Chandigarh: The month-long coronavirus-induced curfew has brought Punjab’s economic activity to a grinding halt, a state task force report said. The state lost about Rs 1,200-1,700 crore of GDP per day during the first days of lockdown. The major contributors to the GDP -- manufacturing,...
Bhubaneswar: Interacting with senior officers appointed as COVID-19 observers in different districts, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday directed them to scale up testing facility so that over 10,000 samples can be tested each day. The state government has appointed 22 senior IAS officers as observers...
London: The coronavirus death toll in care homes for the elderly and vulnerable in England and Wales has doubled in a week. A total of 4,343 fatalities were reported in the past two weeks, according to figures released Tuesday. Official statistics The Office for National...
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis was in charge of a party delegation which met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, here Tuesday. 'Undeclared emergency' The delegation claimed that there was an undeclared emergency in the state and that journalists were being terrorised by the...
New Delhi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday it has approved USD 1.5 billion (about Rs 11,400 crore) loan to India. This fund will be used to fight against coronavirus pandemic. The loan has been sanctioned with a view to support immediate priorities. Among...
New Delhi: Six-time World Champion MC Mary Kom explained Tuesday the nuances of injury-management. She did so to fellow boxers in an online education programme organised by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI). Online injury management programme Mary Kom was joined by the Indian teams’...
New Delhi: Around 8.2 lakh members of retirement fund body EPFO and private PF trusts have dipped into their savings. They have withdrawn Rs 3,243.17 crore to sustain during the lockdown imposed by the government to contain COVID-19. Earlier last month March 28, the Employees...
Bhubaneswar: The state government, Tuesday, said that there is no ceiling on funds when it comes to management of COVID-19 and procurement of medical equipment. State Industries Principal Secretary Hemant Sharma in the official briefing of the government on COVID-19 said that there is no...
New Delhi: Death toll due to COVID-19 rose Tuesday to 937 and the number of cases climbed to 29,974 in India. This meant that the country registered an increase of 51 deaths and 1,594 cases in the last 24 hours. This information was provided by...
Ahmedabad: Three doctors of the civic-run SVP Hospital here in the Gujarat capital tested positive for novel coronavirus two days ago, officials said Tuesday. Precautionary measures like quarantine and close monitoring were in place in this connection, informed Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner (AMC) Vijay Nehra. “Doctors...
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