Trendingnews: May 2020

Sunday, May 31, 2020

Kerala Plies 70-seat Boat to Help Stranded Student Write Her HSC Exams

On Friday, the KSWTD department operated a boat with just Sandra Sabu as the passenger and made a round trip so that the she could write her exam.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gN51ZB

Senior ICMR Scientist Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Building to be Fumigated for Two Days

The scientist had last week attended a meeting in which ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava among others were present.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2ZS1pzj

India Positive: Teachers in Jharkhand Village Use Loudspeakers To Impart Education

To bridge the digital divide, teachers at primary school Jharkhand's Khijuri village installed a loudspeaker system to amplify the reach of online learning to all households.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3cpBKk2

India Registers Biggest Single-day Spike of 8,392 Covid-19 Cases; Total Rises to 1,90,535

India is now seventh among the nations worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia, the UK, Spain and Italy, according to the WHO coronavirus tracker.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2ZWSdd8

Covid-19 Tally in UP Breaches 8,000-mark, Migrant Workers Make up Nearly 25% of Total Cases

As per official figures, as of now, 2,165 migrants who have returned from other states have tested positive for Covid-19 taking the tally to 8,075 cases.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eAdjlt

Mumbaikars Wake Up to First Spell of Pre-monsoon Rain as Cyclone Nisarga Set to Cross Maha in 48 Hrs

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that 'Cyclone Nisarga' will cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts between Harihareshwar (Raigad, Maharashtra) and Daman on Wednesday.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3clAjmD

Lucknow-based SGPGI Develops RNA-based Fast & Affordable Testing Kit to Bolster India's Fight Against Covid-19

The kit, which has been developed by the Department of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology of the institute, would cost around Rs 150, as claimed by the doctors at the SGPGI.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eDkPfn

PM Modi to Chair Union Cabinet Meeting Shortly as India Enters 'Unlock 1'

The meeting also assumes significance as it will be the first after the central government completed a year of its second term in office.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2MdOH5Y

ICMR Says HCQ Reducing Risk Among Healthcare Workers Even as Lancet Study Questions Drug Benefits

The study highlights the potential antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties of HCQ with respect to its low cost of therapy and excellent oral bioavailability high tissue concentrations in the lungs relative to the plasma levels and acceptable safety profile.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3euDBFM

Army Sends Reinforcements from Kashmir to Ladakh as China Tries to Bully India Amid Cold War With US

Villagers in Durbuk, close to where Indian and Chinese troops are eyeball to eyeball, say 80 to 90 trucks pass through their area every night.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2MebeQ9

Pak Summons Indian Diplomat Over Expulsion of 2 High Commission Officials on Espionage Charges

India on Sunday declared two officials of the Pakistan High Commission as "persona non grata" on charges of espionage and ordered them to leave the country within 24 hours, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XmAfil

Tamil Nadu Tea Shop Worker Steals Bike to Take Kin Home Amid Lockdown, Parcels it Back After 2 Weeks

The bike was stolen on May 18 by one Prashanth who wanted to take his wife and two kids to his home near Mannargudi in Thanjavur, a police officer at Sulur police station said.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3cnphgC

Haryana Reopens Interstate Borders Today, Places of Worship to Welcome Devotees from June 8

It was decided in the meeting that there will be no restriction on inter-state and interdistrict movements of people and goods, a state government statement said after a three-hour meeting which ended late Sunday evening.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2ZRLdOx

On Day 1 of Unlock 1, A Look at India's Covid-19 Lockdown Exit Strategy Compared to the World

Most countries that scrambled to put strict nationwide lockdowns to contain the spread of Covid-19 are resorting to gradual reopening in order to avoid sharp spikes in infections that could potentially undo the progress made during the lockdowns.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Xp5rxD

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India Maintains Record Spike in Covid-19 Tally With 8,392 Cases in 24 Hours; Death Toll Rises to 5,394

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: The Centre's three-phase unlock plan that will restrict curbs to containment zones kicks in from today after the end of the fourth phase of the national lockdown, even as India climbed to the 7th spot from the 9th on 10 countries worst-hit by Covid-19.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XKZrhC

Karnataka Shelves Plan to Open Temples & Hotels, Opens Border With Special Rules for Maharashtra Visitors

While the state has been keen on restarting many activities, it has decided to postpone opening of places of worship, hotels and restaurants, and malls to June 8 going by central guidelines.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3dnrbiC

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: States on Guard for 'Unlock 1' as India Jumps from Rank 9 to 7 Among 10 Countries Worst-hit by Covid-19

Trains Start Today With Minor Stoppages to Address Concerns of Jharkhand, Maha, Andhra Amid Rising Cases

Sources said a high-level meeting was convened at the railway headquarters to resolve the matter. They indicated that the three states have raised concerns over the rising cases of the coronavirus as the reason behind their opposition to movement of trains.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gFhKNz

States Rush to Identify High-risk Zones to Remain in Lockdown as India Gears up for Unlock Phase 1

Officials in Maharastra said all markets, except malls and congested spaces, will be allowed to function in a staggered manner.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gDO1Vn

Pain of the Poor and Labourers Hit Hard by Coronavirus Crisis Cannot be Explained in Words: PM Modi

In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' broadcast, Modi said all classes of people have suffered during the pandemic but it is the poor who have suffered the worst.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eziUs9

Fire at Army Canteen in Delhi's Sadar Bazar Brought Under Control, Cause Not Yet Known

The fire department was informed around 9 am and eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot, officials said.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eBfg1a

Saturday, May 30, 2020

J&K IAS Officer Tests Corona Positive, Many Officials Quarantine Self

Reports said the Commissioner/Secretary-level officer had tested positive late Saturday evening.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eAG5SZ

Covid-19 Bodies to Be Sent to Mortuaries Within 2 Hours: Delhi Govt

Delhi government's heath department announced additional guidelines for disposal of bodies of patients who had COVID-19 or were suspected to be suffering from it.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XKGCeb

How Coronavirus is Altering India's Co-operative Federalism, One Border at a Time

Constructive evaluation of post-pandemic India is raising questions on what it would mean for Centre-state relations, and for national and provincial politics. While the Centre is expected to handle the economic and financial aftermath, the immediate challenge of public health is supposed to be a state burden.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gGoU46

India Records Highest Single-day Spike of 8,380 Cases; Death Toll Climbs to 5,164

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood to 89,995, while 86,983 people have recovered and one patient has migrated.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2yLjbZM

Fire Breaks Out in Army Canteen in Sadar Bazar, 8 Fire Tenders on Spot

The fire department was informed around 9 am and eight fire tenders have been rushed to the spot, officials said.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/36JGS1c

Overnight Rain, Gusty Winds Bring Mercury Down in Delhi

The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, recorded 9.2 mm rainfall.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3ciGCHB

Wife of Uttarakhand's Tourism Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Family Gets Quarantined

Former Minister Amrita Rawat's sample report confirmed that she had contracted the virus, Satpal Maharaj's OSD Abhishek Sharma said. She is being hospitalised, he said.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XkxgqO

Mann ki Baat LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi to Address the Nation Shortly, Focus Likely on 'Unlock 1'

Mann ki Baat LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi to Address the Nation Through at 11 am Today

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2MfRonG

‘Kya Karte Bhukhe Marte?’: Back Home Penniless, Migrants Now Fight Joblessness, Discrimination

Amid 46-47 degree Celsius temperature, a few migrant workers have opted for tough MGNREGS works which only offer Rs 190 daily. Some who did not have cash had to borrow money to return to their native places.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XGEKmO

Tamil Nadu Extends Lockdown Till June 30, Allows Partial Reopening of Public Transport, Eateries

Public transport will resume with reduced services from June 1, but buses will not be operated in Chennai, Kancheepurm, Tiruvallur and Chengalpet districts having the highest concentration of COVID-19 cases in the state.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3euI2jG

Encounter Breaks Out Between Security Forces & Militants in J&K's Anantnag District

A police official said as the forces were conducting searches, the militants fired upon them. The forces retaliated, triggering a gunfight, he added.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2MdP8Nx

14-year-old Kashmiri Girl Found 8 Months Pregnant after Being Repeatedly Raped by Relative

The family members say that the accused, a man living in their neighbourhood, is a relative of the victim's mother, and would visit their home on one pretext or another.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XM2SnX

Quit Smoking or Be Part of Agonising Cancer Battle: A Message from Doctors on World No Tobacco Day

On April 30, a team of doctors led by Gupta conducted a surgery removing a tumour from a 37-year-old man's jaw. The tumour, weighing 3 kg, measured 18x12 cm with a depth of 8 cm, was equal to the size of a human head. The cancerous tumour was bleeding inordinately.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3dktF1t

Mann ki Baat LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi to Address the Nation at 11 am Today

Mann ki Baat LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi to Address the Nation Through at 11 am Today

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XfkQQS

'Community Transmission is Well-established': ICMR Research Group Experts, Others Slam Govt's Covid-19 Response

The statement proposes recommendations, including setting up of a panel of inter-disciplinary preventive health and public health experts and social scientists at central, state and district levels.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XfYJcU

Delhi Secretariat Department Sealed for Sanitisation as Official Tests Positive for Covid-19

Delhi Secretariat houses the offices of all the Delhi Cabinet ministers, including the Chief Minister.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2BcmbiI

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Tamil Nadu Extends Lockdown Till June-End, Restrictions on Malls and Places of Worship to Continue

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Tamil Nadu Extends Lockdown Till June-End, Restrictions on Malls and Places of Worship to Continue

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2MglKX6

Red Sandstone Boundary Damaged, Minor Structures Come Crashing Down as Gusty Winds Hit Taj Mahal

At the main western gate entrance a stone supporting the arch was loosened, but was restored by on Saturday. The visitors' gallery at the eastern gate also suffered some damage, particularly the artificial ceiling in the security area.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2zC7eGv

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: More Than 6 Million Cases Confirmed Worldwide, Brazil Death Toll Surpasses France

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: More Than 6 Million Cases Confirmed Worldwide, Brazil Death Toll Surpasses France

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3djeNQF

J&K Police Nabs Three LeT 'Militant Associates', Recovers Huge Cache of Arms and Ammunition

Security forces arrested the trio at Shangergund on Sopore-Kupwara Road in Sopore area of the north Kashmir district, a police official said.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eACKDk

Virtual Welcoming: DU to Hold Mock Tests So Students Can Become Accustomed to Online Open-book Exams

The university also said in case students miss out on taking the open-book exam (OBE), they will be given an opportunity to appear for pen and paper exams when the situation normalises.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2yL6MoG

3 Dead, 25 Injured Due to Thunderstorm in Agra, Taj Mahal's Marble Railing Damaged

The thunderstorm barrelled through the city, unleashing rain and windstorm, damaging the marble railing of the main mausoleum at Taj Mahal, houses and uprooting more than 200 trees at different places.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XinUMe

Delhi Seeks Resumption of Metro Services, Maharashtra Mulls Opening Schools as States Gear Up for Lockdown 5

Most states are in favour of giving a boost to economic activities but are also worried about the rising coronavirus numbers.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XkclEl

India Positive | Students Develop Belt That Reminds Users To Maintain Social Distance

Gujarat Technological University students have created a belt that enforces social distancing rules.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2ZRZHy2

Seven Hurt as Bus Carrying Migrants from Kerala to Bengal Overturns in Odisha

The bus carrying 38 passengers was on its way to Kolkata when it skidded off the National Highway 16 and overturned near Balasore town, causing injuries to seven persons, a police official said.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3ev3LYU

Friday, May 29, 2020

Bombay HC Seeks Report from Maharashtra Govt on Steps Taken for Migrant Workers

According to the petitioner, the migrant workers who have submitted applications for leaving Maharashtra availing the Shramik special trains and buses, have been left in the dark about the status of their applications.

from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3dimGWC