COVID-19 cases

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

MP reports 891 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths

10:10 pm November 8, 2020

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh on Sunday reported 891 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 1,77,359, while 11 fatalities pushed the toll to 3,028, health officials said. With 688 patients being discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, the cumulative count of recoveries rose to 1,66,403. While four deaths occurred in Indore, two patients died […]

One held for selling firecrackers in Greater Noida

600 kg firecrackers seized in Delhi; 7 held

7:39 pm November 8, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested seven people and seized around 600 kilograms of firecrackers being sold illegally in the national capital from their possession, officials said on Sunday. Ahead of Diwali, the Delhi government had on Thursday decided to ban firecrackers, including green crackers, in the national capital till November 30 to combat […]

Rajasthan sees 11 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,797 new cases

8:25 pm November 6, 2020

Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded 11 more fatalities due to the novel coronavirus on Friday, taking the death toll from the disease to 1,966 in the state, according to a health department bulletin. The state also reported 1,797 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the infection count to 2,07,597. The number of active cases stands at 16,277 […]

Crackers, farm fires, unfavorable meteorology led to more pollution this Diwali against 2019

Delhi govt bans firecrackers ahead of Diwali

10:49 pm November 5, 2020

New Delhi: Ahead of Diwali, the Delhi government on Thursday decided to ban firecrackers in the national capital till November 30 and ramp up medical infrastructure in hospitals, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal holding the festive season and pollution responsible for the rising COVID-19 cases in the city. The ban will also cover green crackers, said a government […]

Denmark wants to cull all farmed minks over COVID fears

11:31 pm November 4, 2020

Copenhagen: Denmark’s prime minister said Wednesday that the government wants to cull all minks in Danish farms, to minimise the risk of them re-transmitting the new coronavirus to humans. Mette Frederiksen said a report from a government agency that maps the coronavirus in Denmark has shown a mutation in the virus found in 12 people in the northern part of the […]