If the SARS-CoV2 virus spreads deeper into the country, India’s poorest states face a potential triple burden of disease in the face of Covid-19, data from states on disease and death shows. States like Bihar not only have the poorest health infrastructure and a high level of communicable and respiratory diseases, but their populations also […]
New Delhi: An Army doctor, involved in the force’s operation against the Covid-19 pandemic, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while a colleague of his, who was exhibiting symptoms, has tested negative. Army sources told ThePrint that the doctor, a lieutenant colonel-rank officer, had not travelled abroad, but was a visitor to quarantine centres being […]
Hours after Mumbai witnessed a protest by migrant workers demanding arrangements to go home, the Delhi government swung into action, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the city’s transport head urging people to not fall for rumours on availability of buses at the city’s exit points. Kejriwal issued a short video message, in which he requested migrants from Uttar […]
Railways is set to cancel around 39 lakh tickets booked for travel between April 15 and May 3 due to extension of the nationwide lockdown and suspension of passenger trains till then in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told PTI. With the national transporter allowing tickets to be booked during the 21-day lockdown […]
For the third consecutive day, new cases of novel coronavirus infection in Kerala remained in single digits, a possible indication that the health department’s sustained contact tracing measures and testing protocol is finding effect. The state reported eight new cases of infection Tuesday, five of which were due to travel history from Dubai and the remaining through […]
US President Donald Trump has claimed he has “total” authority to decide how and when to reopen the economy after weeks of strict physical-distancing guidelines aimed at fighting the novel coronavirus. But governors from both parties were quick to push back, noting they have primary responsibility for ensuring public safety in their states and would […]
Former India captain and batting talisman Sunil Gavaskar has given his opinion on the possibility of bilateral cricket between India and Pakistan during a conversation with former Pakistan cricketer and commentator Ramiz Raja on the latter’s Youtube channel. The topic has been in discussion among cricket pundits ever since Shoaib Akhtar put forth a suggestion […]
TS Eliot began his monumental magnum opus The Waste Land with the adage “April is the cruelest month…” However, the opening words of the 434-line masterpiece was rather a misnomer in the case of China. With the flowers blooming across the Middle Kingdom with sweet fragrances filling the air of melancholy, the long and harsh […]
In Lockdown 2.0 beginning on Wednesday, Ministers as well as the states will now combat the coronavirus crisis by marking the areas as Red, Orange and Green zones. These zones will be declared as per the number of coronavirus-affected people. Sources indicated that a consolidated report submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office from the Home […]
Srinagar, April 14 (KNS):Taking the advantage of lockdown some miscreants started illegal construction at Pinjoora village of tehsil Kwarhama. Reports said that the Tehsil administration of Kawarhama got the information regarding illegal construction amid lockdown,Tehsildar Kawarhama along with SHO police station Kunzer reached on the spot and stopped the construction at said village. Tehsil administration […]