A worrying leap: Bihar's COVID toll mounts to 9,429 after govt revises data
The Nitish Kumar-led government issued the revised official data on Wednesday which stated that the cumulative fatalities in the state, as of June 9, stood at 9,429 as compared to the figure of 5,458 earlier on Tuesday (June 8, 2021).
Jun 10, 2021, 12:51 PM IST
2 held in UP for dumping COVID-19 patient’s body in river after video goes viral
A viral video showing a COVID-19 patient’s body being dumped from a bridge into the Rapti river in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur district, led to arrest of two people, the police said.
May 31, 2021, 11:33 AM IST
Goa announces Rs 2 lakh compensation for COVID-orphans, increases age limit in childcare institutions
The Goa government on Sunday (May 30, 2021) announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the kin of COVID-19 victims who were either breadwinners of the family or hailed from poor backgrounds.
May 30, 2021, 14:57 PM IST
Isha crematoriums offer dignity in death for COVID-19 victims
With the coronavirus pandemic raging in its second wave, states across India are struggling with a heart-rending reality: An acute shortage of space and resources is preventing families from according a dignified farewell to COVID victims and posing a critical challenge for administrations.
May 26, 2021, 12:59 PM IST
Begin vaccination programme across the country on war footing: Saurabh Bhardwaj urges Centre
Aam Aadmi Party chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj has said that most of the COVID-19 deaths in India have occurred among people under 45 -- who have not yet received even a single dose of the vaccine.
May 25, 2021, 16:44 PM IST
This well-paid nurse in Odisha quits job to cremate unclaimed COVID-19 infected bodies
Madhusmita Prusty, who quit her nursing job some time back, began to help her husband in cremating COVID-19 infected and unclaimed dead bodies in Bhubaneswar.
May 24, 2021, 08:00 AM IST
UP minister Vijay Kashyap dies of COVID-19, PM Narendra Modi, CM Yogi Adityanath express grief
Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Revenue and Flood Control Vijay Kashyap is the fifth BJP legislator who has died in the second coronavirus wave.
May 19, 2021, 06:34 AM IST
Efficacy of plasma therapy for COVID-19 patients under question, here's why
With the COVID cases surging in the country, there has been a spur in the demand for plasma donors, even as experts raised concerns over the efficacy of plasma therapy for coronavirus patients.
May 18, 2021, 14:56 PM IST
Entire medical system 'Ram bharose' in small cities, villages of UP: Allahabad HC on COVID-19 situation
The Allahabad High Court has said that the entire medical system in villages and small cities of Uttar Pradesh is at God's mercy ("Ram bharose"). The court made this observation on Monday while hearing a PIL over the surge in coronavirus cases and the condition of quarantine centres in the state.
May 18, 2021, 10:11 AM IST
Bodies of COVID-19 victims among those dumped in Ganga, reveals government document
"The administration has information that bodies of those who have succumbed to COVID-19 or any other disease are being thrown into rivers instead of being disposed of as per proper rituals," a senior state official, Manoj Kumar Singh, said in a May 14 letter to district heads.
May 16, 2021, 13:40 PM IST
Congress MP Rajeev Satav succumbs to Cytomegalovirus, days after recovering from COVID-19
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra, Rajiv Satav, passed away in a hospital in Pune due to Cytomegalovirus, after a 23-day long battle with COVID-19, party officials said here on Sunday.
May 16, 2021, 10:26 AM IST
Ghazipur resident starts wood bank for cremation of needy, unclaimed corpses
A resident of Uttar Pradesh Sanjay Rai ‘Sherpuria’ has started a wood bank for the needy in Ghazipur, amid the rising deaths due to COVID-19.
May 14, 2021, 15:29 PM IST
Coronavirus a living organism, it has the right to live like the rest of us: Ex-Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat
Former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Thursday said that coronavirus is a living organism that has a right to live.
May 14, 2021, 12:01 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan announces free education for kids orphaned due to COVID-19
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced, "We will provide education free of cost to the children who have lost their parents. They will be provided free ration even if they are not eligible for it," assuring that his government will take care of those who lost their earning members during the pandemic.
May 13, 2021, 16:07 PM IST
Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy orders probe into death of 11 patients at Tirupati hospital, announces Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia
Expressing grief over the incident, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister ordered a probe and sought a detailed report from concerned officials.
May 11, 2021, 14:16 PM IST
COVID-19 cure: Doctors and scientists warn against cow dung therapy
In the state of Gujarat in western India, some believers have been going to cow shelters once a week to cover their bodies in cow dung and urine in the hope it will boost their immunity against, or help them recover from, the coronavirus.
May 11, 2021, 08:44 AM IST
Aligarh Muslim University hit hard by COVID-19, several professors among dozens dead, V-C says campus samples be probed
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been hit hard by the second wave of the deadly coronavirus with more than 40 serving and retired faculty members and several non-teaching staffers of the reputed university dying due to the COVID-19 virus recently.
May 10, 2021, 12:04 PM IST
Karnataka`s Chamarajanagar tragedy: Siddaramaiah demands judicial probe into 24 deaths due to oxygen shortage
Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah on Monday said, "It is not just death. This is murder committed by the government. I demand a judicial probe into these deaths. Let the truth come out."
May 04, 2021, 08:28 AM IST
Supreme Court warns against clamp down on dissemination of information on COVID-19, says 'We will treat it as contempt of court'
Hearing the suo motu case on Covid management across the country, the Supreme Court on Friday said that if citizens are voicing concerns and grievances on social media, there cannot be any clampdown on them.
Apr 30, 2021, 14:29 PM IST
Delhi’s ‘Ambulance man’ helps cremates COVID-19 infected bodies
Chiranjeev Malhotra, known as the 'Ambulance Man' of Delhi, is a resident of Karol Bagh area and has helped people in the cremation of 1,200 bodies.
Apr 26, 2021, 10:05 AM IST
