COVID-19

HP records 16 fresh COVID-19 cases; tally rises to 168

11:40 pm May 22, 2020

Shimla: Sixteen people with recent travel history tested positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 169, officials said here. While 14 fresh cases were reported from Hamirpur district, two were from Kangra district, they said. The number of active cases in the state now […]

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

Mizoram cabinet grants industry status to sports

11:35 pm May 22, 2020

Aizawl: To give a boost to the sports sector in the state, the Mizoram Cabinet on Friday granted industry status to sports. Speaking to PTI after the cabinet meeting, state Sports minister Robert Romawia Royte said the cabinet has cleared the proposal of the Sports and Youth Service department to grant sports an industry status. […]

2-day total lockdown in Shillong from Monday

Meghalaya govt donates 5,000 VTMs to Assam

11:03 pm May 22, 2020

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday said his government has donated 5,000 Viral Transport Media (VTMs) to Assam as COVID-19 positive cases are increasing by the day in the neighbouring state. The VTM is used for collecting blood samples of persons with suspected coronavirus infection. “We are glad to assist Assam in […]

SpiceJet to operate 21 new flights from next week

SpiceJet opens booking for domestic flights

10:41 pm May 22, 2020

Mumbai: No-frills carrier SpiceJet on Friday announced the opening of booking for its domestic flights as it resumes operations with a little over 200 daily flights to 41 destinations after a hiatus of almost two months. Operations of commercial passenger flights were suspended from March 25 in the wake of COVID-19 and subsequent lockdown. The […]

COVID-19 death toll climbs to 3,583 in India

2:43 pm May 22, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 3,583, while the number of cases climbed to 1,18,447 in the country, registering an increase of 148 deaths and 6,088 cases since Thursday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 66,330, while 48,533 people have recovered […]