People play police in fear of pandemic spread

Residents of villages along the Agara main road in Bengaluru resorted to blocking roads to their village, thus creating a menace to genuine motorists. Rahul Padman Bengaluru, April 17, 2020 Some villagers at the Agara main road blocked the road that connects NH 275 to Kanakpura Road. The roads were barricaded in the night with […]

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Patients needing dialysis, chemo face a difficult situation

Hospitals change their schedules; private ones offer home service only for some categories. Aarthi N Chennai: Patients who need dialysis or chemotherapy are finding it difficult to stick to prescribed schedules. Reasons: Police stop them and there is no transport.  Bhuvana (name changed), 46, has been undergoing dialysis thrice a week for the past three […]

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First case of COVID-19 confronts Karnataka Police

First case of COVID-19 is detected among the police personnel of Karnataka. Harshith V April 17,2020 While the police are shouldering the mammoth task of ensuring a successful lockdown, a police constable has been tested positive for COVID-19 in Bagalkot district of Karnataka. The 27-year-old constable is admitted in the isolation ward of the District […]

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Kolkata markets plagued with rising vegetable prices

The prices have increased over the past one week worrying consumers and sellers, equally.     By Bibek Baidya  Kolkata’s vegetable markets witness the highest ever increase in vegetable prices in the last one week after the announcement of the extension of the lockdown till May 3, 2020. Vegetable vendors and suppliers said that the supply of […]

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Food shortage in the city of Guwahati

Dearth of food items in Guwahati city has added to the misery of the citizens amidst the lockdown. By, Muskaan Agarwal April 17, 2020 Lockdown might have come as a preventive measure against COVID-19, but accessing groceries has become a taxing affair for the citizens. Shortage of tea, coffee, cooking oil, vegetables, and even essential […]

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COVID-19: Nurses stop working in Nadia indefinitely, question security measures

When one of the district’s COVID-19 patients, who was recovering in a private hospital’s isolation ward, was transferred to Shaktinagar Zilla Hospital, all the nurses of the hospital left.     By Ritam Chatterjee Nadia , April 17, 2020 Nurses from Nadia district’s renowned government hospital, the Shaktinagar Zilla Hospital, have discontinued work amid fears of a ‘boycott’ […]

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Indore: Banks are not following the defying work from home policy

Several banks in Indore are not following are not following the circular guidelines issued by the city administration , which mandates more than 50 percent of the employees to work from home. Anil Kumar Tiwari April 17,2020 On April 3, Manish Singh, Collector Indore met with representatives of Central bank of India (CBI), State Bank […]

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