Day: May 4, 2020

Two doctors of private nursing home contract COVID-19

9:03 pm May 4, 2020

Indore: Two doctors of a private nursing home here treating non-coronavirus patients were on Monday found to have contracted COVID-19, an official said. Taking the matter seriously, the district administration decided to temporary close down the nursing home after shifting patients to other hospitals and sanitise it. Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) of Indore […]

Aarogya Setu App users cross 2 cr mark in Uttar Pradesh

Aarogya Setu app registers 9 crore downloads: Kant

8:57 pm May 4, 2020

New Delhi: Aarogya Setu, a government app for tracking coronavirus patients, has recorded close to 90 million (9 crore) downloads till date, and is being updated with features like telemedicine, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Monday. The Centre has made it mandatory for government and private sector employees to use Aarogya Setu mobile […]

COVID-19: Staff getting back to work at UP govt offices

8:53 pm May 4, 2020

Lucknow: A number of staff members were back to work at various government offices here on Monday, registering “normal” to thin attendance according to officials. “The District Collectorate of Lucknow witnessed normal attendance of employees on Monday with strict adherence to norms of social distancing,” District Magistrate of Lucknow Abhishek Prakash told PTI. He also […]

2 arrested in connection with grenade blast in Assam

CISF jawan injured in grenade attack in Srinagar

8:48 pm May 4, 2020

Srinagar: A CISF jawan was injured in a grenade attack on a security forces’ camp at Nowgam area of Srinagar on Monday, officials said. Militants hurled a grenade at the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) camp guarding a power installation at Wagoora area under Nowgam police station area, the officials said. A CISF jawan was […]

‘Kathiri’ sets in, scorching days in store in Tamil Nadu

8:47 pm May 4, 2020

Chennai: The harsh ‘kathiri’ period of summer set in over Tamil Nadu on Monday with the city and the rest of the state bracing for hot days as the Met office forecast mercury levels to be over 40 degrees Celsius next week. Also known as ‘agni nakshathiram’, the over three-week long hottest period of the […]