Lucknow: Another death has been reported in Uttar Pradesh due to an unknown disease. Another 12 children have succumbed to the disease in recent days. With this, the number of deaths due to an unknown disease rose to 68 within a week. Most of the dead children were between 8 and 15 years old. Health officials said some of the dead showed symptoms of dengue fever.

The patients had various symptoms such as dehydration, high fever, and low platelet count in the blood, according to the health department.

Numerous cases have been reported in districts including Agra, Mathura, and Mainpuri.

Meanwhile, the situation at Firozabad Medical College remains critical. Of the 135 children being treated at the medical college, 72 are reported to be in critical condition.

The health department is working hard to trace the source of the disease, but it is worrying that it could spread to more people, said Hansraj Singh, medical superintendent in Firozabad.

Jaipur: At least 11 people have been killed in a road accident in Rajasthan. The jeep collided with a truck in Nagaur near Bikaner. Seven people were injured in the incident.

The accident took place on the Bikaner-Nagaur National Highway, the Sree Balaji Police Station Officer said. All were admitted to the district hospital in Bikaner.

Police said the body would be handed over to relatives today after postmortem. The vehicles were speeding on the national highway, collided.

It is reported that everyone on the cruiser was completely destroyed by the impact of the thunder. The passengers of the truck were injured.

New Delhi: The government has extended till September 30 the suspension of all international flights to and from India amid indications of a third wave of covid in the country. The ban, which continues from March 23, 2021, was due to end next Tuesday.

But according to a new announcement, the ban on international flights in India has been extended to 11.59 pm on September 30. However, the ban does not apply to specially licensed airlines and cargo aircraft. Special flights may be operated to countries that have entered into agreements with India with the permission of the authorities are, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Canada, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Maldives, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, India has agreements with Emirates, UK, USA, Bangladesh, and Uzbekistan.

Karnal: A farmer who was injured in a police lathi charge against a farmer protesting against agricultural bills had died. In the last week, Karnal native Susheel Kajal has died. Sushil had sustained a head injury in the police action yesterday. But doctors said the cause of death was cardiac arrest.

A video was released yesterday of a senior Haryana official shouting at police for beating the heads of protesting farmers. Just before the lathi charge, Ayush Sinha, the SDM of Karnal, ordered the police to hit him on the head. In the video, Sinha says, all you have to do is kick them and hit them. It does not require instruction. I do not see a protester with any head injuries.