On Monday a 26-year-old Pakistani doctor has become the country’s first medic to die after contracting the novel coronavirus while treating the COVID-19 patients in Gilgit region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, officials said. Usma Riaz was treating the patients who recently returned from Continue Reading
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On Monday domestic stock trading resumed after a 45-minute halt, with equity benchmark Sensex crashing further to 3,186 points and the broader Nifty sinking below 7,900 level. Stock exchanges paused trading for 45 minutes after Sensex immersed 10 per cent, hitting its lower circuit limit, within the first hour of opening of the session. As […]Continue Reading
In the 21st century the average human living is just not wired for a life in isolation. Be it an urban or a rural setting, everyone is busy with their hectic schedules. Keeping to oneself and social distancing, therefore, have become difficult propositions. The condition steeply worsens for those restricted to home quarantine and isolation […]Continue Reading
On Saturday railways issued an advisory relaxing refund rules for passengers who had booked tickets to travel between March 21 and April 15 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country to avoid crowding on trains and encourage social distancing. The order states if a train is cancelled by Railways for journey period […]Continue Reading
Last day, four convicts of Nirbhaya case were hanged in Tihar jail, clearing the air of uncertainty around the matter. The news of hanging has brought the nation to celebration mood. For some Congress workers, it has been an opportunity to bring to light once again how the family of the victim has been supported […]Continue Reading
Muvattupuzha town is grabbing eyeballs towards a textile shop with its unusual name almost like the continued outbreak of novel coronavirus. Located about 40 kms from the commercial capital of the state, ‘Corona’ is a textile shop owned by Pareed, and for several years he has been popularly referred to as ‘Corona Pareed’. “Now, i’m a wanted person here. While Continue Reading
On Tuesday India recorded the third death due to COVID-19, a 64-year-old man from Mumbai, who died with symptoms of the novel coronavirus at Kasturba Hospital. On Tuesday the WHO in its report said that nearly 14,000 people were infected with the novel coronavirus globally over the past day, bringing the entire number of confirmed cases […]Continue Reading
The number of novel coronavirus cases globally stood at 175,530 with 7,007 deaths, across 145 countries and territories at 10:30 pm (IST) on Monday, as per the tally compiled by AFP from official sources. Since 10:30 pm on Sunday there are 587 new deaths reported and 11,597 new cases globally. As per the data collected by AFP offices from […]Continue Reading
Health officials in the district wished the people who took part in Kuttanellur Pooram which was held on March 8, to be cautious as the British man who was confirmed with corona infection had taken part in the festival. The 19 member foreign team had visited Kuttanellur temple and even danced for percussion instruments along with […]Continue Reading
The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology has met with a ‘self-made’ crisis after it allowed a doctor exposed to Covid-19 risk work there as normal. On March the doctor who returned from Spain 2 after a study programme has been tested positive on Sunday. About 30 doctors and some paramedical staff […]Continue Reading


















