Day: March 28, 2020

Indira Canteens to provide free food to poor and needy

6:14 pm March 28, 2020

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Saturday said that the state run Indira Canteens would provide food packets free of cost to the poor and needy in the wake of the lockdown, the government said here on Saturday. The canteens would operate in three schedules -from 7:30 AM to 10 AM, 12:30 PM to 3 PM […]

IMF welcomes India's focus on growth in Union Budget

World has entered recession, says IMF

6:08 pm March 28, 2020

Washington: The world is in the face of a devastating impact due to the coronavirus pandemic and has clearly entered a recession, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, but projected a recovery next year. “We have reassessed the prospects for growth for 2020 and 2021. It is now clear that we have entered a […]

COVID-19: Maharashtra tally now 160 as seven more test positive

6:03 pm March 28, 2020

Mumbai/Nagpur: With seven more persons testing positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra, the total number of such cases in the state has gone up to 160, officials said on Saturday. Of these seven new COVID-19 patients, five are from Mumbai and two from Nagpur, health department officials said. On Friday, 28 persons were found infected with […]

Kerala reports first COVID-19 death

6:00 pm March 28, 2020

Kochi: Kerala reported its first COVID-19 death on Saturday after a 69-year-old man being treated for the virus died at Ernakulam Medical College Hospital. The man, hailing from Ernakulam, was admitted to the isolation ward on March 22 after his return from Dubai, the government hospital said in a statement. He was admitted with symptoms […]

7 Karnataka labourers die in road mishap in Telangana

5:57 pm March 28, 2020

Hyderabad: Seven labourers from Karnataka were killed and four injured when the van in which they were travelling was hit by a truck near Pedda Golconda on the outskirts of the city late on Friday night, police said. The deceased included two children. Of the 31 workers in the van, five died on the spot […]