Day: May 1, 2020

Pvt bus owners in Bengal divided over resuming services

Nearly 1,700 students return to Bengal from Kota

8:22 pm May 1, 2020

Kolkata: Nearly 1,700 students returned to West Bengal on Friday from Rajasthan’s Kota — the coaching hub for engineering and medical aspirants — and have been put up at different camps for health check-ups, an official said. According to TMC leader and Asansol Mayor Jitendra Tiwari, the students, following their arrival in the town, were […]

Ensure UP borders are sealed to stop entry of ‘coronavirus carriers’: Adityanath to officials

8:17 pm May 1, 2020

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asked officials to ensure that Uttar Pradesh‘s borders remain sealed so that people who maybe “coronavirus carriers” cannot enter the state. He gave the directions at a review meeting. “It should be ensured that the borders of the state remain sealed. There should be alertness in border areas. […]

UP reports 70 new coronavirus cases, total rises to 2,281

8:11 pm May 1, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh reported 70 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 2,281, a senior official said. So far, 2,281 cases have been reported in the state from 63 districts, Principal Secretary, Medical Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said. Fourty-one deaths have so far been reported while […]

COVID-19 patient dies after consuming toxic liquid in UP

8:07 pm May 1, 2020

Kanpur (UP): A coronavirus patient died at a hospital here on Friday allegedly after consuming some toxic liquid at the community health centre he was admitted to in Sarsaul in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur Dehat district, a health official said. Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) hospital’s Chief Medical Superintendent, Dr RK Maurya, confirmed the victim was COVID-19 […]

As cost cutting measure, Railways stops British-era practice of using Dak messengers

Special Kerala-Odisha train to be run for migrant workers

8:03 pm May 1, 2020

Kochi: The first special train from Kerala carrying 1,200 migrant workers to Bhubaneswar in Odisha will leave from the Aluva railway station near here on Friday evening, state Minister V S Sunil Kumar said. The migrant workers from Odisha accommodated in camps in Ernakulam District since the COVID-19 lockdown will be brought to the station […]