Day: May 7, 2020

AP HC orders CBI probe into Vizag doc case

Vizag gas leak kills 11, over 1000 injured; 250 families evacuated

9:50 pm May 7, 2020

Hyderabad: An accidental leakage of styrene gas early this morning at Korean company LG Polymers’ Visakhapatnam plant left at least 11 persons, including a child, dead. Another 1,000 people were reported sick at the time of filing of this report. Thirteen people were reported dead but government officials at a press conference in Delhi revised […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Coronavirus kills 2 BSF, 1 CISF personnel; CAPFs nearly have 500 active cases now

8:58 pm May 7, 2020

New Delhi: Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and a CISF official succumbed to the COVID-19 infection as active positive cases of the pandemic in various paramilitary forces neared 500, officials said on Thursday. These are the first coronavirus fatalities in these two paramilitary forces. The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) — comprising the Central […]

COVID-19 nationwide tally nears 54,000; death toll rises to 1,783

8:51 pm May 7, 2020

New Delhi: The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases neared 54,000 on Thursday with more people testing positive for the deadly virus infection in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan among other states, but the number of those having recovered also crossed 15,000. At least 4,500 new cases have been detected across […]

Night curfew imposed in Noida, Ghaziabad till April 17

61 new COVID-19 cases in UP, total rises to 3,059

8:22 pm May 7, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh reported 61 fresh cases on Thursday taking the total number of COVID-19 patients in the state to 3,059, a senior official said. “A total of 3,059 cases have been reported in the state so far in 67 of the 75 districts, of which eight have no case of active infection,” Principal Secretary, […]

LG completes removal of deadly Styrene Monomer gas from Vizag,ships back to Korea

11 dead, 1,000 exposed due to gas leak in Vizag: Govt

8:14 pm May 7, 2020

New Delhi: A specialised CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) team of the NDRF and medical specialists are being rushed to Vishakhapatnam where 11 people have been killed and about 1,000 affected due to gas leak at a chemical factory, the Centre said on Thursday. Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) S N […]