Day: April 27, 2020

Tourism has suffered due to lockdown: Uttarakhand CM

6:26 pm April 27, 2020

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday said the nationwide lockdown has dealt a blow to tourism in the state, but expressed hope that things will get back on track under Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s leadership. “Uttarakhand has been a centre of tourism, especially religious tourism, which has suffered due to the lockdown, […]

Ladakh gets its first COVID-19 testing lab

6:22 pm April 27, 2020

Leh/Jammu: A COVID-19 laboratory has been set up in the Union Territory of Ladakh to ensure timely and cost-effective sample testing, officials said on Monday. Earlier, the samples had to be sent to Delhi by flights leading to delays and heavy expenditure, they said. The COVID-19 testing laboratory, first such facility in the union territory, […]

BJP will retain power in Himachal Pradesh in 2022: CM

Himachal CM favours lockdown extension beyond May 3

6:18 pm April 27, 2020

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said lockdown should continue beyond May 3 to curb the spread of coronavirus, an official spokesperson said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier held a video conference with chief ministers to discuss the situation arising due to COVID-19 in the country, which is under a 40-day […]

33 staffers at Max hospital test positive for COVID-19

5:28 pm April 27, 2020

New Delhi: As many as 33 staffers of a leading private hospital in east Delhi, including two doctors, nurses and paramedic staff, have tested positive for coronavirus over the last two weeks, sources said on Monday. Max Healthcare group had announced two weeks ago that it was going to conduct tests for COVID-19 on all […]

Sensex rises 416 pts; financial stocks steal the show

5:22 pm April 27, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex settled 416 points higher on Monday, led by gains in financial stocks as RBI’s Rs 50,000-crore stimulus to mutual funds and positive cues from global markets buoyed investor sentiment. Though, after rallying over 700 points during the session, the BSE gauge pared some of its intra-day gains. The 30-share index finally […]