Day: May 15, 2020

COVID-19 patient recovers in Assam, active cases at 42

11:27 pm May 15, 2020

Guwahati: A COVID-19 patient was discharged from the Silchar Medical College and Hospital in Assam after he was declared cured, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday. The state has so far reported 86 cases and of them, 42 are active. While one person has migrated out of the state, two persons died. “Happy […]

Around 31 L workers returned to UP: Official

884 people return to Mizoram from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

11:23 pm May 15, 2020

Aizawl: A total of 884 people stranded in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry due to nationwide lockdown returned to Mizoram on Friday, an official said here. Students, travellers and others arrived at Bairabi railway station in Kolasib district of the state bordering Assam around 10 am. They were screened at the station and then the left […]

5 die due to COVID-19 in TN, toll now 71; 434 new cases, State’s tally breaches 10,000 mark

11:16 pm May 15, 2020

Chennai: Five people succumbed to COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Friday while 434, including three one-month- old babies, tested positive, taking the number of cases past the 10,000 mark, the state health department said. The five fatalities include a 53-year-old woman from Chennai and another man from Tuticorin district. With this, the death toll in […]

Myanmar hands over 22 Northeast insurgents to India

11:10 pm May 15, 2020

New Delhi: The Myanmar army on Friday handed over to India 22 insurgents from the Northeast, including self-styled home secretary of NDFB (S) Rajen Daimary, in a clandestine operation monitored by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, officials said. The insurgents were brought to India on a special aircraft and handed over to police forces in […]

Bihar govt serves ultimatum to absentee medicos

11:01 pm May 15, 2020

Patna: The Bihar government on Friday served ultimatum to 28 doctor teachers/senior residents/tutors, both regular as well as contractual, for being unauthorisedly absent from duty for more than 15 days and asked those on contract to join the duty within three days failing which their service will be terminated. The Health department will take disciplinary […]