Day: August 1, 2020

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Italian island runs out of room to quarantine new migrants

11:19 pm August 1, 2020

Rome: About 250 Tunisian migrants in several small boats have reached a tiny Italian island that has run out of room to quarantine them as required by Italy’s anti-coronavirus measures, local officials said Saturday. The Sicilian newspaper Giornale di Sicilia quoted Lampedusa Mayor Toto’ Martello as saying the island can’t wait until the government sends a chartered ferry where the migrants can be held for […]

Mexico coronavirus chief sidesteps calls to resign

11:13 pm August 1, 2020

Mexico City: The head of Mexico‘s efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic has sidestepped calls to resign after Mexico’s death count rose to overtake the United Kingdom as the third-highest in the world. Assistant Health Secretary Hugo López-Gatell said late Friday that “I express my respect” to the nine of Mexico’s 32 state governors who called for […]

Heavy rainfall likely in Pune in next 48 hours: IMD

Yellow weather warning for thunderstorm issued in HP

11:01 pm August 1, 2020

Shimla: Fresh yellow weather warning for heavy rains was issued for Himachal Pradesh for August 4 and 5, an official said on Saturday. The Shimla Meteorological Centre has forecast rain in the state till August 7, however, it issued yellow warning for August 4 for heavy rains at several places in the plains and the […]

Assam flood situation improves, 10.63 lakh affected

10:54 pm August 1, 2020

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved further on Saturday as water receded from one more district, though 10.63 lakh people across 20 districts are still affected by the calamity, an official bulletin said here. Floodwaters ebbed from South Salmara district while it remained in 20 others, affecting 75,710 hectare of cropland. The number of […]

Army band performs special tunes for Covid warriors

10:47 pm August 1, 2020

Bengaluru: It was a special moment for 25 Covid warriors here on Saturday when the Army Band of Pioneer Corps Training Centre performed specially composed tunes for them in honour of their stellar work in fighting the virus. The group, comprising doctors, lab technicians and sanitation workers, were treated to special tunes at a rehearsal […]