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Dehradun administration tracking people in home quarantine using GPS

Dehradun (Uttarakhand), May 09 (ANI): Dehradun administration has come with up technological savvy ways to keep a check on those in home quarantine to prevent spread of COVID-19. The administration is using GPS tracking application. Once downloaded into mobile phone of quarantined person, the app sends alerts to Dehradun's command and control centre. Alerts are generated if there is no activity on the mobile phone for 30 minutes, so that COVID-19 patient cannot roam outside market putting phone at home.

Migrant labourers in Delhi plan to travel to Bihar by cycles

New Delhi, May 09 (ANI): A migrant labourer in Delhi bought cycle to travel to home district in Bihar amid lockdown 3.0. "I was facing problem after the company I was working for was shut, so I decided to go home. I asked people from my home to deposit money, I got Rs 4,000 of which I bought cycle worth Rs 3,500 to travel to Bihar," said a migrant labourer. Group of migrants from his home state also joined him on cycles.

Railway staff preparing food for migrant workers at Moradabad's IRCTC kitchen

Moradabad (UP), May 09 (ANI): Railway staffers have come together at Moradabad railway station to prepare food at Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) kitchen for the migrant labourers arriving from the special trains. Indian Railways on May 1 started Shramik Special trains to move migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and others stranded at different places due to lockdown.

4 Naxals, 1 cop killed during encounter in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon

Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh), May 09 (ANI): Four Naxals were gunned down by security forces in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon. A policeman lost his life in encounter. Gun battle took place in Pardhoni village under Manpur police station limits. According to the police, one AK-47 rifle, 1 SLR weapon and two .315 bore rifles were recovered.

COVID-19: Jammu student makes 'stay home save lives' rangoli for awareness

Jammu, May 09 (ANI): A student hailing from Jammu decided to draw attention of commuters with her art amid COVID-19 outbreak. She made a rangoli with slogan 'stay home save lives' on road to give the message amid lockdown. Jammu and Kashmir has reported 823 confirmed cases and nine deaths due to COVID-19 till now.

COVID-19: Vehicles queue up outside Delhi's Okhla Mandi

New Delhi, May 09 (ANI): Long queue of vehicles was seen outside Okhla Mandi in Delhi on May 9. Police and mandi authorities were seen managing the crowd. Okhla Mandi is one of the biggest vegetable wholesale markets in national capital. Vegetable vendors rush to wholesale market every morning amid lockdown.

People keep water bottles to reserve spot in liquor shop queues in Delhi

New Delhi, May 09 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, people kept helmets, water bottles, bags and their other belongings to mark their positions in queues outside liquor shops in Gole Market on May 9. People also kept rocks to mark their positions in queues in Delhi's Krishna Nagar area.

Social workers distribute sanitary pads among sex workers in WB's Asansol

Asansol (West Bengal), May 09 (ANI): The Non-governmental Organizations playing big role in coronavirus pandemic. In West Bengal's Asansol a group of social workers distributed sanitary pads among the sex workers.A social worker said, "Due to lockdown, the women here were not able to buy essentials for themselves, we are distributing food earlier and now we had distributed sanitary pads here."

COVID-19 Lockdown: JandK bus carrying 2 dogs departed from Chandigarh

Chandigarh, May 09 (ANI): A Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) bus carrying migrant labourers, students and workers departed from Chandigarh amid coronavirus lockdown. A student from Doda, along with his two dogs, also boarded the bus.

A special train carrying 225 migrant workers from Bihar reached in Telangana

Serilingampally (Telangana), May 09 (ANI): A special train carrying 225 migrant workers from Bihar reached Lingampally Railway Station in Telangana on May 08. According to Cyberabad Police Commissioner, these workers were willing to work in the rice mills in Telangana. They were screened and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits were later given to them.

Watch: Migrant labourers create ruckus after police stopped them in UP's Amroha

Amroha (Uttar Pradesh), May 09 (ANI): Migrant labourers created ruckus after police stopped them at Brijghat Ganga Bridge on May 08. Migrant labourers were heading towards their hometown by walking amid coronavirus lockdown.

Everyday hygiene reduces need for antibiotics by 30 pc, says new paper

New Delhi, May 09 (ANI): Improved everyday hygiene practices, such as hand-washing, decreases the risk of common infections by up to 50 per cent, reducing the need for antibiotics by up to 30 per cent, according to a new position paper. Global public health experts are now calling for home and community hygiene to become part of strategic plans to reduce hundreds of thousands of deaths from AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance) globally each year. The position paper is published in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC). As witnessed during the recent global efforts to delay the spread of COVID-19, hygiene practices, including hand-washing, have become an essential part of everyone's daily routine and are considered to be the first line of defence in reducing the spread of common infections. However, national and international AMR strategies, while focussing on the important role of hygiene in the healthcare setting, fail to recognise the key role that home and community hygiene pla

Vande Bharat Mission: 182 Indian nationals arrive in Kochi from Bahrain

Kochi (Kerala), May 09 (ANI): The total number of 182 Indian nationals, including 5 children has landed at Cochin International Airport amid the coronavirus lockdown. They were repatriated on a special flight from Bahrain's Manama under Vande Bharat Mission. A massive repatriation operation 'Vande Bharat Mission' is to bring back Indians stranded form abroad.

Jabalpur Railway Station's Porters facing financial hardship amid coronavirus lockdown

Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), May 09 (ANI): The Porters at Jabalpur Railway Station facing financial hardships amid coronavirus lockdown. "We are facing trouble in the lockdown. No passenger train comes or leaves, we don't have work. We don't have any source of income. How should we look after our family?," said Yogesh Kamlakar, a porter at Jabalpur railway station in Madhya Pradesh. "We received some help only from TCs (Ticket Collectors). We had written letter to DRM, Railways and Chief Minister. We're awaiting a response," said another porter, Narendra Tiwari.

Delhi's migrant workers demand to be sent back home

New Delhi, May 09 (ANI): Around 90 stranded migrant workers staying around Talkatora Road demanded to be sent back to their homes. One of them said, "I don't have any money. My daughter-in-law gave birth to a child 7 days back but she hasn't been able to eat anything" "We first went to Parliament Street Police station from where we were sent to District Magistrate office. When we went there, we were just given a chit with link to some website. We neither have a smartphone nor access to any computer. Where should we go?", said another migrant worker Vinod. The workers mostly came from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

Facebook redesign goes live with dark mode and easier navigation

New Delhi, May 09 (ANI): After conducting months-long testing, Facebook on Friday made its redesign live. According to TechCrunch, the redesign of the social media platform has taken cues from the mobile application which offers faster load times and easier navigation. While dark mode for the mobile application has been available for the users for a long time, the same has been now launched in its desktop mode. The redesign also offers previews for the creation of new groups, pages, and other features.

Congress, Samajwadi Party shedding crocodile tears for migrant workers: UP's Labour Minister

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), May 09 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh's Labour Minister, Swami Prasad Maurya hits back at Congress and Samajwadi Party over the Labour Laws Ordinance. "Those shedding crocodile tears for workers perhaps don't know that this ordinance (in Labour Laws) will not only pave way for investments but also open job opportunities for migrant labourers who are returning home and have to be provided jobs here," said Labour Minister Swami Prasad Maurya. "They should first read the ordinance and then make a comment. But there comments show that they are the number one enemies of workers," the minister further said. The Uttar Pradesh government has cleared an ordinance exempting businesses and industries from labour laws for the next three years as a measure to get the State's industrial activities back on track in wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

COVID-19: 182 stranded Indian nationals arrive in Chennai from Dubai

Chennai (Tamil Nadu), May 09 (ANI): A special flight from United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s Dubai carrying 182 Indian nationals arrived at Chennai International Airport on May 08 night. All passengers are being screened and tested at the Airport. They'll be placed under quarantine, as per the guidelines.

People queue up outside Paan shop in Varanasi

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), May 09 (ANI): People queued up outside a paan shop in Varanasi on May 08. The Paan shops were re-opened in the city amid lockdown while following the relaxations. Shop owner was seen sanitizing currency notes to combat coronavirus pandemic. However, the nation is under lockdown till May 17 in the wake of pandemic.

Andhra Pradesh police arrested 8 people for supplying liquor illegally

Krishna (Andhra Pradesh), May 09 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh police arrested 8 people for supplying liquor illegally in Krishna district on May 08. Police also seized 110 bottles of liquor from their possession. As liquor prices have much variation between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, liquor bottles were illegally being transported from Telangana and brought to the state.