Day: June 9, 2020

Disinvestment secretary tests COVID-19 positive

3:04 pm June 9, 2020

New Delhi: Disinvestment secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under home quarantine, according to sources. Pandey got himself tested for COVID-19 after developing mild fever and was found to be infected by coronavirus, said one of the sources. Following this, joint secretaries in the Department of Investment and Public Asset […]

11 Kolkata Police personnel test positive for COVID-19

2:58 pm June 9, 2020

Kolkata: As many as 11 Kolkata Police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of infected policemen in the force to 217, a senior officer said on Tuesday. The 11 infected Kolkata Police personnel were from the combat force, the Police Training School (PTS) and different police stations, the officer said. “At […]

Schools re-opened with adherence to COVID-19 norms

Tuition fees halved in Meghalaya government-run schools

2:48 pm June 9, 2020

Shillong: The Meghalaya government has decided to waive 50 per cent of the tuition fees of students, whose families were affected by the lockdown, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said. The decision will be effective for the months of April, May and June in all government-aided, deficit pattern and deficit schools, he said. Tynsong said […]

19-yr-old migrant labourer commits suicide in UP

2:40 pm June 9, 2020

Banda (UP): A 19-year-old migrant labourer, who had returned to Uttar Pradesh from Gujarat amid the lockdown, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan in his room, police said on Tuesday. Mohit’s body was found hanging in the room by his family members on Monday, Baberu Circle Officer Rajiv Pratap Singh said. […]

US concerned by China's ongoing attempts to 'intimidate' neighbours: White House

No announcement on withdrawal of troops from Germany: White House

2:36 pm June 9, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump is constantly reassessing the best posture for the American military forces and its presence overseas, the White House has said, while clarifying that there is no announcement to make on the withdrawal of US troops in Germany. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany made the comments at a press conference on […]