Despite the government claiming that it is running enough buses and trains to ferry migrant workers back to their homes, the services still do not seem to reach the most vulnerable, forcing them to cover the journey on foot. A 40-year-old farm worker died of hunger and dehydration while walking from Pune to his village …
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A day after Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced that domestic flights will resume operations from Monday, May 25, the Airport Authority of India has come up with the guidelines for airports and passengers. AFP According to the standard operating procedure (SOP) for airports issued by the AAI, Aarogya Setu app is mandatory for all passengers except for children …
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After facing discrimination and racism, 185 nurses from Manipur who had quit their job from hospitals in Kolkata last week, have finally returned home to their native places. ANI One of the nurses, Cristella was quoted telling ANI, “We are not happy that we left our duties. But we faced discrimination, racism and people sometimes spit on us. Lack of …
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In a shocking case of negligence, a COVID-19 positive man was found dead at a bus stand in Ahmedabad, days after he tested positive for the virus. The 67-year-old was admitted at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on May 10 where he tested positive for COVID-19. BCCL But on Saturday he along with five others were discharged from the hospital and …
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The total number of cases in Tamil Nadu have surpassed the 9,000-figure as the state emerges another hotspot for the novel virus. Moreover, more than 55 per cent of the cases in Tamil Nadu are from Chennai, which in turn are from a city wholesale market, which is now dubbed a super-spreader. The Koyambedu wholesale vegetable market has been declared …
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For many years, Phoolkali was living a life of slavery, suffering and abuse, as a begging elephant on the streets of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. For nearly 50 years, her daily routine involved begging and walking on the hot tarred roads for hours at a stretch. Wildlife SOS The years of mistreatment, abuse and inadequate care left her in a sorry …
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With over 6,000 cases of COVID-19 so far, Ahmedabad is the second-worst affected city in India due to the pandemic. Of the 347 cases reported in Gujarat on Monday, 268 came from Ahmedabad alone. Ahmedabad district has recorded a total of 400 deaths so far. The city continues to account for more than 75% of daily deaths occurring in the …
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At least 125 people were booked by police in Maharashtra‘s Dongri on Monday for allegedly performing a janaza namaz (funeral namaz) in public while showing total disregard for social distancing norms. Representational Image/Twitter It came after repeated requests from police officials not to hold any funeral prayers with large gatherings, leading to case being registered against several members of Raza Academy …
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The Railways has given new rules that passengers have to follow from May 12. There will be no linen provided, the food shall be packaged only and hand-sanitisers will be available. Also passengers must reach the station at least 90 minutes before the scheduled time of departure, as per a PTI report. Basically it is the a new experience. Face …
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An MLA from Uttar Pradesh is convinced that cow slaughter is on the rise because there are visibly fewer cows on the roads during the countrywide lockdown. A BJP legislator from Mahasi assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich has alleged that incidents of cow slaughter are rising in the district. Sureshwar Singh had written to the state’s additional chief secretary …
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