Day: April 17, 2020

COVID-19: Nagpur count reaches 59 as man tests positive

11:37 pm April 17, 2020

Nagpur: The number of COVID-19 patients in Nagpur reached 59 with one more person testing positive on Friday, health officials said. The man is a close contact of a patient and was already in quarantine, an official said.

Top DRDO prize for Noida varsity scientist's concept to recognize person's identity in dark

DRDO develops two more products to combat COVID-19

11:34 pm April 17, 2020

New Delhi: Boosting India’s capabilities in combating the coronavirus pandemic, the DRDO has developed two more products including an automatic mist-based sanitiser dispensing unit, officials said on Friday. The other product is a UV sanitisation box, they said. “The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in its continuous quest to contribute towards the fight against […]

Andhra Pradesh CM tests negative for COVID-19

11:31 pm April 17, 2020

Amaravati: Seeking to send a message that coronavirus screening is nothing to be afraid of, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday volunteered for a test, with his result returning negative. The Chief Ministers blood was tested using the Rapid Testing Kit (RTK) that was imported from South Korea earlier in […]

Cases over 'Jallikatttu' protests will be withdrawn: TN CM

TN gets 24k rapid test kits: CM Palaniswami

11:22 pm April 17, 2020

Salem (TN): Tamil Nadu on Friday received 24,000 rapid test kits from China to screen for coronavirus and the state government has sought 50,000 more from the Centre, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said. This was out of the order placed for 1.25 lakh kits, which would enable results in shorter time, he told reporters here. […]

Govt allocates Rs 40,000 cr more for MGNREGS

Eleven migrant labourers on long march back home caught

11:15 pm April 17, 2020

Uttarkashi: Eleven migrant labourers were caught while trying to escape to Saharanpur through forests and a case was registered against a WhatsApp group admin for spreading rumors that they were jamaatis, police said on Friday. The migrant labourers were caught when they reached a village named Syalna on their way and the villagers informed the […]