Day: April 22, 2020

Police hold honour convoy for medical fraternity

7:25 pm April 22, 2020

Mangaluru: The city police on Wednesday held an ‘honour convoy’ near the covid block of the district Wenlock hospital here as a mark of respect to doctors, nurses, paramedics, lab technicians, ambulance drivers and other staff for their tireless efforts in the fight against the pandemic. A convoy of 20 vehicles took part in the […]

Mumbai: Cop booked for abetting constable wife’s suicide

4:36 pm April 22, 2020

Mumbai: A case was registered against a constable from the State Reserve Police Force for allegedly abetting his wife’s suicide in western suburb of Goregaon here, police said on Wednesday. An offence was registered against constable Pramod Berde after his wife Surekha, who was a constable with the Government Railway Police, committed suicide on Monday, […]

COVID-19: UP police station turns marriage venue

4:31 pm April 22, 2020

Lucknow: For Anil and Jyoti, the nationwide coronavirus lockdown will be permanently etched in their minds and also find a place in their photo albums as the couple entered into wedlock in police station premises in UP’s Chandauli district. Anil, a resident of Mahuji village in Chandauli district, and Jyoti, a resident of Ghazipur district, […]

Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 640; cases rise to 19,984

4:29 pm April 22, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 640 and the number of cases to 19,984 in the country on Wednesday, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases is 15,474, while 3,869 people have been cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The total […]

Over 1,000 foreign workers, including Indians, test positive for coronavirus in Singapore

4:15 pm April 22, 2020

Singapore: Over 1,000 foreign workers, including Indian nationals, tested positive for coronavirus in Singapore on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections to 10,141, as the city-state battles a second wave of contagion. The “vast majority” of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said […]