Day: May 20, 2021

India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar bereaved

8:32 pm May 20, 2021

New Delhi: India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s father, Kiran Pal Singh on Thursday died at his Meerut residence after battling liver cancer for the last eight months. He was 63 and is survived by his wife Indresh Devi and son and daughter Bhuvneshwar and Rekha respectively. According to ESPNCricinfo, Singh was first detected with the illness […]

TN gets consignment of medical oxygen from Odisha

8:28 pm May 20, 2021

Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu received its 10th consignment of medical oxygen on Thursday by rail from Odisha, amid the COVID-19 surge in the southern state. An Oxygen Express train carrying 29.24 metric tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) arrived at Madukkarai Railway station near here from Rourkela in Odisha, a railway division release said. Tamil Nadu […]

‘Black fungus’ declared as notifiable disease in TN

8:08 pm May 20, 2021

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday declared ‘black fungus’ or Mucormycois as a notifiable disease after nine people were found to have been infected with it in the state. “Currently nine people are being treated for the disease, of which six are old cases and three, new ones. Seven of them are diabetic… all […]

First case of black fungus reported in HP

8:03 pm May 20, 2021

Shimla: The first case of Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, has been detected in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Thursday. A native of Khagar in Hamirpur district has been diagnosed with Mucormycosis infection, Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) hospital’s senior medical superintendent Dr Janak Raj said. The woman is currently being treated at IGMC […]

Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as Chief Minister of Kerala

7:58 pm May 20, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: CPI(M) veteran Pinarayi Vijayan, who led the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to an unprecedented consecutive victory in the April 6 assembly polls, was on Thursday sworn in as the Chief Minister of Kerala for the second successive term. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oath of office to 77-year-old Vijayan in a low-key function […]