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COVID-19: 'CM Kitchen' to feed 5000 people daily in Jharkhand

Ranchi (Jharkhand), Apr 01 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren kick-started 'CM Kitchen' scheme in Ranchi. Food will served to 5000 people every day. Meals will be transported from the city to villages in trains. CM Hemant Soren said, "Disaster has come suddenly and the lockdown was done. People of Jharkhand and country who have gone abroad are stranded, while people of different districts of Jharkhand are stuck in other states, people of many other states are also trapped in Jharkhand."

Homeless in Raipur blessed with roof amid coronavirus lockdown

Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Apr 1 (ANI): A shelter home has been set up in Raipur by the district administration for the stranded and needy people in the city amid coronavirus lockdown. Food and other essential items are being served to people here. Gaurav Singh, Zila Panchayat CEO said, "At least 180 people are staying here and we are doing our best to help them."

COVID-19 lockdown: Odisha Police assists couple to get married in isolation

Bargarh (Odisha), Apr 01 (ANI): Keeping in mind the current situation of coronavirus around the country, a couple from Odisha decided to have isolated wedding. No relatives were present in their marriage ceremony. The marriage took place at a police station to ensure social distance was maintained. All precautionary methods were taken before the rituals were performed. The couple thanked the police for their assistance.

Watch: Police sings 'Zindagi Maut Na Ban Jaye' to aware people on COVID-19

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Apr 01 (ANI): While on duty, a police officer in Madhya Pradesh decided to aware the public about precautions against coronavirus in a unique way by singing popular Bollywood song. 'Zindagi Maut Na Ban Jaye' from movie Sarfarosh grabbed attention of people living in under quarantine in Bhopal.

COVID-19: CM Hemant Soren holds meeting with high-level officials in Ranchi

Ranchi (Jharkhand), Apr 01 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren held a meeting in Ranchi on March 31 over coronavirus outbreak. Meeting was attended by top rank officials of the state. Discussions were held to chalk out plans for prevention of spread of coronavirus. First positive case was reported in Jharkhand on March 31.

Sanitation workers get heart-warming welcome in Patiala

Patiala (Punjab), Apr 01 (ANI): As coronavirus spread has halted life across India, several people are working tirelessly on frontline to keep citizens safe. Sanitation workers are among them. People expressed gratitude by showering flowers on them in Patiala. Thunderous applause echoed in lanes of Nabha for workers.

Forest dept rescues Sambar deer in Shimla

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Apr 01 (ANI): A Sambar deer got stuck in a rivulet in Chirgaon area of Shimla. Forest Department came to its rescue. Deer was later released to its natural habitat.

Panchkula student creates website to help senior citizens amid COVID-19 lockdown

Panchkula (Haryana), Apr 01 (ANI): Arhaan Agarwal, a class 12th student has come up with a unique idea to help elders in Panchkula. Arhaan came up with a website 'Errands For Elders' to ensure delivery of daily supplies to senior citizens amid lockdown. Arhaan is accompanied by group of volunteers for delivery of necessities to doorsteps of senior citizens. Arhaan and volunteers have completed over 50 deliveries so far. "It is a wonderful initiative by youngster, and everyone should follow him to help elders," said a resident.

Strict action to be taken against rumor-mongers: Maharashtra Home Minister

Mumbai (Maharashtra), Mar 31(ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister, Anil Deshmukh requested the labourers from other states to not leave Mumbai. He said, "We have made adequate arrangements of food and shelter for them. There is no need to leave Maharashtra." Deshmukh further said that on April 01 we celebrate April Fools' Day with our friends. Therefore, he appealed everyone to not spread rumors and misinformation. "Strict action will be taken against those who indulge in rumor-mongering," he added.

COVID-19: 21-Day lockdown by PM Modi crucial to fight against pandemic, Says European think-tank

New Delhi/Noida, Mar 31(ANI): European think-tank lauded India's action against COVID-19 outbreak. European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) said 21-day lockdown was not easy but was a crucial step. It added that Indian government was wise to take quick actions to stop the spread. PM Modi's initiative in calling for and organizing a video conference of SAARC leaders was also welcomed. EFSAS criticised Pakistan for politicising the event. There were 164,278 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States, 101,739 in Italy 81,518 in China. However, India had reported 1,251positive cases. EFSAS believes proactive measures taken by India helps control the spread of the deadly virus

Sweet shops to remain open for 4 hours every day amid national lockdown

Kolkata, Mar 31(ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee's announcement to give 4 hours relaxation every day to sweet shops as brought relief to dairy farm, sweet lovers and other small industries in Bengal. The sweet shops maintained social distancing and proper guidelines while attending the customers that walked in the store. A shopkeeper said that though most of our staff has gone home and due to lockdown cannot come back, but still over night we have made few sweets which are helpful for the protein intake of any individual.

Bengaluru man shares experience of recovering from COVID-19

Bengaluru, Mar 31 (ANI): A man from Bengaluru, Venkata Raghava who was infected with COVID-19 has fully recovered now. Speaking to ANI, Raghava told about his infection and how he dealt with it. He said, "I am doing perfectly well now. I had travelled to Los Angeles via Heathrow airport, which is when I came in contact with many travellers. I might have picked up the infection there."He further added, "When I landed back in Bengaluru on March 8, I had fever, I isolated myself. Same day I went to a hospital where my travel history was taken and I was tested positive for COVID-19. Next day, I was admitted to the isolation centre. My entire family was tested negative." "COVID-19 is like regular viral fever, nothing to be scared of. At the isolation centre one has to take care of themselves, unlike at hospital where doctors and nurses take care of the patient", said Venkara Raghava.

State's first COVID-19 patient is fully cured: Punjab Health Minister

Chandigarh, Mar 31(ANI): Punjab Health Minister BS Sidhu, on total number of cases in Punjab, said that coronavirus cases in the state are 41 including 3 deaths so far. "State's first COVID-19 patient has now been fully recovered," added the health minister. BS Sidhu further added that more than the people in quarantine, people out in the market who are unaware that they are infected are in danger. He said, "We are tracing and testing all connections of all the positive patients in quarantine."

COVID-19 outbreak: Congress' Adhir Chowdhury distributes food among needy in Delhi

New Delhi, Mar 24 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury helped in preparing food in the national capital on March 31 amid coronavirus lockdown. He distributed food among the needy people at a community kitchen of Bharat Sevashram Sangha. Nationwide lockdown has been imposed in backdrop of coronavirus outbreak. There are total 87 positive cases of coronavirus in Delhi. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of COVID-19 active cases rose to 1117 in India including 32 deaths.

BHU claims to discover new technology to test coronavirus

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Mar 31 (ANI): Banaras Hindu University's Department of Molecular and Human Genetics claimed it has discovered a new technology to test coronavirus to give accurate results in 5-6 hours. While speaking to ANI, the Associate Professor of Dept of Molecular and Human Genetics, Dr Geeta Rai said, "We have tried to target a protein sequence present only in COVID-19 and not present in any other viral strain. We are hopeful when testing is done it will only detect COVID-19 presence, so there will be less chance of false detection." "This has been developed by an all women team of Dolly Das, Khushbupriya, Hiral Thakar and me. We filed a patent on March 27. It will be successful only when it is validated by National Institute of Virology (NIV) after which it has to be approved by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)," she added.

Equity indices in the green, Vedanta gains by 7.5 pc

New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices traded higher during early hours on March 31 tracking gains in global markets and a sizeable improvement in Chinese manufacturing data for March. At 10:15 am, the BSE SandP Sensex was up by 462 points or 1.62 per cent to 28, 902 while the Nifty 50 edged by 147 points or 1.77 per cent to 8, 428. All sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the positive zone with Nifty metal up by 4.1 %, financial service by 2.6%, IT by 2.3% and realty by 1.4%. Among stocks, metal major witnessed substantial gains with Vedanta moving up by 7.5% to Rs 66.20 per share. Hindalco ticked up by 7.5%, JSW Steel by 6.6% and Tata Steel by 5.6%.

Don't hold mass religious processions to win war against coronavirus: AIIMS doctor on Nizamuddin gathering

New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): The General Secretary of New Delhi All India Institute Of Medical Sciences's RDA, Rajeev Ranjan said that people must comply by the advisory of Government and avoid religious congregation for some time. Ranjan said, "Government has already asked you not to venture outside, but this religious congregation took place. India is a population mixed of culture and ethnicities, and lot of religion. We have to drop all these religious congregations, for these few months." He further added, "It's an appeal to citizens of India having any faith of religion whether they're Muslims, Christians or Hindus. It's an appeal to people from across the religion, to abide by the lockdown. And don't go for mass religious processions like this, so that we could win from coronavirus."

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan holds meeting amid COVID-19 outbreak

New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): Group of Ministers held meeting in the national capital on March 31 amid coronavirus outbreak in the country. The meeting was chaired by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan. EAM S Jaishankar also attended the meeting. The cases of coronavirus have mounted to over 1200 in country with over 30 deaths.

COVID-19: Doctors disappointed with allotment of poor quality medical equipments in WB's Siliguri

Siliguri (West Bengal), Mar 31 (ANI): The doctors in North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) are disappointed and not satisfied with the allotment of plastic raincoats instead of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while treating COVID-19 patients. The authority is not supplying face masks, hand gloves and other equipments to doctors. While speaking to ANI, one of the doctors said, "The authority is not able to supply face masks, hand gloves and other equipments. Health workers are not getting anything which is a major concern. If the health workers get infected, then what will be the scenario of health system?" "The authority provided us plastic raincoats instead of PPE, in which we got a black colour sunglass in place of scientific goggles (safety glasses). There is no supply of PPE, so they gave us raincoats and said, wash it at your home and then use the coat again." he added. There are total 22 positive cases of coronavirus in West Bengal. According to the Ministry of He

Medical personnel conduct casual check-ups for migrant labourers returning from neighbouring states

Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh), Mar 31 (ANI): Several migrant labourers reached Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur from different parts of country. These migrants include women and children as well. Medical team is employed at entry points to scan their health. Medical personnel were seen using thermal scanner from a wide gap. A doctor present at spot said, "If we take temperature from 5-7 feet away then it will not give the correct result."