Indian Railways to deploy isolation coaches at 215 stations
New Delhi--The Indian Railways, which converted 5,231 coaches into isolation wards for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients has decided to send these coaches at...
Andhra announces Rs 1 crore each to kin of 9 killed in gas tragedy
Visakhapatnam--Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday announced Rs 1 crore ex-gratia each for the families of the nine persons...
10,800 waiting to return to Bengaluru from abroad
Bengaluru--About 10,800 citizens, including hundreds of Kannadigas are waiting to return to Karnataka from other countries where they have been stranded over the last...
Converting marriage halls into COVID-19 isolation wards in India
New Delhi-- With marriage halls out of use during the nationwide lockdown and social distancing norms in play, a team of researchers have developed a...
Over 9,000 pregnant women on list of Keralites ready to return home
Thiruvananthapuram--In an affidavit filed by the Kerala government before the High Court on the steps taken by it to receive the returning diaspora, the...
India to begin one of the largest air rescue ops; 14k to be brought...
New Delhi-- India will commence one of the world's largest air rescue operations from May 7, when Air India and its subsidiary Air India...
Rescued snow leopard ill, suffering from stress: Himachal wildlife wing
BY VISHAL GULATI
Shimla, May 4 (IANS) A rescued snow leopard -- a native of the alpine and high-altitude regions of the Himalayas -- has arrived...
Three Indian Photographers Get Prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Their Clicks in Kashmir
New York-- Awarding the prestigious Pulitzer Prize to three Indian photographers, the Pulitzer Board at Columbia University claimed that it was for their work in...
Booze 70% costlier as Delhi slaps special corona fee
New Delhi-- A day after allowing the sale of liquor in the city, the Delhi government imposed a 'special corona fee' on alcohol sale which...
Covid-19 may hit India’s foreign currency earnings from tea exports: Experts
By Sujit Chakraborty
Guwahati/Agartala-- Drop in production due to Covid-19 pandemic, nation-wide lockdown, besides governmental restrictions, may lead to a loss of huge foreign currency...
