New Delhi: After witnessing an onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic for so many days, Delhi, where over a thousand coronavirus cases are popping up daily, has entered into Stage 3 or community transmission stage, said the former chief of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), N.K. Ganguly. Ganguly, the former Director General of ICMR, told […]
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Ganga Ram Hospital booked for ‘violating’ Covid-19 testing guidelines
New Delhi: Hours after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal warned private hospitals in Delhi, a case was registered against Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here on charge of violating ICMR guidelines on novel coronavirus testing following a state government complaint. The private hospital was issued a directive by the Delhi government on June 3 in this regard. […]
UP teacher who withdrew over Rs 1cr in salaries at 25 schools held
Lucknow: Police on Saturday arrested Anamika Shukla, a teacher who allegedly worked in 25 schools for months and withdrew over Rs one crore in salaries for more than a year till February last. Kotwali SHO Ripudaman Singh said that police was questioning the accused. Anamika had sent her resignation letter to the Kasganj Basic Education […]
What’s there for the poor in economic package, asks Akhilesh
Lucknow: Questioning the Rs 20 lakh-crore economic package of the government, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said there was nothing in the package for the poor. Taking to twitter on Saturday, he wrote, “Can the government inform the people as to what’s there for the poor in the so-called ‘maha package’ of Rs […]
Blown by strong winds stepladder rams into plane in Mumbai
Mumbai: An aircraft belonging to a private airline suffered damage when a stepladder was detached from its parked position due to heavy winds blowing at Mumbai Airport, here on Saturday morning, officials said. The incident happened around 7.30 a.m. when the stepladder belonging to SpiceJet, parked at stand C87 suddenly got detached due to heavy […]
Delhi govt to ensure beds for corona patients in private hospitals
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has given a stern warning to private hospitals over coronavirus patients. The state government has also decided to deploy health department officials in private hospitals to ensure availability of beds to each and every COVID-19 patient. Kejriwal, on Saturday, said: “All hospitals built on government land will have […]
ED hit by Covid-19 pandemic, office sealed for 2 days
New Delhi: Two days after a portion of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was sealed on Thursday, five fresh cases of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) emerged in the financial probe agency leading to the sealing of the agency office for two days. According to ED sources, on Friday five more officials of the premier agency tested positive for […]
Piyush Goyal’s mother Chandrakanta Goyal passes away
Mumbai: Former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Chandrakanta Goyal – who was the mother of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, passed away here on Saturday morning. She was 88. Goyal shared the news of his mother’s demise with a touching social media post. “My revered mother, who always guided me with her love and affection, has passed away […]
Now goddess coronavirus being worshipped in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Coronavirus has now turned into a goddess among the superstitious women of Jharkhand. The number of coronavirus cases is increasing in the state everyday. Twenty two more cases have been detected taking the total number to 864 in Jharkhand by Friday evening. The virus has claimed nine lives in the state. On Friday women […]
Bizarre! Mobile charger cord removed from Assam man’s urinary bladder
Guwahati: A doctor here took out a mobile charger cord from the urinary bladder of a 30-year-old man despite the man “misleading” the surgeon into operating on his stomach. Walliul Islam, a consultant surgeon at a private hospital here, said on Friday that the man came to him a few days back and informed him […]