Day: May 3, 2021

TN sees 20,952 new cases, 122 deaths; Stalin takes stock

10:24 pm May 3, 2021

Chennai: Tamil Nadu on Monday recorded an all-time high in new COVID-19 infections adding 20,952 cases to the caseload of 12,28,064 while 122 deaths pushed the toll to 14,468 so far, the Health Department said. With the increase in new infections, DMK chief M K Stalin, set to become the Chief Minister, met at his […]

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Kodagu to remain shut 5 days a week to contain COVID-19

10:19 pm May 3, 2021

Madikeri: Due to increase in coronavirus cases, Karnataka’s Kodagu district administration has ordered closure of all shops and establishments for five days a week from Tuesday. Though the earlier guidelines of the State government have been in place, shops other than essential commodities are to be shut all days except Wednesday and Friday. Deputy Commissioner […]

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Pioneer of Kota coaching industry V K Bansal dies

10:09 pm May 3, 2021

Kota (Rajasthan) : A pioneer of Kota coaching industry, Vinod Kumar Bansal, died at a hospital here on Monday morning after a prolonged illness, his son said. He was 71. Bansal, founder of Bansal Classes, had been suffering from multiple diseases, including muscular dystrophy, his son son Samir Bansal said, adding that he also tested […]

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Night curfew extended to more areas in Tripura

9:55 pm May 3, 2021

Agartala: With the surge in coronavirus cases in Tripura, the state government on Monday decided to extend night curfew to all local and urban bodies and nagar panchayat areas as well as the number of hours under it, officials said. Tripura chief secretary, Manoj Kumar on Monday passed the order which said that the night […]

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Remdesivir row: Maha BJP MP refutes allegations in HC

6:31 pm May 3, 2021

Mumbai: BJP Lok Sabha MP Sujay Vikhe Patil on Monday refuted before the Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Court reports that he had procured 10,000 vials of Remdesivir injections, used in COVID-19 treatment, from Delhi. Vikhe Patil’s counsel Shirish Gupte told a division bench headed by Justice R V Ghuge that the Ahmednagar MP had […]

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