Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday sought a Rs 1,500 crore package from the Centre to support the state government’s efforts to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Speaking to reporters through video-conference from the state secretariat, Banerjee said the Centre should provide a special package as the state is finding it difficult […]
Read MoreAhmedabad: An 85-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with coronavirus died here on Wednesday, the Gujarat health department said. It was the second COVID-19 death in the state, it added. “One coronavirus positive patient, female, 85 years, died in Ahmedabad today. She had traveled abroad, and after developing symptoms of COVID-19, she was admitted at […]
Read MoreKolkata: A container vessel from Hong Kong caused a flutter when it arrived at the city dock of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) here on Wednesday, as apprehension grew after some of its crew members were reportedly spotted without safety gear, officials said. The vessel — XING PING — arrived at the Netaji Subhas Dock […]
Read MoreJaipur: Six new COVID-19 cases were reported in Rajasthan on Wednesday, taking the total number to 38 so far, officials said. Four positive cases in Bhilwara and one case each in Jodhpur and Jhunjhunu were reported, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said. He said reports of 70 suspects, including 41 from Jhunjhunu and […]
Read MoreRanchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday said that the government has zero tolerance against sale of any item in the black market and asked officials to take stringent action against any person indulging in such practices. In a tweet, Soren asked all district Deputy Commissioners and other officials across the state to curb […]
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