Bengaluru: Indira Canteens in the city will serve free food during the period of lockdown announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Meanwhile the time frame of the free food services has been extended.

According to the new timing, the Canteens will serve free food in the morning from 7:30 am – 10:00 am, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm in the afternoon and from 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm in the evening.

The services have been kept open for Daily wage laborers, street vendors and poor citizens. A press statement from the government urged people to maintain discipline and to follow necessary instructions of hygiene while availing the services.

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Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.

The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.

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The accused was a caretaker of the company.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.