JK admin initiates probe into death of 4 COVID patients due to shortage of oxygen
Jammu, May 2 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration has initiated an inquiry into the death of four people allegedly due to shortage of medical oxygen at a private hospital here, officials said on Sunday. Four people, including a woman, undergoing treatment at ASCOMS hospital for COVID-19, died last Saturday morning with one family alleging […]
Govt may incentivise medical, nursing students for joining COVID-19 duty
New Delhi, May 2 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reviewed various measures to augment human resources for effective management of the COVID-19 situation and possible steps discussed include incentivising students and pass-outs of medical and nursing courses to join the pandemic duty, sources said. The final details are likely to be announced on […]
WB polls: Sena calls Mamata ‘Tigress of Bengal’ as TMC leads
Mumbai, May 2 (PTI) Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday hailed Mamata Banerjee as the “Tigress of Bengal”, as her party TMC looks set to retain power in West Bengal after the bitterly fought Assembly election against the main rival BJP. It is “not easy to defeat Banerjee”, even though the BJP worked hard […]
Delhi health minister’s father succumbs to Covid-19, CM Kejriwal tweets
New Delhi, May 2 (PTI) Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain has lost his father to Covid-19, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted on Sunday. “Our health minister Satyendra Jain lost his father today to COVID, he said, terming it “very very sad”. “Satyendra himself has been working tirelessly round the clock for the people of Delhi. […]
COVID-19 Surge: Corona curfew extended in Anantnag, Kulgam districts till further orders
Srinagar, May 02 : Amid spike in the Covid-19 cases, the authorities on Sunday decided to extended the Corona curfew, which was already in place, in Anantnag and Kulgam districts of South Kashmir till further orders. The district magistrate Anantnag Dr Piyush Singla in a Tweet said that Anantnag will continue with the existing level […]
Normal life remains affected across JK as COVID restrictions continue
Srinagar, May 2 (PTI) Normal life remained affected in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday with the imposition of the lockdown in the wake of an alarming surge in coronavirus cases, officials said. Restrictions on the movement and assembly of people continued to remain imposed across the UT in the wake of the 84-hour lockdown announced […]
Oxygen shortage: Delhi’s Madhukar Rainbow Children Hospital raises alarm, says 50 lives at risk
New Delhi, May 2 (PTI) Delhi’s Madhukar Rainbow Children Hospital Sunday sounded an alarm about their dwindling stocks of oxygen, saying 50 people, including four newborns, are “at risk”. An official of the in Malviya Nagar hospital said there are around 80 patients, including those suffering from Covid-19, at the hospital. It also has 15 […]
TMC consolidates lead in Bengal, trends hint at huge victory
Kolkata, May 2 (PTI) The ruling TMC looks set to retain power in West Bengal with its candidates leading in 187 of the state’s 292 seats that went to poll against BJP’s 85, as trends were available for 275 seats. Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee was, however, trailing her former protege-turned-BJP rival Suvendu […]
GREF personnel from Kerala dies of cardiac arrest
Poonch, May 2: A personnel from General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) died due to cardiac arrest in Poonch district last night, officials said on Sunday. They identified him as Kuttan V son of Vasudevan of Allappuzha district in Kerala. His dead body has been shifted to mortuary room of District hospital Poonch, they said. A […]
Record 3,689 daily COVID-19 deaths in India, 3,92,488 more test positive
New Delhi, May 2 (PTI) A record 3,689 daily COVID-19 fatalities pushed India’s death toll to 2,15,542, while the infection count reached to 1,95,57,457 with 3,92,488 more people being confirmed positive for the disease, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The active cases have crossed the 33-lakh mark, the data updated […]