Day: April 21, 2020

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

BrahMos Aerospace helps Jabalpur with PPE kits, N-95 masks

3:56 pm April 21, 2020

Jabalpur: BrahMos Aerospace, the Indo-Russian joint venture known the world over for making missiles, has given 500 PPE kits and 2,500 N-95 masks to the Jabalpur district administration in Madhya Pradesh to help in the fight against coronavirus. The missile company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Sudhir Kumar Mishra assured that they will provide more […]

Govt allocates Rs 40,000 cr more for MGNREGS

Seven labourers on way to Bihar intercepted by police

3:51 pm April 21, 2020

New Delhi: Seven labourers, who were trying to cross Delhi’s Jheel Khurd border on bicycles in an attempt to return to their village in Bihar amid the ongoing lockdown, were intercepted by the police on Monday night. The labourers were staying at a rented accommodation in Gadda colony in Sultanpur village in South Delhi’s Fatehpur […]

Bihar govt serves ultimatum to absentee medicos

Chhattisgarh: For pregnant health worker, duty comes first

3:49 pm April 21, 2020

Raipur: In a Naxal-affected area of Chhattisgarh, a health worker, who is nine months pregnant, has been working tirelessly to ensure people remain indoors and stay protected from the coronavirus. Santoshi Manikpuri (38), who was given the title of ‘champion of change last month by the Kondagaon district administration, is an auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM). […]

Police inspector dies of coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh

3:38 pm April 21, 2020

Indore: A police inspector died due to coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh‘s Indore district on Tuesday, an official said. Last week also, a police officer died here after suffering from the disease. In the latest case, the inspector, who was posted at a police station in Ujjain and also suffered from high blood pressure, was initially […]

One more tests positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya

3:33 pm April 21, 2020

Shillong: A 42-year-old woman, who is a family friend of the first COVID-19 patient in Meghalaya, has tested positive for novel coronavirus, raising the number of active cases to 11 in the state, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said. With the fresh case reported from the state capital, the total number of people afflicted with the […]