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Rajasthan has begun recruitment of 2000 doctors: State Health Minister

Jaipur (Rajasthan), Apr 22 (ANI): Health Minister of Rajasthan, Raghu Sharma on Wednesday said process of recruitment of 2000 doctors has begun as per the announcement of Chief Minister in the last Budget. "We will complete the process in the next one and half months. 735 doctors have recently been recruited and posted in hospitals. Recruitment process of 12500 General Nursing and Midwife and Auxiliary Nurse Midwife had been completed but posting couldn't be done due to some litigations. After consultation with Advocate General, the CM has now given orders for posting of 9000 such staff," he added.

Sensex up 743 points, Reliance gains 10 pc as Facebook picks stake in Jio

New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices rose by 2.4 per cent on Wednesday as index heavyweight Reliance Industries surged by 9.8 per cent with Facebook picking up nearly 10 per cent stake in India's largest private sector company's digital business for 5.7 billion dollars (about Rs 43,574 crore). At the closing bell, the BSE SandP Sensex was up by 743 points or 2.42 per cent at 31,380 while the Nifty 50 edged higher by 206 points or 2.29 per cent at 9,187. Except for Nifty pharma, PSU bank and realty, all sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the green with Nifty media up by 6.6 per cent, auto by 2.5 per cent and FMCG by 2.4 per cent. Among stocks, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries climbed up by 9.83 per cent to Rs 1,359 per share after Facebook bought 9.9 per cent stake in the company's digital business to expand its presence in India.

People who damage properties of health workers will compensate with double the amount: Govt

New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in Delhi, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, on April 22 said if the attackers damaged the vehicles or clinics of healthcare workers, then a compensation amounting to twice the market value of the damaged property will be taken from the accused. Central Government on April 22 brought an ordinance to end violence against health workers amid the coronavirus crisis.

COVID-19: Haryana has done 511 tests per 10 lakh people, says CM Khattar

Chandigarh, Apr 22 (ANI): Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar informed that 153 people have been cured out of 260 cases of COVID19. "There are 260 cases of COVID-19 in Haryana out of which 153 people have recovered and three died," said Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar. The chief minister also said that 511 tests have been conducted on each 10 lakh people in the State. "Out of 22 districts no case reported in three districts so far", the minister further added.

No decision taken yet on resumption of flight operations: Govt

New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, on April 22 cleared the rumours on resuming the flight operations after May 3. He said no decision has been taken yet on the resumption of flight operations. "An announcement will be made on time as to when it will resume," he added.

Cabinet approved ordinance to punish those who attack health workers: Govt

New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): Central Government on Wednesday brought an ordinance to end violence against health workers amid the coronavirus crisis. While addressing a press conference in Delhi, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar said health workers who are trying to save the country from this epidemic are unfortunately facing attacks, and no such incident of violence or harassment, against them will be tolerated. "An ordinance has been brought in and it'll be implemented after President's sanction. Amendment to be made to Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and Ordinance will be implemented. Such crime will now be cognizable and non-bailable. Investigation will be done within 30 days. Accused can be sentenced from 3 months-5 yrs and penalised from Rs 50,000 up to Rs 2 Lakh," he added.

CM Chouhan holds meeting with cabinet ministers after allocation of portfolios

Bhopal (MP), Apr 22(ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a meeting with cabinet ministers after the allocation of their portfolios. The oath taking ceremony of the MP cabinet ministers was held on April 21. Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "Right now, the ministries have been allotted keeping in mind COVID-19 outbreak and the ministries that play an important role in combating it."

COVID-19: Ministry of Civil Aviation wing at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan sealed for sanitization

New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): Ministry of Civil Aviation wing at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan has been sealed in Delhi on April 22 and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has also been asked to sanitize the whole wing. It came after an employee of Ministry who attended office on April 15 has tested positive of COVID-19 on April 21. Ministry of Civil Aviation has taken all necessary protocols to follow on premises. All colleagues who came in contact are also being asked to go for self-isolation as precaution.

COVID-19 lockdown: This Rameswaram hotel offers food at affordable price for needy

Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), Apr 22 (ANI): Amid coronavirus lockdown, a hotel in Rameswaram has taken an initiative to help poor and needy people. It is providing food at affordable prices to the needy people. The owner has taken the step to provide food to daily wage workers and poor people. The nation is under lockdown till May 3 amid coronavirus outbreak.

COVID-19: Satyendar Jain confirms recovery of 28% patients in Delhi

New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain confirmed 2186 positive cases in Delhi till date. He further informed that 28% patients, total of 611 people have been recovered. He said, "As of today, there are a total of 2186 positive cases in Delhi, 75 of these were found yesterday. A total of 611 people - 28% of the patients, have been recovered. 27 patients are in ICU and 5 on ventilators." On state govt conducting COVID-19 tests of media persons, Health Minister said, "Considering them high at risk, we will be conducting COVID-19 tests for them too, the way we do for our own staff."

TN Congress workers distributed relief materials to needy amid lockdown

Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Apr 22(ANI): Tamil Nadu Congress workers provided relief materials to the needy people in Chennai's Anna Nagar on April 22. People stood in long queues waiting for their turn to get the relief materials. Social distancing norm was avoided during the distribution program, though blocks were made but no one followed it. Some people were also seen without masks.

COVID-19: Amit Shah interacts with doctors, IMA through video-conferencing

New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan interacted with doctors and Indian Medical Association (IMA) through video-conferencing on April 22. Shah appreciated doctors for their good work. Amit Shah also appealed to them to not to do even symbolic protest as the government is with them.

Amid corona lockdown, people in Gadag were seen on market roads

Gadag (Karnataka), Apr 22(ANI): Amid country wide lockdown, people in Gadag are not following lockdown guidelines. People in huge number were seen on market roads on April 22. Social distancing and all precautionary measures of COVID-19 went for a toss. According to the Health Ministry, Karnataka has reported 418 COVID-19 cases. The state has witnessed 17 deaths due to COVID-19 outbreak.

CID takes over probe on three FIRs in Palghar lynching incident

Palghar (Maharashtra), Apr 22(ANI): Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has taken over the investigation of three FIRs in Palghar lynching incident. The incident took place on the night of April 16, when three men from Kandivali in Mumbai were going in a car towards Surat in Gujarat to attend a funeral. Their vehicle was stopped near a village in Palghar district. The three were dragged out of their car and beaten to death with sticks by a mob on a suspicion that they were thieves. Palghar Police had arrested 101 people in connection with the lynching incident. Two policemen were suspended on April 22 for alleged dereliction of duty.

Watch: Creative cops find unique way to punish lockdown violators in MP

Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Apr 22 (ANI): In wake of coronavirus, the whole nation is under lockdown currently. Amid it, Madhya Pradesh Police found a unique way to punish lockdown violators. They made people do sit-ups and various other physical exercises on the road, who were wandering without any reason. The nation-wide lockdown will continue till May 03.

Inmates of Jammu jail make masks for frontline workers amid COVID-19 outbreak

Jammu, Apr 22(ANI): Inmates of District Jail Amphalla made masks for distribution among the frontline workers fighting against Covid-19 pandemic. Nearly 500 to 1000 masks are being made by these inmates per day. The designing of this mask has also been done by the inmates, there is proper system in place for the production of these masks. The normal cloth mask is costing the authorities Rs 4, while the medicated ones cost them Rs 12. District Jail Amphalla's Jail Superintendent, Saleem Ahmad Beigh said, "Their commitment towards making the masks makes us believe that these people have a human heart."

J and K encounter: 4 terrorists killed in Shopian

Shopian (J and K), Apr 22 (ANI): An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in J and K's Shopian. According to Kashmir Zone Police, 4 unidentified terrorists were killed in the encounter. Arms and ammunition have been recovered from them. The operation is over.

Lockdown continues in all COVID-19 hotspots across the country

Jammu/Varanasi/Ludhiana, Apr 22(ANI): Lockdown continues in all hotspot areas across the country. As the COVID-19 cases in India are continuously increasing, Ministry of Health has reported 15, 474 active COVID-19 cases so far. Along with this, the country has also reported 640 deaths.

Farmers face huge losses due to labour scarcity

Nashik (Maharashtra), Apr 22(ANI): Amid COVID-19 outbreak and nationwide lockdown, farmers are not able to find labours during harvesting season due to which they are facing huge losses. One of the farmers said, "There is no point of harvesting right now, I have faced Rs 20k loss so far." Maharashtra remained the worst hit state of COVID-19 outbreak. The state has so far reported 5218 coronavirus cases along with 251 deaths.

Fadnavis raises queries on cremation of COVID-19 suspect cases, requests Maha CM to follow ICMR protocols

Mumbai, Apr 22 (ANI): Former chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis requested CM Uddhav Thackeray to follow all the protocols of ICMR for COVID-19 suspected patients. Fadnavis said, "I have written a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister that entry of patients is done as 'suspected COVID' but their swab isn't taken on time and after their death, their body is released as 'suspected COVID'. I've also sent 2 case papers to CM. There are around 100 such cases. This might reflect a dip in the number of deaths due to COVID but it raises a lot of questions. If a body is released as a non-COVID body then it is also cremated as a non-COVID. Their family and contacts are neither quarantined nor tested. 44 such bodies were released as suspected COVID-19 from one of the hospitals in Mumbai alone. There are many more which I know of, from other hospitals too. I've requested the CM that protocol to be followed, the swab test of patient to be done immediately and close contacts and family o