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Covid-19 Theme-based Writing Competition to be Held in Telangana University
The programme which is being conducted by The Telangana State Council of Higher Education will require those pursuing graduation or higher courses to submit their entries by May 10 through either email or WhatsApp.
Bengal to Ease Restrictions in 'Green Zones' From May 4, Didi Assures Help to All Critics, Oppn Leaders
While announcing a few relaxations in green zones, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said experts are of the opinion that restrictions should continue in Bengal till the end of May.
3 Labourers Sleeping By Roadside Run Over By Truck in Madhya Pradesh
A group of 12 labourers were returning from Jaisalmer and managed to reached 20-25 km away from their village as three of them decide to sleep by the roadside.
Tamil Nadu Sees Two More Covid-19 Deaths, 100-plus New Cases for Second Straight Day
The COVID-19 toll in the state rose to 27 while the tally of positive cases climbed to 2,162, a bulletin said.
73-Year-Old Covid-19 Patient Dies in Karnataka's Tumakuru, Death Toll Increases to 21
The elderly man had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI), Minister S Suresh Kumar, who is spokesperson for COVID-19 in Karnataka, told reporters here.
Jugaad-Sanitising: Transport Workers Build Soap Dispensing Machines From Scrap
This is the latest in a series of efforts the corporation staff has put in. Earlier, the corporation had placed a mobile sanitiser bus at different places and some of its old buses were converted to fever clinics.
Now, North-Eastern States Step Up Vigil to Fight African Swine Fever
Animal resource experts in northeast India suspect that the highly contagious ASF came to the region from Tibet in China through Arunachal Pradesh. Five of the eight northeastern states are free from coronavirus whereas its spread has been tamed in other...
WhatsApp Multi Device Support Coming Soon? New Beta Update Suggests So
Using WhatsApp on multiple devices may soon become a reality, making the app even more flexible.
Chhattisgarh Tops in Providing Employment to MNREGA Workers in Covid-19 Lockdown
77,85,990 workers are employed across the country according to the e-muster roll released under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The national participation of the workers working in the state is 24 per cent, which is the highest...
Realty Check: Work-from-home Might Not Result in Shrinking of Office Spaces, Say Experts
The need for more space due to potential social distancing norms in the near and distant future, expert say, is likely to offset the space gained by people working from home.
Centre Urges Companies to Buy Vegetables and Foodgrains from Farmers to Reduce Crop Losses
Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal pointed out this issue in a meeting with members of industry chamber FICCI via video conference.
Amazon Turns to Chinese Firm on US Blacklist to Meet Thermal Camera Needs
China's Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co Ltd shipped 1,500 cameras to Amazon this month in a deal valued close to $10 million.
Covid-19: Authorities in Faridabad Restrict Movement of People from Other States, Districts
According to an order issued by Faridabad's Deputy Commissioner Yash Pal, those government employees and regular people who commute daily from other districts or states, their movement has been stopped with effect from 12 pm on April 29.
Lockdown Diaries: Madhuri Spends Time With Fans In An Interactive Session
On Tuesday afternoon, Madhuri Dixit did an #AskMD session on Twitter where she responded to curious questions thrown at her by fans on various topics.
International Dance Day 2020: Date, Message Of The Year And Why It Is Celebrated
The day was first celebrated in the year 1982 by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) which is UNESCO’s partner for performing arts.
Novel Covid-19 Test Can Give Results in Just 45 Minutes
Scientists have developed a low-cost swab test that can diagnose COVID-19 infection in about 45 minutes, an advance that may help public health officials scrambling to cope with testing backlogs as the number of cases continues to climb.