coronavirus

Govt freezes DA, DR hike for employees, pensioners till July 2021

9:29 pm April 23, 2020

New Delhi The government on Thursday froze inflation-linked allowance for its 1.1 crore employees and pensioners, a move states are likely to replicate, helping save a combined Rs 1.2 lakh crore that could be used to combat the coronavirus crisis. Last month, the government had announced a 4 per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) […]

Lockdown extended in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan

11 juveniles escape from Delhi correctional home

7:46 pm April 23, 2020

New Delhi: Eleven juveniles escaped from a correctional home in Central Delhi after allegedly injuring its security in-charge and three police personnel, amid the ongoing lockdown to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. All of them are in the age group of 16 to 18 years and they escaped from the correctional home near […]

UP will allow stranded people to home: Adityanath

11:35 pm April 22, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will allow other states to take their stranded residents home if they wished, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday. At a review meeting here on the coronavirus crises, Adityanath said the UP government will give permission and cooperate with other states on this. Uttar Pradesh recently sent buses to […]

Mumbai case surge: Dharavi to get 2 COVID care centres

Civic official moots idea of adopting Dharavi families

7:36 pm April 22, 2020

Mumbai: In a bid to help Dharavi residents who are facing financial crisis due to the coronavirus-enforced lockdown, a senior civic official has come up with a novel concept of adopting families from the containment zones of Mumbai’s slum area for next few months. The idea is to ‘Adopt a Family’ from Dharavi slums, where […]

Police hold honour convoy for medical fraternity

7:25 pm April 22, 2020

Mangaluru: The city police on Wednesday held an ‘honour convoy’ near the covid block of the district Wenlock hospital here as a mark of respect to doctors, nurses, paramedics, lab technicians, ambulance drivers and other staff for their tireless efforts in the fight against the pandemic. A convoy of 20 vehicles took part in the […]