Day: May 12, 2020

Struggling to survive in lockdown transgender kills self

12:39 am May 12, 2020

Mumbai: A 38-year-old HIV-positive transgender committed suicide by hanging herself near a school on Monday in Malvani area of suburban Malad, apparently due to the loss of livelihood and unavailability of medicine amidst the coronavirus-induced lockdown, police said. The transgender was struggling to make both ends meet and had exhausted stock of grocery and food […]

As countries restart, WHO warns about lack of virus tracing

12:32 am May 12, 2020

Paris: A top world health official Monday warned that countries are essentially driving blind in reopening their economies without setting up strong contact tracing to beat back flare-ups of the coronavirus. The warning came as France and Belgium emerged from lockdowns, the Netherlands sent children back to school, and a number of US states continued […]

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

BJP MLA surrenders in extortion case

12:00 am May 12, 2020

Dhanbad (Jharkhand): BJP MLA Dhulu Mahto, who is facing various charges including extortion, on Monday surrendered before the Dhanbad chief judicial magistrate who remanded him to 14 days’ judicial custody. Mahto was absconding since February 19 when police raided his house at Barora area in Dhanbad in connection with the cases. Accompanied by his advocate […]

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