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COVID-19: Delhi Police shifts homeless to Rain Besara amid lockdown

New Delhi, Apr 13 (ANI): In view of hard times for homeless amid coronavirus, Delhi Police picked the needy from streets and shifted them to a nearby shelter home. A special bus was organised to carry the homeless to the Rain Besara. Earlier, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced free food and accomodation for the homeless amid difficult times. Coronavirus cases in Delhi have surpassed 1,000 as of April 13.

Few devotees offer prayers at Jammu gurudwara on Baisakhi amid lockdown

Jammu, Apr 13 (ANI): Few devotees were seen offering prayers at Digiana Gurudwara in Jammu on the occasion of Baisakhi amid COVID-19 lockdown. The Gurudwara is following the imposition of lockdown in the backdrop of coronavirus scare. Baisakhi is one of the most popular festivals celebrated in parts of India. The festival takes place on April 13 every year.

COVID-19: Uncertainty looms over farmers' flower production in Moradabad

Moradabad (UP), Apr 11 (ANI): Farmers growing flowers in Moradabad are incurring massive losses in wake of coronavirus lockdown. Pinned in hope of good sale, farmers expressed worries after getting hard hit by reality due to the lockdown. Small businesses have been the worst hit since the nation went under lockdown.

Devotees take dip at Golden Temple to celebrate 'Baisakhi' amid lockdown

MaAmritsar (Punjab), Apr 13 (ANI): Devotees in Amritsar's Golden Temple took a holy dip on the occasion of 'Baisakhi'. Locals celebrated the festival amid coronavirus lockdown in the nation. On April 12, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder appealed to people to pray from homes on the special occasion keeping in mind the tough situation.

COVID-19: Vegetable prices surge in West Bengal as supply hit by lockdown

North 24 Parganas (West Bengal), Apr 13 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown, vegetable prices surged in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas. The vegetable supply dwindled in the last few weeks owing to the nationwide lockdown. The government of India imposed nationwide lockdown till April 14 amid coronavirus scare.

COVID-19: India's hotspots under strict surveillance

New Delhi, Varanasi (UP), Mumbai, Apr 13 (ANI): Heavy security is in place across the country to maintain law and order under the coronavirus lockdown. Police is continuously keeping a watch at the checkpoints to restrict unnecessary movement. Containment zones are completely sealed, no entry or exit is being allowed. The nation is under a lockdown of 21 days after an announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to combat the contagious disease. Over 8000 cases have emerged in India till date.

Surat trust assigned to burn bodies of those died of coronavirus in city

Surat (Gujarat), Apr 13 (ANI): 'Surat Ekta Trust' has been assigned to burn the bodies of those who lost their lives due to coronavirus. Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has assigned the duty of burning the bodies of COVID-19 positive to Ekta Trust. The bodies of those dying due to coronavirus are not being given to the families, but it's being burned at the earliest to stop the spread of the disease from the body.

Odisha potters face losses as sales tank in wake of coronavirus lockdown

Bhadrak (Odisha), Apr 13 (ANI): Potters in Odisha's Bhadrak are facing severe hardship due to COVID-19 lockdown. The sales of clay items have gone down and their makers are facing loses as there are no buyers. Amid coronavirus scare, almost all non-essential businesses are closed. The nation is under lockdown amid COVID-19 till April 14.

Lady Commissioner cancels her 6-month maternity leaves to resume her duty amid COVID-19 outbreak

Visakhapatnam (AP), Apr 13 (ANI): Commissioner of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, G Srijana, who gave birth to a baby boy recently, returned to work within 22 days of her delivery. She said, "These are extraordinary circumstances that we are living in." "It is like a call of duty for me. As a human being, it is my response to be of some help to the administration. I felt that this is the time, we should stand together and be strength to each other," she added.

10 foreigners break India's lockdown norms, get unique punishment from Uttarakhand police

Rishikesh (Uttarakhand), Apr 13(ANI): Police personnel in Rishikesh gave unique punishment to 10 foreigners, who violated COVID-19 lockdown rules. The punishment was to write 'Sorry message' 500 times on a page, later the foreigners were left after warning. "I made them write on a white paper that we broke the lockdown rules, we apologise for it and will not repeat it in future," said a police official.

Google to add new features to help find virtual healthcare options

New Delhi, Apr 13 (ANI): With the continued global lockdown, many people are finding it difficult to get in touch with doctors for routine consultations. To make virtual healthcare readily available, Google will be rolling out new features over the coming week. Two new features will be added in Search and Maps to help people connect to virtual healthcare options, including local healthcare providers, hospitals, or national telehealth platform, the official blog notes. For instance, when you search for hospitals or doctors, you will be able to see a 'get online care' link on Search and Maps from participating healthcare providers for virtual consultation or scheduling a virtual visit. The features will be rolled out as a pilot beginning in the US.

Locals oppose burial of coronavirus patient in Ranchi

Ranchi (Jharkhand), Apr 13 (ANI): After strong opposition from local people, administration in Ranchi could not burry mortal remains of a coronavirus infected person in Ratu Road Graveyard. The corona infected belonged to Hind Pirhi area of the town from where 8 positive cases were reported. On April 12, he died in the isolation ward of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS).

Playing video games benefit in cognitive development, study suggests

New Delhi, Apr 13 (ANI): Playing video games has multiple benefits and a recent Research has shown that experience of playing video games can improve cognitive development such as greater sensitivity to contrasts, better eye-to-hand coordination and superior memory. Action real-time strategy video games such as Age of Empires, World of Warcraft, and Total War are played by millions. These games, which can be won through strategic planning, selective attention, sensorimotor skills, and teamwork place considerable demands on the brain. The study finds that expert players of real-time strategy games have faster information processing, allocate more cognitive power to individual visual stimuli, and allocate limited cognitive resources between successive stimuli more effectively through time. These findings in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience suggest that playing such games can cause long-term changes in the brain and lead to an improvement in temporal visual selective attention.

Wild animals reclaiming Munnar deserted streets amid COVID-19 lockdown

Idukki (Kerala), Apr 13 (ANI): Wild animals are taking advantage of the empty streets in cities due to coronavirus lockdown by roaming freely. In Munnar region of Idukki district elephants were seen strolling in the streets and even entering residential areas. The enforcement of lockdown to stop the spread of Coronavirus has resulted in complete absence of any human activity in the region. On Saturday, a wild elephant entered the residential area of the region and caused damaged to the crops. The locals have also named him ' Padayappa' as the animal has become their regular visitor.

Watch: Locals express gratitude towards Ahmedabad Police amid lockdown

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Apr 13 (ANI): Locals of Shah-e-Alam area expressed their gratitude towards Ahmedabad Police by clapping and showering flower petals on them. Few months back during NRC, CAA protests, people pelted stones on police in this area only. They were getting praised for their work in the same area today.

Door-to-door Pilot Test initiated at corona prone areas in Amritsar

Amritsar (Punjab), Apr 13 (ANI): Amritsar Administration and Health Department on April 12 initiated door-to-door COVID-19 pilot screening. Under, Amritsar Pilot project, the screening started from the areas which witnessed deaths of two people due to coronavirus pandemic. This also included areas where corona positive cases have been reported. 42 teams with 2 members each is dedicated to carry out screening tests in the corona prone areas. Anyone found with corona symptoms, will be sent for quarantine. Amid the pilot test, administration will review their strategy and will make the required changes.

After an argument with husband, mother throws her 5 kids into river in UP

Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 13 (ANI): Amid an alleged argument with her husband, mother in Bhadohi threw her 5 kids into river Ganga. Manju had 2 sons and 3 daughters, eldest daughter was 12-year-old, while the youngest one was 5-year-old. She threw her kids into the river at around 2:30am. After getting information from locals and relatives, police reached the place of the incident to rescue the kids with the help of divers. The rescue operation is underway.

Indian Railways ensures successful delivery of camel milk for Mumbai's 'Special Child'

Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan), Apr 13(ANI): Amid Mumbai residing lady's request to PM Modi asking for camel's milk in order to feed her son, Indian Railways arranged delivery of 20 litre of Camel milk from Rajasthan to Mumbai through parcel train. Irrespective of nationwide lockdown, the authorities ensured successful delivery. The 'Special child' could only consume pulses and camel's milk. North-West Railway CPRO Abhay Sharma said, "It was a great example of collaboration across geographies for social good, It also shows that Indian Railways is forever ready to serve the people."

COVID-19: Auto drivers to get Rs 5,000 from April 13, informs CM Kejriwal

New Delhi, Apr 12 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on April 12 informed that auto drivers, taxi-drivers, gramin seva drivers will get Rs. 5,000 by April 13. The conditions will be they should have valid driving license they also have valid current badge. The drivers have to provide their bank account number on Delhi transport department website.

106 new positive cases COVID19 reported in Tamil Nadu: State Health Secretary

Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Apr 12 (ANI): Tamil Nadu has reported106 new positive cases of coronavirus pandemic on April 12. "106 new positive cases reported in Tamil Nadu today, of which 90 persons are from 'single source conduct'. Total number of positive cases rises to 1075 in the state," said Tamil Nadu's Health Secretary Beela Rajesh while talking to ANI.