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Kanpur: What caused the Divisional Commissioner to visit Hallett Hospital on Friday morning was clear. He wanted to check the administrative procedures of the hospital from every aspect.

He was utterly displeased with the lack of improvement here. This poor most absorbed him into surprise because his earlier instructions were not followed a bit more.

Though his Friday's 10.50 a.m.visit was not the first one, it was certainly his another visit to study the condition exactly.

Kanpur: Shortage of the vaccine once again hits the city. Though the Health Department has informed of the problem to the state government, the vaccine has so far not reached here.

Kanpurites had to face similar problems at the end of June.

Perhaps the mega vaccination programme was postponed due to this cause from July.

As a result, the crowd at the vaccination centres has comparably increased. Queues are lengthening, the uproar is also on the rise. Discontented people are not able to understand the cause behind the delay.

Sambhal (UP), Jul 9 (PTI) A temple priest was allegedly killed by a man over some dispute in the Asmoli area here, police said on Friday.

Superintendent of Police Chakresh Mishra said the body of 50-year-old Mahant Bharat Giri was found in a temple in Gumsani village on Friday morning.

Police said they arrested a man, identified as Monu Balmiki of the same village, for killing Giri by hitting him with an iron rod due to some dispute.

A probe into the matter is on, they said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem, police said.

New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) The national capital can ill-afford any repetition of riots witnessed last year, the Supreme Court Thursday said and stressed that

'unity in diversity' of India cannot be disrupted and the role of Facebook in this context must be looked into by the powers that be.

Palakkad, Jul 8 (PTI) Two persons were arrested here on Thursday on charges of drugging and raping a minor girl for over two years after blackmailing her, police said.

A case under various provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act was registered after the girl's mother petitioned the chief minister and the state police chief.

Police have arrested Naufal (45) and Abhilash (26), natives of Challissery, near here.

NEW DELHI, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday reviewed India's Olympic preparations, officials said.

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announced that Modi will meet with the country's Tokyo-bound athletes on July 13.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reviewed preparations for facilitation of India's contingent at Tokyo 2020. The Prime Minister will also interact with the Olympic-bound athletes on 13th July to wish them luck," reads a statement from PMO.

Kota (Raj), Jul 8 (PTI) A court here sentenced two people to life imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old mentally challenged, deaf and mute girl two years ago.

The POCSO court also slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on each of them, public prosecutor Lalit Sharma said.

He said as the girl was mentally challenged, statements of three women who had rescued her with her brother were decisive in the conviction of Babulal (54) and Brijmohan (62), both residents of the Budhadeet police station area in Kota district.

Coimbatore, July 9 (PTI) The city-based AGs Health Care, an outpatient centre to be approved by the Tamil Nadu government as a COVID-19 vaccination centre, is launching a Sputnik V vaccination drive from July 12.

The centre would vaccinate frontline workers (doctors, health care workers, mediapersons and police personnel), senior citizens, transgenders, specially challenged individuals, and people with co-morbidities, said director of AGs Health Care Dr Adityan Guhan said in a release on Friday.

Kochi, Jul 9 (PTI) Indian Navy on Friday prohibited flying of non-conventional aerial objects like drones and UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) within 3 kms of Naval Base, Naval Units and Naval assets.

"Any non-conventional aerial object, including RPAs (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) found violating this prohibition, will be destroyed or confiscated without any liability, and additional actions may be initiated under sections 121, 121A, 287, 336, 337 and 338 of Indian Penal Code against the operator", a Defence statement said here.

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), July 9 (PTI) A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in a village here, police said on Friday.

The incident took place in Nangal Shahidan village on Thursday when the girl's parents, who are daily wagers, were at work and the victim was alone at home.

A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act was registered on the complaint of the victim's mother.