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Gujarat: 16 trainee Navy sailors test COVID-19 positive

10:59 pm June 5, 2020

Ahmedabad: Sixteen trainee sailors of the Indian Navy have tested coronavirus positive at the naval base in Gujarat’s Porbandar in the last four days, an official said on Friday. As Porbandar does not have a military hospital, all of them have been shifted to such a facility in Jamnagar, state defence spokesperson Puneet Chadha said. […]

3 Delhi Jal Board staff test COVID-19 positive

8:55 pm May 28, 2020

New Delhi: Three Delhi Jal Board employees posted at its headquarters in Karol Bagh have been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to officials. Adhering to the government’s guidelines to contain the spread of the deadly virus, the second floor of the Varunalaya Complex, the headquarters of the DJB, will “remain close from the second half of […]

Trade union leader Dada Samant hangs self

7:46 pm May 23, 2020

Mumbai: Apparently fed up with the COVID situation and personal health issues, senior trade union leader Dada Samant has committed suicide by hanging in suburban Borivali, police said on Saturday. He was 92. The Maharashtra General Kamgar Union leader was found hanging at the residence of his elder daughter on Friday morning, an official said. […]

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700 ‘super spreaders’ found coronavirus positive in week

6:46 pm May 16, 2020

Ahmedabad: At least 700 “super spreaders” were found coronavirus positive in Ahmedabad in a massive screening of vegetable sellers and shopkeepers conducted in a week after officials had ordered closure of shops, except those selling milk and medicines, between May 7 and 14, a senior bureaucrat said on Saturday. “Super-spreaders” are potential carriers of the […]

NSG medical staff tests coronavirus positive

10:53 pm May 10, 2020

New Delhi: A medical staff of counter-terrorism force National Security Guard (NSG) has been tested coronavirus positive, officials said on Sunday. This is the first case of the respiratory infection in the elite commando force that is mandated to render specialist counter-terrorism and anti-hijack duties. Officials said the personnel was posted at the NSG hospital […]