India

New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) A 44-year-old Delhi Police head constable tested positive for coronavirus in Rohini area on Wednesday, officials said.

According to police, they received information around 3.40 pm that one head constable in Rohini's Sector-16 has tested positive for COVID-19.

Bhopal, Apr 8 (PTI) After two IAS officers, two IPS officers have tested positive for coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh.

One of the Indian Police Service officers is posted in Bhopal while the other is posted in Indore, a senior health official told PTI.

Gonda (UP), Apr 9 (PTI) A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room as he was missing his wife stuck at her parents' place due to the lockdown, police said.

The incident took place in Radha Kund locality here on Wednesday, they said, adding the deceased has been identified as Rakesh Soni, 32.

Hamirpur (HP), April 9 (PTI) The Gaddis (nomads) of Himachal's Chamba areas have started returning to their native places after getting special permission from authorities amid curfew restrictions in the state to contain spread of coronavirus.

The nomads were preparing to go to their homes when they received the new of lockdown and subsequent curfew on radio.

Etah (UP), Apr 9 (PTI) A retired policeman has been arrested here for delivering liquor to the doorsteps of people despite a nationwide lockdown imposed to contain COVID-19, police said on Thursday.

Peshkar was held with 13 cartons of country-made liquor in Malawan area, said Etah SSP Sunil Kumar Singh.

The accused was involved in liquor trade and home delivery of liquor in the district, the senior superintendent of police said.

Peshkar was sent to jail after registration of an FIR against him, the SSP added.

Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has started the process of transferring funds into the accounts of daily wage workers of the film industry, the Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE) said on Wednesday.

The actor had recently pledged to financially support 25,000 daily wage workers who have been badly hit by the 21-day lockdown to contain the coronavirus spread in the country.

Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) The Indian rupee settled 70 paise lower at 76.34 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday amid rise in coronavirus cases in the country and weak domestic equities.

Forex traders said rising brent prices and firm US dollar index also weighed on the local unit.

New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday called for providing immediate cash to the poor, while accusing the government of adopting a miserly and negligent approach towards the deprived during the lockdown.

"With unemployment at 23 per cent (CMIE) and a freeze on daily wages/incomes, the government must immediately find the resources and remonetise (give cash to) the poor," he said in a series of tweets.

Indore, Apr 7 (PTI) A 55-year-old woman, being tried in a dowry case, allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday by hanging herself in the district jail here in Madhya Pradesh, police said.

Anju Sen was found dead in the jails bathroom, where she hanged herself using a saree and another piece of cloth, said an official of the Sanyogitaganj police station.

Kannauj (UP), Apr 7 (PTI) A state government official on Tuesday accused the BJP MP from Kannauj of assaulting him.

Tehsildar Sadar, Arvind Kumar alleged that MP Subrat Pathak was pressurising him to sanction some projects which flouted rules and when he refused, the leader verbally abused him on the phone and later arrived at his residence along with his supporters and beat him up.