Madhya Pradesh

Rapid antigen tests comprise 25 to 30 per cent of India’s total daily COVID-19 tests: DG-ICMR

11:30 pm August 4, 2020

New Delhi: Rapid antigen tests comprise nearly 25-30 per cent of the total daily tests conducted for the detection of COVID-19 in the country at present, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday. A record 6,61,892 samples were tested for COVID-19 on Monday, taking the total number of tests conducted so far in the country to 2,08,64,750 and […]

COVID-19: India’s case tally crosses 18 lakh, recoveries surge to 11.86 lakh

11:00 pm August 3, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 18-lakh mark on Monday, just a day after it went past 17 lakh, with 52,972 cases reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surged to over 11.86 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of COVID-19 tests carried out in India has also crossed the 2 crore-mark, […]

40-year-old woman, minor daughter gang-raped in MP’s Burhanpur

5:05 pm August 2, 2020

Burhanpur: A 40-year-old woman and her 12-year-old daughter were abducted and gang-raped by six people in Shahpur area in Madhya Pradesh‘s Burhanpur district, police said on Sunday. As per the complaint, six armed men, after holding the woman’s watchman husband hostage, abducted her and their daughter from their home near a stone crushing site in […]

Nath to host ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ recital on Ayodhya event eve

2:54 pm August 2, 2020

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath will host a recital of ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ at his residence here on Tuesday, a day before the ground-breaking ceremony for Ram temple construction in Ayodhya. All COVID-19 protocols will be strictly followed during the event, Congress spokesman Bhupendra Gupta said on Sunday. “‘Hanuman Chalisa’ recital has been organised at Nathjis residence on Tuesday. He […]

Over 10 lakh recovered COVID patients, 1.9 times of active cases: Health Ministry

11:51 pm July 30, 2020

New Delhi: The number of recovered coronavirus patients crossed the 10-lakh mark on Thursday and is now 1.9 times the total active cases while the fatality rate has dropped to 2.21 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said. Addressing a press briefing, Officer on Special Duty in the Health Ministry Rajesh Bhushan said 21 states and Union […]