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Preeti (4) and Jyoti (5), originally from Rajasthan, lived in a slum cluster along the banks of Dhirma stream in Udhampur and drowned on Friday as the water level in the stream had risen due to heavy rains.

The malaria parasite is responsible for around 200 million infections and half a million deaths per year across the globe.

'As of now, 100 foreigners tribunals are functioning. From September 1, a total of 200 additional foreigners tribunals will start functioning across Assam,' a senior Home Ministry official said.

The state police have been deployed, along with the central paramilitary forces, and all measures are in place to ensure peace and harmony in the state, said a senior police official.

Gupta said Chief Minister Kejriwal is 'politicising' the sensitive public health issue and taking false credit for decline in dengue, with an eye on the Assembly elections, due early next year.

Most of the malaria cases were from Kalka and this year the hospital has received a total of 63 malaria cases till now, the hospital sources said.

Over 400 people had been fined till Wednesday after dengue larvae were detected in their houses, officials said, adding 57 government departments were also fined.

The exchange took place between Swamy and senior advocate R S Cheema, appearing for Gandhi, before the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, who was recording the cross examination of Swami who is the complainant in the case.

On August 28, the Noida Police had arrested a man from Wajidpur village for allegedly spreading rumour about lifting of three children by some car-borne men in Sector 135.

'Darbar Move' is a 107-year-old practice set up by the erstwhile Dogra maharajas of the state. Every year, Srinagar offices close towards the end of October and start functioning in winter capital Jammu by the middle of November.

The complainants have claimed that Azam Khan, along with five others, barged into their house on October 15, 2016, and vandalized their residence, stole their buffalo and took away Rs 25,000 in cash.

The youth told the officials that he did not have enough money to pay the fine, following which he was made to do sqauts while holding his ears and recorded the punishment.

The order came after a couple set themselves on fire in Mathura alleging inaction by the police over their complaint that some village strongmen were harassing them.

The mother reportedly had sought help from various government de-addiction centres and even reached out to authorities, before finally resorting to a more extreme measure of chaining the daughter in the house.

The protesters are demanding the merger of BEST budget with that of BMC, hike in salaries and a Diwali bonus.

The matter came to light when the authorities of the shelter home at Gaighat in Patna took the girl for medical examination noting that something was amiss with her health.