Health

Chennai, June 1 : Tamil Nadu’s Industrial Safety and Health Department has issued show cause notice to hydraulic cylinder maker Wipro Enterprises Pvt Ltd for violating Factories Act and allied labour laws at its plant near here.The Department officia…

Dharwad (Karnataka), June 1 : The opposition Congress on Monday urged the Karnataka government to bail out the farmers reeling under the impact of the Covid-induced lockdown which has been extended to contain the pandemic, as they are forced to sell …

Bengaluru, June 1 : New Covid cases plunged to 16,604 in a day across Karnataka, with 3,992 cases in Bengaluru, while 411 succumbed to the infection during the day, said the state health bulletin on Monday.”With 16,604 new cases registered on Sunday,…

Mumbai, May 31 : Maharashtra’s Covid-19 daily deaths dropped below the 200 level for the first time since April and infections continued to slide down even as the state toll crossed the 95,000 mark, health officials said on Monday.Compared with 814 d…

Bhubaneswar, May 31 : The Odisha state government has announced that its dedicated Covid-19 WhatsApp helpdesk is now equipped to help citizens get access to official coronavirus updates, verified information and vaccination slot bookings.The help des…

Amaravati, May 31 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday virtually laid the foundation stones for the construction of 14 medical colleges in the state.With the addition of the new colleges coming up at Piduguralla, Machilipa…

New Delhi, May 31 : On the day the lockdown was partially lifted (only construction and manufacturing are allowed) in the national capital on Monday, the daily positivity rate declined to below 1 per cent (0.99%), the lowest since March 19.The city’s…

Hyderabad, May 31 : The Telangana government on Monday extended summer holidays for schools till June 15.The decision was taken at a meeting Education Minister P.Sabitha Indra Reddy had with officials to review the situation.The Director of School Ed…

New Delhi, May 31 : The Delhi High Court on Monday said it cannot be taken for a ride, as it pulled up the drug controller for not properly probing the issues involved with procurement of huge quantity of Fabiflu, used in the treatment of Covid-19 p…

New Delhi, May 31 : Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Anurag Thakur, has thanked BJP President J.P.Nadda and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur for flagging off vehicles carrying 160 oxygen cylinders, 108 oxygen c…