Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:49:12
With discarded face masks becoming a major pollutant in the times of Covid-19, an NGO here has come out with the idea of biodegradable masks laced with seeds of plants and fruits, which can grow into plants when thrown out.
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Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:38:09
As coronavirus cases surge, the number of cremations taking place at the city's crematoriums has increased several-fold -- far more than the 66 deaths officially attributed to the virus in the entire district over the past six days.
Data from Bhairoghat and Bhagwatghat crematoriums shows 462 bodies were consigned to flames from April 19 to April 24.
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Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:35:21
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that the "system has failed" and it is the duty of the party to provide help to fellow citizens suffering due to sudden spurt in COVID-19 cases in the country.
His comments came on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 'Mann ki Baat' radio programme said the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the country and assured people that the
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Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:32:21
The Supreme Court has said that courts should not enlarge history sheeters on bail with a "blinkered vision" and must consider the impact of their release on witnesses and innocent members of the family of the victim.
A bench headed by Chief Justice (now retired) S A Bobde made the observation while setting aside the order of the Allahabad High Court granting bail to an accused.
The top cour
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Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:30:24
At a time when Kerala's COVID-19 graph continued to scale up with record number of cases, the state police has launched 'cyber patrolling', a strict vigil on social media platforms to find out those spreading false news regarding the virus.
Director General of Police Loknath Behera has warned of stern legal action against those spreading lies through online platforms regarding the pandemic outb
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Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:25:38
The death toll in an avalanche near the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district rose to 11 on Sunday, officials said here.
Ten bodies were recovered till Saturday.
One more body was recovered on Sunday and a rescue operation is underway, the district disaster management office here said.
Chamoli District Magistrate Swati S Bhadauriya and Superintendent of Police Yashwant Singh
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Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:19:05
Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases across the state, the Karnataka government and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Saturday decided to form a task force to jointly fight against coronavirus.
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Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:14:38
As many as 551 dedicated pressure swing Adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen generation plants will be set up in public health facilities across the country to boost the availability of the life-saving gas amid reports of its shortage in several places battling the Covid-19 surge.
The PMO said on Sunday that the PM CARES Fund has given in-principle approval for allocation of funds for their installa
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Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:54:46
Supreme Court judge Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar died at a private hospital in Gurgaon, sources said on Sunday. He was 62.
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