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Coronavirus | West Bengal ropes in Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee to raise awareness
During his recent visit to the State to meet his mother in January 2020 the Nobel laureate had expressed his desire to work for the State.
Coronavirus | Odisha releases 80 prisoners on parole
The State has 90 jails with a capacity to accommodate 18,012 inmates. The authorities are trying to bring down the number of inmates by 2,000.
Coronavirus | Haryana arranges facilities for migrants
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said checkpoints should be set up at each district to stop labourers movement and they can be further encouraged to stay in ‘safe camps’ which have been specially set up for them.
Coronavirus | Inured to lockdowns, but Valley hit hardest by latest one
Kashmir is now in its ninth day of a new lockdown. If the COVID-19 crisis does not subside by May, around 11,789 tonnes of cherry may be buried in the Valley’s orchards.
Café owner drives around Matunga with a blaring siren
Police officials said inquiries were initiated into the matter after the video was brought to their notice by several Twitter users and Ali Koolar, the driver, was brought to the police station subsequently.
Palakkad, Malappuram record one positive case each
People in quarantine treble in Palakkad as returnees from other States are put under observation
CPCRI hands over PCR machines for faster COVID-19 testing
The machines will help test 48 samples a day
Coronavirus | Why has Kerala sought a relaxation of Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management rules?
When can norms of the FRBM Act be flexible? How will it help?
Coronavirus | Despite U.P. CM’s appeal, migrant workers throng Lucknow’s bus stands
Without work or money, they see little point in staying put.
Labourers in camps down to one meal a day as supplies deplete
Many of them are out of work for over a week now and are running out of money and rations; there is severe water scarcity at most of the camps
Coronavirus lockdown | Ration shops are closed in Maharashtra, says AAP
Party volunteers inspect PDS outlets in different cities
SPB sings Kaikini’s song on COVID-19
Multilingual singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam has uploaded on social media a Kannada song, penned by poet Jayant Kaikini, to create awareness about the CO
Hospital ship ‘Patanjali’ to treat COVID-19 patients
On a day when three new cases of COVID-19 were reported from Uttara Kannada district, the Indian Naval Hospital Ship ‘Patanjali’ at Karwar on Saturday
7-month-old baby in Mumbai tests positive
A seven-month-old baby was among the 33 people who tested positive for COVID-19 in the State, taking the total count of cases to 186 on Saturday. Mum
Karnataka migrant workers returning home killed in road accident
Eight die as mango-laden lorry rams into truck in Shamshabad
Sort out confusion on ‘essentials’, Pawar writes to PM
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president and Rajya Sabha MP Sharad Pawar on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday to sort out c
Archdiocese to help the poor
The Archdiocese of Bengaluru has come up with an action plan to help out the poor and underprivileged during the lockdown. In a press release, Archbis
Kerala’s tribal people take the road to literacy
A literacy programme, in compliance with UNESCO literacy criteria, for tribal communities hopes to turn Kerala’s Wayanad and Attappady regions fully literate.
Youth dies in Maharashtra's Melghat as doctors suspect COVID-19, shunt him from one hospital to another
25-year-old Migrant worker had rheumatic heart disease; could have been treated in Melghat; lack of testing facilities in tribal area is a concern.
ZP, civic schools to shelter migrant workers
COVID-19 patients to get free treatment under Mahatma Jyotiba Phule scheme
Nitish upset with States sending back migrants
‘Ferrying them in buses will defeat the very purpose of lockdown’
COVID-19: Ministers not on same page on community transmission
Karjol says disease has reached third stage, Sriramulu differs; 17 new positive cases reported
Coronavirus | With over 180 fresh cases in 24 hours, India shifts focus to hotspots
No change in testing strategy, says ICMR; Kerala reports first death in Ernakulam.
Police seize 6,571 vehicles in just five days across A.P.
73,844 cases booked under Epidemic Diseases and MV Acts
20 quarantined at Hindupur test negative
Twenty out of the 30 persons quarantined in the Hindupur Government Hospital have tested negative for COVID-19 much to the relief of their family memb
Warden suspended for ‘instigating’ people
He reportedly made villagers oppose the setting up of a shelter for labourers
APSRTC deploys buses for relief measures
Transport of essentials, staff, quarantined people being taken care of
Chittoor police mount vigil on inter-State borders
1,500 fishermen belonging to Andhra Pradesh sent back to Karnataka
Dairy industry in Telangana facing a piquant situation
People are not allowing the delivery boys into their premises
Cash, rice given to dead boy’s family
Family members of the 11-year-old boy Deva, who died due to lack of medical care due to lockdown on Wednesday night, have been given ₹2,500 cash, 50
Ensure workers get ₹10,000: CITU
CITU State vice president D. Govinda Rao on Saturday urged the Union and State governments to see to it that workers in the unorganised sector get ₹
Village volunteers’ system helped track foreign returnees : Balineni
‘All 14 persons with suspected symptoms of COVID-19 tested negative’
Expert committee set up to tackle COVID-19
An expert committee comprising 19 members has been constituted to track the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), develop treatment protocols
Stricken labourers in Kerala scramble to return to T.N.
100 stopped at border so far; many fled govt. shelters, fearing further restrictions due to COVID-19 threat
COVID-19 cases climb to 42 in State; Chennai accounts for 17
Of the four fresh cases, one does not have a travel history to an affected country
Growing health infrastructure to combat COVID-19
Existing hospitals being converted into special facilities
A business that’s no longer blooming
Flowers left to wilt as farmers are unable to transport them to markets amid lockdown
Ensure free movement of labour, demands farmers’ association
Labour shortage will lead to crop loss, they say
Couple discharged post recovery
The Kottayam-based couple who had recovered from COVID-19 disease after undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital here (MCH) wer
First crop harvest back in full swing
Paddy harvesting, procurement, related activities on the list of essential services
First positive case from Vizag tests negative after treatment
The patient with a travel history to Saudi Arabia was admitted to hospital on March 17
Directorate of Public Health urges people to donate equipment, materials
The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has requested residents of all districts in the State to donate materials and medical equipm
Transport travails for paramedics
Hospital superintendents seek police help for arranging vehicles but to no avail
COVID-19’s gut connection
In the wake of the present the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a much-needed increase in awareness among the general public of the importance of han
When the day’s labour goes down the drain
Toddy tappers have to pour away the yield as shops are shut due to lockdown
Welfare pensions bring cheer to many amid gloom
2,22,000-odd beneficiaries in Thrissur district to get pension
Kabul gurdwara attacker left a wide footprint
He did small jobs in Bengaluru, Malaysia, Saudi and Dubai before joining IS
State’s first victim buried as per protocol
The 69-year-old man had earlier undergone a bypass surgery and had co-morbid conditions
State entering crucial phase of COVID-19 surveillance
Challenge is to spot new cases outside the pool of the quarantined as these would be the first indication of a community spread
Chennithala seeks help for the aged, sick
Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala on Saturday urged the government to assist aged and sick persons living alone in their homes. He said the
Pinarayi vexed with Karnataka’s ‘no’ to removing roadblocks
Talks with Gowda make little headway, Kerala may seek PM’s intervention
Coronavirus | Amid the exodus, a plea for food, medicine, transport
200 eminent citizens write to Centre to help out workers
Coronavirus | Lockdown was ill-planned, say Opposition parties
Situation of workers alarming, say Rahul, Yechury
Tribes, ignorant of COVID-19, briefed on perils
Collector, MLA carry 15-kg kits to settlement, ask people not to venture out
Stranded Keralites in U.K. seek help to return home
15 marine engineers went there for study last month
Strict curbs on Holy Week observance
Circulars issued by Churches asks faithful to abide by govt.-imposed restrictions
Guidelines for alcohol-use disorders
Most cases of withdrawal symptoms should be managed at primary health centres
First coronavirus casualty in Telangana reported, eight new cases
No red zones in and around Hyderabad, says Eatala Rajender
Medical stocks down
Distributors depend on courier service as well as transport service for getting supplies
Vairamudi Utsav postponed
‘Sri Vairamudi Brahmotsav’ has been postponed for an indefinite period, said a communiqué issued by Mandya Deputy Commissioner M.V. Venkatesh on Satur
With five more cases, Gauribidanur shuts down
Five more COVID-19 positive cases being reported from Gauribidanur in Chickballapur district has set alarm bells ringing. The State government has loc
Coronavirus | Centre tells States to set up camps for migrant workers
Disaster response funds can be used for shelters
Active surveillance in areas with positive cases
Worried over the spread of COVID-19 in clusters, the Health Department has been identifying areas that fall within three-km radius of the residence of
Some drugs increase vulnerability to COVID-19: expert
‘ACE inhibitors should be discontinued for three or four weeks for heart patients’
Citizens urged to cooperate with survey teams
Junior doctors engaged to keep vigil on people in home quarantine
Fever Hospital renovated
COVID-19 patient temporarily shifted to under-repairs ward, explains doctor
Charity comes to the fore during times of distress
NGOs donate food packets, masks and sanitisers to the needy
DLSA provides food, transport for migrant labourers
They were walking all the way from Hyderabad to reach their native places in Narayanakhed, Nizamabad and Maharashtra
Coronavirus | Centre plans classes in distance mode
Lessons of classes 9 to 12 to be broadcast on TV, radio channels from next week
Coronavirus | Seven flights transport medical supplies
While all these airlines carried cargo in the belly of their planes, discussions are on between the government and different airlines to allow freight to be carried inside passenger cabins as is being done by many international carriers in other parts of the world
Coronavirus | Telangana reports first death
Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender said that the 74-year-old man went to a masjid in Delhi.
Maintain social distance: Minister
Gangula Kamalakar inspects temporary vegetable market at the RTC bus stand
Coronavirus | Armed forces can set up special kitchens: Adm. Ramdas writes to Modi
He added that it was essential to ensure that a lack of access to food did not allow more people to become “vulnerable by lowered immunity because of lack of nutrition at this critical juncture’
Dearth of liquor makes many happy at home
A number of addicts turn up at hospital with withdrawal symptoms, says doctor
Economic census thrown out of gear
In several districts, including Bengaluru urban and rural, the survey is yet to start
Govt. committed to protect sericulture, grape growers: Ministers
The COVID-19 crisis-struck grape and sericulture growers all over Karnataka were on Saturday assured of measures to safeguard their produce by the Sta
Coronavirus lockdown | Human rights bodies ask police to ensure marginalised are not mistreated
“For these people, a state machinery has become a larger threat than the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Amensty International India executive director Avinash Kumar.
Lockdown effect: Young farmer dumps tonnes of tomato in lake
In video message to elected representatives, he explains plight of farmers
Singareni workers pledge one day’s salary to CMRF
CPI wants lockdown in UG mines; coal production only to meet power plants’ needs
Jammalamadugu panics over COVID-19 suspect in Nossam
7 villages in Peddamudiyam mandal declared as ‘red zone’
Drones help Karimnagar police effectively enforce lockdown
Aerial view helps police observe activity in every nook and corner of the town
Coronavirus | Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot writes to PM Modi; seeks ₹1 lakh crore grant to States
The Chief Minister of Rajasthan says the Centre should direct the Reserve Bank of India to provide the grant amount as an interest-free advance.
Coronavirus | 11 more test positive in Jammu and Kashmir, 329 FIRs against lockdown
Police-civilian confrontation spikes in Valley
Vehicle dealers heave a sigh of relief
Extension of deadline to sell and register Bharat Stage-IV vehicles
Lockdown leads to blood shortage, people urged to donate blood
With the suspension of blood donation camps, in view of the lockdown, the health authorities are reportedly facing a shortage of blood, especially in