Day: March 26, 2020

Covid-19 doubts: Man ends life in Karnataka

6:50 pm March 26, 2020

Mangaluru: A 56-year old man, who suspected he had contracted the coronavirus infection, ended his life in Udupi district, police sources said. The deceased has been identified as Gopalakrishna Madivala, a resident of Narnadu in Uppoor village of Udupi taluk. Sources said the man had no specific symptoms of the virus infection. He was awake […]

Second coronavirus death in Karnataka

6:45 pm March 26, 2020

Bengaluru: A 70-year old woman, who became the second COVID-19 related fatality from Karnataka, is among four new positive cases of coronavirus confirmed in the state, taking the total number of the affected to 55, the health department said on Thursday. Interestingly among the four new cases reported, a 35 year man, who is a […]

PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

Govt ensured nobody goes hungry in this crisis: BJP

6:40 pm March 26, 2020

New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday welcomed the Rs 1.7-lakh-crore relief package announced by the Union government, saying it will help the poor, farmers and other needy sections of the society when the nation is on a 21-day lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Party president J P Nadda said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has […]

Coronavirus: Roman Catholic Archdiocese asks churches to suspend public gatherings during lockdown

6:01 pm March 26, 2020

Kolkata: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kolkata has asked all churches under its order to suspend public gatherings during religious services till the coronavirus-triggered lockdown is lifted. In a circular issued recently, Archbishop Thomas D’Souza asked priests of 65 city churches, to put on hold all public gatherings during religious services like Friday prayers, held […]

Coronavirus: Gujarat reports third death

5:54 pm March 26, 2020

Ahmedabad: The death toll due to coronavirus reached three in Gujarat after a 70-year-old COVID-19 patient died in Bhavnagar district early Thursday morning, a senior health official said. Three coronavirus cases were reported from the state in the last 24 hours, taking the state’s tally to 43, principal secretary (health) Jayanti Ravi told reporters in […]