Kalaburagi reports youngest coronavirus death in Karnataka

Kalaburagi reports youngest coronavirus death in Karnataka Kalaburagi reported the youngest COVID-19 fatality in Karnataka on Tuesday. A 17-year-old girl (P5900) from Kalaburagi district who had fever, headache and breathlessness was admitted on June 4 to a designated COVID-19 hospital but died on the same day. She was suffering from demyelinating disease. It is a…

Arvind Kejriwal to get coronavirus test done after developing fever, sore throat

Arvind Kejriwal to get coronavirus test done after developing fever, sore throat Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is unwell and will undergo coronavirus test. Kejriwal has been experiencing fever since Sunday along with a sore throat. Arvind Kejriwal has complained of fever and sore throat, raising concerns of coronavirus infection. Kejriwal will now undergo tests…

COVID in India – Record single-day spike of 9,987 cases

COVID in India – Record single-day spike of 9,987 cases The coronavirus cases continue to surge in the country. According to the latest Union Health Ministry data, a record 9,987 positive cases were detected in India in the last 24 hours. With this, the toll of COVID-19 cases rose to 2, 66,598. So far, the…

Govt mandates special sticker on registration plates of BS-VI vehicles

Govt mandates special sticker on registration plates of BS-VI vehicles PTI, The government has mandated a one-centimetre green sticker on registration plates in all BS-VI compliant motor vehicles. The order will come into force from October 1, 2020. “…Vehicles complying with BS-VI emission norms shall have 1 cm green strip at the top in the…

N.Korea vows to sever all phone lines with Seoul

N.Korea vows to sever all phone lines with Seoul Seoul, June 9 (IANS) North Korea did not answer South Korea’s liaison office phone call on Tuesday after vowing to cut off all inter-Korean communication lines later in the day in anger over Seoul’s failure to stop defectors from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets.”The liaison office attempted to…

Facebook CEO blames BJP leader for Delhi violence, creates online storm

Facebook CEO blames BJP leader for Delhi violence, creates online storm New Delhi: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has drawn widespread flak online after he blamed BJP leaders for the Delhi riots which took place earlier this year. Zuckerberg made the comments while addressing Facebook employees on the role of social media in inciting violence in the…

Schools will reopen after August 2020 – HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal

Schools will reopen after August 2020 – HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal HRD Minister Ramesh Nishank Pokhriyal in a June 3 interview revealed that schools and colleges which have remained closed since around March 16 will reopen after August 2020. Around 33 crore students have been waiting for school reopening news to dispel their doubts. As…

Kejriwal must listen to doctors with pandemic experience, not bureaucrats

Kejriwal must listen to doctors with pandemic experience, not bureaucrats New Delhi, June 7 : The Delhi government should seek advice from epidemiologists, public health experts, infectious disease experts, and not bureaucrats, said Narottam Puri, Advisor – FICCI Health Services Committee and Chairman – Fortis Medical Council & Fortis Healthcare. The government should stop being…

Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja passes away

Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja passes away Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja passed away on Sunday. The 39-year-old actor died due to heart attack, according to reports. He died at a private hospital in Bengaluru. Chiranjeevi has worked in over 20 films. He had started his career with Vayuputra in 2009. Shivarjuna, which was his last film,…