Karnataka

Goa bustles with tourists but pandemic may play party-pooper

Goa may allow entry of only coronavirus negative people

11:42 pm April 21, 2020

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said his government was considering to allow the entry of only those people who are coronavirus negative once the borders of the state open again after the end of the lockdown period. Sawant also hinted that the state BJP government might allow only coronavirus negative people with […]

Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 414; cases climb to 12,380

2:59 pm April 16, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to coronavirus rose to 414 and the number of cases to 12,380 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 10,477, as many as 1,488 people have been cured and discharged and one had migrated, it said. The […]

PM Modi to interact with CMs on Thursday over COVID situation, vaccination drive

COVID-19 lockdown: PM to address nation on Tuesday

8:09 pm April 13, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10am on Tuesday, the last day of 21-day nationwide coronavirus lockdown, amid indications that the shutdown could be extended by another two weeks with certain relaxations to boost economic activities. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10am on 14th April 2020,” […]

India could've seen 8.2L COVID-19 cases by Apr 15 sans lockdown, containment steps: Health ministry

Tamil Nadu facing depletion of stocks of essentials

10:31 pm April 10, 2020

Chennai: The ongoing national lockdown and other market conditions are leading to depletion in stocks of essentials like pulses in Tamil Nadu with rising labour and transport cost adding to woes of traders. Even the prices of rice, the state’s staple diet, have gone up in the wake of shortage in packing material, while stocks […]

COVID-19 lockdown hits Goa’s poultry supply

4:10 pm April 9, 2020

Panaji: Goa‘s poultry supply has been hit by the COVID-19 lockdown, after over 50,000 birds belonging to the state’s poultry owners remained stuck at Belagavi in neighbouring Karnataka. Several poultry owners in Goa prefer to have their breeding farms in Belagavi because of its favourable weather. “Before the Goa government sealed the state borders on […]