According to a complaint lodged by the woman's husband, Shakoor Khan broke into their home on Thursday and raped his wife when she was alone.
The blaze erupted around 11 am in the intensive care unit (ICU), where 20 COVID-19 patients were undergoing treatment.
IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said the department's modelling indicate formation of a cyclonic storm around May 9, but its movement and intensification may be determined after the low pressure area actually forms on May 7.
The explosion took place in the Lucknow collectorate in Hazratganj, near the district magistrate's office and barely a kilometre from the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday promised free education in government schools and colleges in Chhattisgarh and Rs 4,000 a year for 'tendu' leaves collectors if his party retains power in the state.
Residents of several villages in Maharashtra Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan's home district Satara are on a 'jal satyagraha', demanding rehabilitation of those affected by Wang-Marathwadi dam project.
"Clashes broke out between two groups during a religious procession on Friday following which curfew was imposed in Gulabpura and Asind," District Collector Onkar Singh said.
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