Coronavirus now spreads in Indore jail
Indore, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indore’s corona woes refuse to go. Four more prisoners tested positive for the virus in the central jail taking the total number of such cases to six by Monday evening. “Four…
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Govt seeks proposals on vaccines development, diagnostics
New Delhi, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Department of Biotechnology and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council have invited applications on Covid-19 Research Consortium. The first phase of the call ended on March 30 and around…
Delhi get five more containment zones, total now 84
New Delhi, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The containment zone tally in the national capital on Monday reached 84 with five new red zones added in the list. The five new containment zones are spread across the…
Ayushman Bharat office sealed; 25 quarantined
New Delhi, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The office of Ayushman Bharat that comes under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been sealed and 25 employees have been quarantined after an employee who is PS…
Lifeline Udan: Over 500 tonnes of medical supplies flown across India
New Delhi, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre on Monday said that under the Lifeline Udan initiative, 301 flights have transported 507.85 tonnes of medical supplies across the country till April 19. “Lifeline Udan flights cover…
Covid-19 shadow on 15th Finance panel’s advisory council meet
New Delhi, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A virtual meeting of the Economic Advisory Council of the Fifteenth Finance Commission has been convened later this week to take stock of the emerging economic situation in wake of…
Andhra denies corruption in rapid test kits deal
Amaravati April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday dismissed the opposition allegations of a scam in the purchase of one lakh rapid test kits, claiming that the deal was transparent and fair. Chief…
With 88 more cases, Gujarat nearing 2,000; Ahmedabad at 1,248
Gandhinagar, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gujarat is now close to the 2,000 mark as far as the number of corona positive cases is concerned as Ahmedabad registered over 150 positive cases on Monday, a majority of…
Maha records 9 more deaths, 2 BMC staffers among 466 new cases
Mumbai, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maharashtra registered nine deaths and 466 new Covid-19 cases, including two staffers of the BMC Disaster Control, officials said here on Monday. The two infected staffers and others have been isolated…
Plea in SC seeks direction to DMs to examine migrant workers’ shelter homes
New Delhi, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to all District Magistrates (DMs) across the country to conduct daily inspection of shelter homes, where migrant workers’ have…
23k para-transit drivers in Delhi gets Rs 5k assistance
New Delhi, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi government has under its initiative to give a one-time financial assistance of Rs 5,000 each to para-transit drivers has given such amount to around 23,000 auto, e-rickshaw, gramin…
Two more die in Telangana, toll mounts to 23
Hyderabad, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two more people died of Covid-19 in Telangana on Monday, taking the death toll in the state to 23. The state has reported five deaths in two days. However, the number…
Amid lockdown, ailing Tripura families’ tricky expedition from Chennai
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five people, including two ailing women, from two families reached Tripura from Chennai by road in an ambulance, travelling over 3,700 km amid the nationwide lockdown in place…
Covid-19: Canteens in Central govt offices, ministries shut
New Delhi, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) All the departmental canteens running in the Central government offices, ministries and departments have been ordered closed as a preventive measure to contain spread of Covid-19, a government order said…
1.21 lakh vehicles seized in Telangana for lockdown violations
Hyderabad, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Telangana Police have so far seized 1.21 lakh vehicles across the state for violation of lockdown norms. Director General of Police Mahender Reddy told reporters on Monday that after the…
Genesis Global School students contribute in fight against Covid-19
Noida, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two students of Genesis Global School have manufactured ‘Janta Shields’ for the essential service workers in the fight against Covid-19. The workers include guards, sanitation workers, police, and grocery store staff….
Delhi begins rapid Covid-19 testing in containment zones
New Delhi, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi government on Monday started the use of rapid antibody test kits in the containment zones in the Central district of the national capital. According to an official from…
Absconding corona-infected NSA detainee re-arrested in MP
Narsinghpur(Madhya Pradesh), April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Narsinghpur police on Monday re-arrested Javed Khan, a coronavirus-infected NSA detainee, who had escaped from the Jabalpur Medical College Hospital a day earlier. Javed was caught while stealing a bike…
Delhi’s Azadpur Mandi to remain open round the clock
New Delhi, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) To ensure sufficient supply of fruits and vegetables in the national capital, the Delhi government on Monday announced that the Azadpur Mandi will remain open 24 hours from Tuesday. Addressing…
53 Mumbai mediapersons test Covid-19 positive, quarantined
Mumbai, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 53 mediapersons, mostly from the electronic media, have tested Covid-19 positive at a special camp organised for them, here last week BMC Reporters Association president Vishnu Sonawane said…