Day: April 5, 2020

COVID-19 patient dies in Jaipur hospital

11:07 am April 5, 2020

Jaipur: An 82-year-old coronavirus positive man died at the state-run SMS Hospital here on Sunday even as Rajasthan recorded five more cases of the virus, an official said. The virus has so far claimed five lives in the state. “An 82-year-old man died at SMS Hospital in Jaipur today. He was admitted yesterday. Further details […]

PM pays tribute to Jagjivan Ram on birth anniversary

10:59 am April 5, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to freedom fighter and former deputy prime minister Jagjivan Ram on his 112th birth anniversary “Humble tributes to freedom fighter Babu Jagjivan Ram, who struggled for the rights of the poor, the underprivileged, on his birth anniversary,” Modi wrote on Twitter. Popularly called Babuji, Jagjivan […]

DRDO designs disinfection chamber, spl face mask

DRDO designs disinfection chamber, special face mask

10:49 am April 5, 2020

New Delhi: Joining efforts to fight COVID-19, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has designed a full-body disinfection chamber and a special face protection mask for healthcare professionals, officials said. The special chamber called ‘PSE’ has been designed by Vehicle Research Development Establishment (VRDE), Ahmednagar, a DRDO Laboratory. The walk through enclosure is designed […]

Man killed in clash over setting up of quarantine centre

10:41 am April 5, 2020

Suri (WB): A man was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers allegedly over setting up of a quarantine centre at a village school in Birbhum district on Saturday night. The incident occurred in Talibpur village under Parui police station. “A clash broke out between two groups of villagers. Prima facie a man […]

Hong Kong police make first arrests under new security law

130 Hong Kong police to be quarantined after colleagues infected with COVID-19

12:08 am April 5, 2020

Hong Kong: About 130 of Hong Kong’s frontline riot police officers will be sent to quarantine camp after two of their colleagues were confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus, a police source told AFP late Saturday. A 46-year-old sergeant, stationed in the city’s Kowloon West region, was confirmed to be infected early on the […]