Day: May 11, 2020

338 containment zones in Kolkata

3:12 pm May 11, 2020

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police on Monday put up on its twitter account the list of 338 containment zones in the city. The list was made available to the police by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). West Bengal at present has four red zones including the city, neighbouring Howrah,North 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur districts. There […]

40 houses gutted in fire in UP’s Chitrakoot

3:02 pm May 11, 2020

Banda: At least 40 houses were gutted in a fire in Uttar Pradesh‘s Chitrakoot district, police said on Monday. The fire broke out on Sunday evening in the district’s Surwal village, they said. Station House Officer (SHO) of Rajapur police station Gulab Chandra Tripathi said the fire broke out in a house around 7.30 pm […]

Old couple found dead at home in UP's Banda

People worried more about health of loved ones: Study

2:58 pm May 11, 2020

Panaji: Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, most of the people are more concerned about the health of their near and dear ones than their own well-being, says a study conducted by a leading business school in Goa. People are now more conscious about any bodily changes, and even mild cold, cough and sneezing, it says. The […]

International tourism could decline by 60-80 per cent in 2020: UN

2:55 pm May 11, 2020

United Nations: International tourism could decline by 60-80 per cent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the revenue loss of USD 910 billion to USD 1.2 trillion and placing millions of livelihoods at risk, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has said. The global international agency said that the pandemic has caused a […]

1,118 fresh COVID-19 cases; 26 more deaths in Delhi

COVID-19 death toll rises to 2,206; cases climb to 67,152

2:54 pm May 11, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,206 and the number of cases climbed to 67,152 in the country on Monday, registering an increase of 97 deaths and a record jump of 4,213 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood […]