COVID-19 pandemic

64% children in childcare institutions sent home: UNICEF

UN warns COVID-19 has threatened child vaccination programmes

11:37 pm July 15, 2020

Dakar: The United Nations warned Wednesday about an alarming decline in childhood vaccinations because of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that the likelihood a child born today will have all recommended vaccines by the age of 5 is less than 20 percent. Most of the 82 countries surveyed in May reported vaccination campaigns being disrupted because of coronavirus, […]

CBSE class 12 exam results declared, girls outshine boys

4:42 pm July 13, 2020

New Delhi: Girls outshone boys in the class 12 examination, results of which were announced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday, recording an increase of over 5 per cent in pass percentage against last year. The board decided against coming up with any merit list amid the exceptional circumstances arising out […]

UP govt turned adversity arising out of coronavirus pandemic into opportunity: CM

9:04 pm July 11, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has turned the adversity arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic into opportunity through planning and strategy, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asserted on Saturday. There was not a single Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit or N95 mask manufacturing unit in the state before the lockdown to prevent the spread of the […]

21 held for holding religious event despite ban on gatherings

9:00 pm July 10, 2020

Ahmedabad: Police arrested 21 people for organising and taking part in a religious event and procession at a village in Gandhinagar district of Gujarat on Friday despite a ban on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said. After being alerted about the event, police reached Paliyad village and stopped the procession mid-way and an offence was registered against the […]

Suspense on deputy CM, other ministers in Bihar

PM applauds UP for containing the spread of coronavirus

6:41 pm July 9, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said despite a population of nearly 24 crore, Uttar Pradesh managed to check the spread of coronavirus and overcame apprehensions on how the pandemic would impact the state. He also cautioned that the fight against the deadly virus is so long that one has to work continuously […]