Day: April 28, 2020

Plasma therapy as COVID-19 treatment not proven, can be life-threatening: Centre

10:09 pm April 28, 2020

New Delhi: The nationwide tally of confirmed coronavirus infections crossed 30,000 on Tuesday and the death toll was seen inching towards 1,000 with Maharahstra, Gujarat and some other states reporting more fatalities, but hopes for any immediate cure were dashed after the Health Ministry said there is not enough evidence as yet to back plasma […]

No new coronavirus case in Himachal Pradesh in five days

10:04 pm April 28, 2020

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has not reported any fresh COVID-19 case in the past five days, a senior health official said on Tuesday. So far, 41 coronavirus cases have been reported in the state and the number of active cases is 10, the official said. Two people have died of COVID-19. The fatalities include a 70-year-old […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Twin girls die of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Bihar

9:56 pm April 28, 2020

Muzaffarpur (Bihar): Twin sisters, aged four, died of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Bihar‘s Muzaffarpur district within hours of each other, a senior doctor said here on Tuesday. The girls, daughters of a labourer from Musahari block of the district, succumbed to the disease at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) on Monday, its Superintendent […]

UIDAI allows Aadhaar updation facility through CSCs

9:50 pm April 28, 2020

New Delhi: In a major relief to those living in rural areas, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has allowed the Common Service Centre to begin the Aadhaar updation facility at their 20,000 CSCs which operate as banking correspondents (BCs). Union Minister for Communications, MEITY and Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted that […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

CRPF man dies due to COVID-19 in Delhi in first such case among CAPFs

9:45 pm April 28, 2020

New Delhi: A 55-year-old Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel died on Tuesday due to coronavirus infection, officials said. This is the first death due to the pandemic among the about 10 lakh personnel strong Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) or the paramilitary forces that function under the Union Home Ministry for upkeep of internal […]