COVID-19

Seven COVID-19 hotspots identified in Bengal: Mamata

12:40 am April 8, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the government has identified seven COVID-19 hotspots in the state and is chalking out a plan to restrict the virus within those areas. The chief minister said flower growers and bidi workers, who were facing problems in doing business, can now start working. Banerjee also […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

After Trump warning, India allows export of Covid cure drug to US

9:46 pm April 7, 2020

New Delhi: India has decided to partially lift a ban on export of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, paving the way for its supply to the US and several other countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Government officials said India would export hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol on a case-by-case basis to the countries which have already placed […]

COVID-19: Man, woman discharged from Mumbai hospital

9:29 pm April 7, 2020

Thane: A man and woman in their early thirties were discharged on Tuesday from Fortis Hospital in Mulund in Mumbai after recovering from the novel coronavirus infection, officials said. The 33-year-old man had travelled to the United Kingdom and got admitted on March 27 while the 32-year-old woman was admitted on March 30, a statement […]

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

Mizoram govt contemplating to extend lockdown

9:03 pm April 7, 2020

Aizawl: The Mizoram government is contemplating to extend the ongoing 21-day lockdown in the state after receiving an “informal suggestion” from a medical panel it had set up to fight the contagion, a senior official said on Tuesday. The nationwide lockdown was imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 25 to break the chain […]

Sundarbans’ unique location to protect its tigers from COVID-19, say wildlife experts

8:26 pm April 7, 2020

Kolkata: After reports of a tiger testing positive for COVID-19 in the US set alarm bells ringing across the globe, wildlife experts in the country have dismissed the possibility of the big cats contracting the disease at Sundarbans on account of the forest’s geographical location. As per the latest tiger census report, the biosphere reserve […]