Bengaluru, April 16 (IANS) The police in Karnatakas Kalaburagi have rounded up a few people in Ravoor village for violating the Covid-19 induced lockdown measures to take out a chariot procession on Thursday morning, an official said. “We have held some people and we are inquiring them. We are enquiring[Read More…]
Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) Telangana Director General of Police M. Mahender Reddy on Thursday made it clear that those attacking medical and paramedical staff on duty will not be spared even if they happen to be Covid-19 patients or their attendants. The police chief said that anyone who indulges in[Read More…]
Chennai, April 16 (IANS) It was a short-lived enjoyment for a 29-year-old man and his friend after they cooked and consumed what they called the “Corona Virundhu” (‘Corona Feast’) in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district, police said on Thursday. “On Wednesday, a couple of people assembled on the outskirts of Kabisthalam,[Read More…]
Amaravati, April 16 (IANS) Aiming to ramp up the state’s competencies in professional skills, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has mooted collaborations with overseas organisations so that the courses in Skill Development Universities (SDUs) meet the international standards. In a review meeting on Thursday, the Chief Minister[Read More…]
Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) Telangana is waiting for the nod from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to go ahead with its proposal to treat Covid-19 patients with convalescent plasma therapy. State Health Minister E. Rajender told reporters on Thursday that the government has written to ICMR, seeking its[Read More…]
Chennai, April 16 (IANS) Puducherry Chief Minister V.Narayanasamy on Thursday charged Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi of preventing distribution of 5 kg rice to raton card holders during the Covid-19 lockdown period and insisting that only cash should be paid. Speaking to reporters, Narayanasamy said the Puducherry government had decided to[Read More…]
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) Denying discrepancy between the Covid-19 figures given by the Central and state government, the West Bengal administration on Thursday emphasised that though health is a state subject, it is working shoulder to shoulder with the Centre to contain the pandemic. Asked about the state government’s stand[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) With 62 new cases and record six deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the total coronavirus cases in the national capital has reached 1,640 on Thursday with the toll mounting to 38. According to the Delhi Health Department, among the total 1,640 cases, 1,080[Read More…]
Chennai, April 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Thursday announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the family of an accredited journalist if he/she dies due to Covid-19. Palaniswami said journalists go out on duty and are exposed to coronavirus. He said if any journalist contracts[Read More…]
Guwahati/Shillong, April 16 (IANS) There is no coronavirus hotspot district or red zones in northeast region, while there are five districts in Assam had clusters or orange zones, officials said on Thursday. Meanwhile, with two more coronavirus positive cases reported in Assam on Thursday, the total number of such cases[Read More…]
Gandhinagar, April 16 (IANS) With an addition of almost a hundred corona positive cases in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Thursday registered a total of 163 positive cases, the highest number of positive cases in a single day. Gujarat now has a total of 929 corona positive cases with 36 deaths. On[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Delhi Congress President Anil Chaudhary on Thursday demanded that an FIR should be registered against the Arvind Kejriwal-led government for the fire at some shelter homes on the Yamuna river bank, as he accused the Delhi government of criminal negligence and failing to fulfil its[Read More…]
Bengaluru, April 16 (IANS) Thousands of devout Muslims across Karnataka would offer prayers at home during Ramadan from April 24/25 due to ban on congregations at mosques/shrines during the extended lockdown, an official said on Thursday. “All Muslims are advised to offer congregational prayers (salat) and break their fast in[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said if a person in the ‘red zone’ has symptoms, then only their samples were taken for testing and not of everyone in the area. Talking to media persons here, Kejriwal said there is also a lot of[Read More…]
Madrid, April 16 (IANS) The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) proposed that the current LaLiga standings will decide which teams get spots for European competitions in case the season gets cancelled. It would mean that three-time runners up Atletico Madrid would fail to qualify for the Champions League as they are[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday that the city has got the Central government’s approval to carry out clinical trials of plasma enrichment techniques to help critically ill coronavirus patients and will start it in next three to four days. Speaking to the[Read More…]
Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) The BJP on Thursday hit out at the ruling Congress government in Rajasthan advising it to seek the help of Central forces to control the corona hotspots in the state, including Jaipur’s Ramganj, Kota, Jodhpur and Tonk, if it is unable to enforce strict lockdown in[Read More…]
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh), April 16 (IANS) The battle against coronavirus is throwing up new heroes, who have ignored personal tragedies and responded to their duty without any expectation. One such hero is Himachal Pradesh police constable Arjun Singh (28), who could not console his wife[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Oberoi Realty on Thursday announced that it has repaid non-convertible debentures (NCD) worth Rs 125 crore, along with the interest. In a statement, the company said that its scheduled date of repayment was April 23, 2020. “Oberoi Realty Limited, headquartered in Mumbai, through its wholly-owned subsidiary,[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Maharashtra on Thursday notched 7 new Covid-19 deaths, taking the state toll to 194, while recording 286 new cases, pushing the state’s total from 2,916 to 3,202, officials said here. In an alarming development, of Mumbai’s 107 new cases, 26 cases were from Dharavi alone, Asia’s[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) The Indian currency has been volatile against the US dollar off late and on Thursday, it closed at an all time low of 76.86 per dollar. According to analysts, the weakness has been largely due to bleak outlook for the Indian economy amid the coronavirus crisis[Read More…]
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) National award-winning actor Paresh Rawal shares an insight of what challenges him as an actor, and how a performing artiste grows. “I have been working for so long and after a point, the audience knows the kind of actor you are. Then, the[Read More…]
Shimla, April 16 (IANS) Himachal Police have booked two COVID-18 patients, both journalists, for unauthorised entry into the state from neighbouring Punjab. Director General of Police (DGP) S.R. Mardi said on Thursday the duo, who worked in a Hindi newspaper in Jalandhar, had entered the state illegaly in a truck[Read More…]
Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) The Cyber Crime cell of J&K Police has warned anti-social elements of stern action for posting fake news, rumours and posts promoting terrorism, the police revealed, adding that so far 13 FIRs have been registered in Kashmir against such elements. “13 FIRs for misuse of social[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) At least five containment zones in the national capital have not reported any new coronavirus cases after they were sealed and ‘Operation SHIELD’ was implemented. The five zones, in Dilshad Garden, Old Seemapuri, Vasundhara Enclave, Mayur Vihar and Khichripur, have not reported any new cases[Read More…]
