cubs whereas another pregnant big cat died in labor with two unborn cubs in her womb both incidents separated by 24 hours The painful delivery caused the death of tigress Mausami at the zoological garden in the Bilaspur district around 415 pm on Monday a senior official of the zoological garden told reporters on Tuesday He said vets in the zoo attempted to save the two cubs who were still in the tigresss womb by performing surgery but they were found dead In the presence of Achanakmar Amarkantak Biosphere Reserves director and the zoo officials a team of veterinarians including Dr R M Tripathi Dr Ajeet Pandey and Dr Tripti Soni performed the autopsy and collected the viscera for further examination said the official Citing veterinarians he said Dystocia breech presentation was the cause behind the death of the tigress After the autopsy and other procedures the forest officials performed the last rites of the tigress the official added The pregnant big cat had shown preliminary symptoms of labor and she kept trying to deliver the cubs till Monday but breathed her last around 415 pm said the official Meanwhile the zoo officials informed that tigress Rambha gave birth to four cubs on Sunday at the same zoo Earlier Rambha who was born in the same zoo on April 25 2015 delivered two cubs Bhairav and Durga on November 11 2018 Currently all the cubs are healthy and under constant monitoring of officials PTI COR NSK NSK

Thane Apr 18 PTI A 31-year-old man from Bhiwandi city in Maharashtra was convicted by a special POCSO court for raping a teenage girl in 2018 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for seven years Special judge V Virkar also imposed a fine of Rs 8000 on the convict identified as Saddam alias Guddu Istrail Ansari The prosecution examined a total of nine witnesses during the trial Ansari had asked the 16-year-old girl to accompany him on his motorcycle on April 17 2018 when she stepped out of her house the prosecution said He took the girl to a room located near a hillock and raped her He held her captive until the parents of the girl traced her to the room on April 18 the court was told The court convicted Ansari under various charges including rape and wrongful confinement of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act PTI COR NSK NSK

Thane Apr 18 PTI With the addition of 15 coronavirus positive cases the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 708892 an official said on Monday These new cases were reported on Sunday he said With no fresh fatality due to COVID-19 the death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11889 The mortality rate is 167 per cent he added In the neighboring Palghar district the overall COVID-19 case count has gone up to 163605 while the death toll is 3407 an official said PTI COR NSK NSK

Nashik Mar 28 PTI No fresh COVID-19 case and fatality was reported in Nashik district of Maharashtra on Monday for the third time since the pandemic began in March 2020 officials said The tally of COVID-19 infections and the death toll remained unchanged at 476002 and 8899 respectively in the district health officials said The tally of recoveries in the Nashik district so far is 467089 leaving the district with 14 active cases PTI COR NSK NSK

Raipur Mar 27 PTI Chhattisgarh on Sunday reported 20 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the states tally to 1152070 an official said The death toll remained unchanged at 14034 as no fresh death was reported due to the viral infection he said The positivity rate or cases detected per 100 tests stood at 042 per cent in Chhattisgarh he said The recovery count rose to 1137881 in the state after one person was discharged from hospital and 11 people completed their home isolation during the day leaving the state with 155 active cases the official said Balrampur recorded four cases followed by three in Raipur two in Durg and one in Bilaspur among other districts No new coronavirus case was reported in 19 districts on Sunday the official said With 4754 samples examined during the day the tally of tests carried out so far in Chhattisgarh went up to 17473030 he added Chhattisgarhs coronavirus figures are as follows Positive cases 1152070 new cases 20 death toll 14034 recovered 1137881 active cases 155 today tests 4754 total tests 17473030 PTI COR NSK NSK

Thane Mar 26 PTI The district court here in Maharashtra has convicted a 37-year-old tribal from Palghar district for murdering a widow in 2018 after she resisted his sexual advances and handed him life imprisonment Additional sessions court judge and special judge SC and ST Act GP Shirsat also imposed a fine of Rs 3000 on the convict Sanjay Kharpade after convicting him under section 302 Punishment for murder of the Indian Penal Code IPC on Friday Additional Public Prosecutor Rekha Hiwrale said Kharpade a resident of Jambha Kokerpada hamlet in Vikramgad tehsil used to seek sexual favours from the 65-year-old victim by threatening her children He had tried to rape her under influence of alcohol On April 29 2018 Kharpade fatally attacked the woman at her house with a sharp weapon Kharpade and the victim were residents of the same area the prosecution said The court rejected the defences argument that the victim was attacked by a wild animal even though it underlined certain contradictions and omissions in the complaint lodged by the daughter of the deceased PTI COR NSK NSK