Health

Chennai, April 25 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Sunday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the diversion of 80 MT oxygen supplies from the state to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is “unjustifiable” and should be reversed.In a letter …

Shimla, April 25 : Keeping in view the sharp surge in number of Covid cases in the state, the Himachal Pradesh government on Sunday imposed night curfew in the four districts — Kangra, Una, Solan and Sirmour — from 10 p.m.to 5 a.m. from midnight of…

New Delhi, April 25 : Member of Maharashtra’s Covid-19 Task Force, Dr. Shashank Joshi on Sunday said that mutations keep on happening and one needs to be medically alert.During an interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly radio pro…

New Delhi, April 25 : The government has directed all major ports to waive off all charges levied by the port trusts and to give priority to oxygen and related consignments for berthing.The decision has been taken in view of the excessive requirement…

Chennai, April 25 : The Sunday lockdown turns effective in Tamil Nadu with people preferring to stay indoors and no vehicular movement was witnessed across the state.Roads in Chennai wore a deserted look and police blocked the interior side roads of …

New Delhi, April 25 : Ahead of vaccination for those aged above 18 beginning next month, Health Ministers of Congress-ruled states on Sunday accused the Central government of “doing politics”.Addressing a joint press conference, Health Ministers T.S…

Lucknow, April 25 : Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday has sent an oxygen tanker to Lucknow Medanta hospital.The chief minister tweeted that he had been informed on phone by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra about the…

Banda (UP), April 25 : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA and mafia don Mukhtar Ansari has tested positive for Covid-19 in Banda jail. Two other inmates have also tested positive for the virus.The jail inmates were tested for Covid on Saturday and the rep…

Srinagar, April 25 : Jammu and Kashmir’s top pulmonologist, Dr. Naveed Nazir Shah told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday in ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme that self-protection is the only way out for the nation to survive the second phase of the Covid…

New Delhi, April 25 : A recent survey conducted by CSIR (Council of Scientific Industrial Research), Government of India, has revealed that smokers and vegetarians are less likely to contract Covid-19 infection.The survey suggested smoking may be pro…