Day: April 5, 2020

Ghaziabad observes ‘mini Diwali’ at 9 pm

10:34 pm April 5, 2020

Ghaziabad: People of Ghaziabad switched off their electric lights, lit candles and burst firecrackers at 9 pm on Sunday, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to show nation’s “collective resolve and solidarity” in its fight against coronavirus. “Holy Mantras” were chanted during the period at several places while some were heard shouting “Bharat Mata […]

2 new COVID-19 cases in Odisha, total rises to 23

10:07 pm April 5, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Two persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Bhubaneswar, raising the number of cases of the pandemic in Odisha to 23 on Sunday, an official said. A 70-year-old man from the Kapila Prasad Housing Board Colony Phase II, who had returned from Australia on March 22, tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 (coronavirus […]

COVID-19: KDMC acquires 80 per cent beds at pvt hospitals

TN reports 86 more COVID-19 cases, total spikes to 571

10:03 pm April 5, 2020

Chennai: As many as 86 people, including 85 returnees from the Delhi Tablighi Jamaat meet on Sunday tested positive for coronavirus in Tamil Nadu, taking the total number of cases in the state to 571, a senior official said. This is the fifth straight day the state has witnessed a sharp surge in the number […]

MP COVID-19 death toll rises to 13: Official

9:58 pm April 5, 2020

Indore: The number of coronavirus-related deaths in Madhya Pradesh climbed to 13 on Sunday, after two more persons succumbed to the infection in Indore, a Health official said. The deceased included a 53-year old woman and a 50- year old man, said the official at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) Medical College.

Depressed over money woes, Maha man commits suicide

9:55 pm April 5, 2020

Nagpur: A 23-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Imambada area in Nagpur on Saturday due to financial distress, police said. Nikhil Gavhane, who worked in a grocery shop, hanged himself as he had taken money from a person and was stressed over repayment, an official said. “He was depressed since a week,” the Imambada police […]