Railways dedicate ward for coronavirus suspects in New Delhi
Northern Railway Central Hospital has set up a dedicated ward for clinically suspected cases of the novel coronavirus in New Delhi, said the Railways on Tuesday. Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar said that the ward has protective disposable dress for both paramedics and patients. This came a day after two new cases of the virus were reported in India.read more at The New Indian Express
Quit playing clown with social media, focus on coronavirus: Rahul to PM
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has asked PM Narendra Modi to "quit wasting India's time playing the clown with your social media accounts, when India is facing an emergency". Focus every Indian's "attention on the coronavirus challenge", Gandhi added. He shared a video of Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong addressing his country on coronavirus and said, "here's how it's done".read more at India.com
India asks private radio, TV channels to spread coronavirus awareness
The government has directed all private radio and TV channels to give "adequate publicity" to travel advisory issued by the Health Ministry after India reported four new coronavirus cases. The awareness campaign will involve running tickers and discussing dos like observing hygiene and respiratory etiquette and don'ts like keeping close contact with people if you have cough and fever.read more at Livemint
Coronavirus patient dines at Hyatt Regency Delhi; staff to self-quarantine
The Hyatt Regency Delhi has said that an individual, who dined at a restaurant in the hotel on February 28, has been diagnosed with coronavirus. All employees who were present on that day have been asked to self-quarantine for 14 days. The hotel has started conducting daily temperature checks for employees and contractors when they enter and exit the building.read more at Twitter
Air India asks passengers who flew with coronavirus patient to follow protocols
Air India has asked all passengers who flew on AI154 Vienna-Delhi flight on February 25 to follow Health Ministry protocols after one flyer tested positive for coronavirus. The patient, a 45-year-old man, had travelled to Italy, which has 1,835 confirmed cases. Earlier, all crew members of the flight were asked to stay in isolation at their homes for 14 days.read more at Deccan Herald
Iran-returned Army officer isolated in Madhya Pradesh over coronavirus fear
An Army officer was admitted to the isolation ward of a military hospital at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh for suspected exposure to coronavirus after returning from Iran. The 32-year-old officer returned on February 25 from Tehran and was admitted to hospital after he complained of sore throat. His samples were sent for tests to National Institute of Virology in Pune.read more at The New Indian Express
Row in K'taka House over BJP MLA calling 101-yr-old freedom fighter Pak agent
Karnataka Assembly was adjourned on Monday after arguments over BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal's statement describing 101-year-old freedom fighter HS Doreswamy as "fake freedom fighter" and "Pakistani agent". Congress leader Siddaramaiah raised the issue in Assembly which was opposed by BJP leaders for not giving prior notice for discussion. The Assembly was adjourned after protests continued.read more at Hindustan Times
CISF provides sanitisers, masks to personnel at airports amid coronavirus scare
The CISF has provided medical kits containing hand sanitisers, gloves and masks to all its personnel deployed to guard 62 civil airports in the country in view of the coronavirus scare. Officials said as the personnel have close physical interaction with the passengers by way of frisking them, it has been ordered that medical kits be used at all airports.read more at Hindustan Times
Over 20 Italians, 3 Indians quarantined at ITBP camp in Delhi over coronavirus
Over 20 Italian tourists and three Indian tour operators were sent to ITBP quarantine facility in Delhi on Tuesday for suspected exposure to the novel coronavirus, PTI quoted official sources as saying. Their samples will be collected for testing on Wednesday. The facility also houses people who were evacuated by an IAF plane from coronavirus outbreak epicentre Wuhan, China.read more at Livemint
Cat in Chennai faces deportation to China over coronavirus fears
A cat in Chennai, which arrived from China over 20 days ago, may be deported back on suspicion of it having coronavirus. The cat has been held at the Chennai port from China, where they are killed for meat and fur. However, PETA India has said that it has been scientifically confirmed that cats cannot contract or transmit coronavirus.read more at Livemint
25 in B'luru who came in contact with Hyd coronavirus patient put in isolation
Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu has said that 25 people in Bengaluru, who had come in contact with the 24-year-old software engineer who tested positive for coronavirus in Hyderabad on Monday, have been quarantined in their homes for 14 days. Sriramulu added that most of the samples tested among these 25 people have come back negative.read more at The News Minute
7th case of coronavirus in India, Italian man's wife tests positive in Jaipur
The seventh case of coronavirus was reported in India on Tuesday. The wife of an Italian tourist, who had tested positive for coronavirus in Jaipur on Monday, has also tested positive today. Rajasthan health department said that her sample was sent to Pune for further confirmation, meanwhile, her husband is in an isolation ward of Jaipur's SMS Hospital.read more at PTI
Delhi designates 25 hospitals for coronavirus; Sisodia says no need to panic
Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said that Delhi government has designated 25 hospitals for the treatment of coronavirus, apart from Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital which are the designated nodal hospitals. Sisodia said there was no need to panic as there was only one confirmed case of coronavirus in Delhi.read more at Hindustan Times
Hyd coronavirus victim's B'luru roommate not isolated or hospitalised
The roommate of the 24-year-old man, who tested positive for coronavirus in Hyderabad, wasn't placed in home isolation as he didn't show any symptoms, said the medical officer who investigated the apartment in Bengaluru where the patient had stayed. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases doctors also said that his roommate was sent back home as he was found asymptomatic.read more at The News Minute
Fadnavis to face trial after SC rejects petition related to criminal cases
Supreme Court has dismissed former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis' review petition in relation to concealing information about pending criminal cases against him in 2014 election affidavit. He will now face trial after SC rejected his plea to cancel criminal proceedings against him. Cases of cheating and forgery were filed against Fadnavis in 1996 and 1998 but charges were not framed.read more at Free Press Journal
BJP leader Kapil Mishra gets 'Y' category security cover
BJP leader Kapil Mishra has been given Y+ category security after he allegedly received death threats. According to reports, the 'Y' category security will entitle Mishra to have six security personnel round-the-clock to guard him in and outside the city. "I'm constantly being threatened with murder on the phone, on WhatsApp, on email," Mishra tweeted on Sunday.read more at Times Now
Woman drives Uber from Mumbai to Pune herself after driver falls asleep
A 28-year-old woman Uber passenger claimed she had to drive the cab from Mumbai to Pune at 1pm herself after the driver fell asleep. The cab driver fell asleep during heavy traffic and almost hit a car, which is when she took over. She refused to pay for her ride but, when contacted, Uber only apologised and didn't compensate her.read more at Times Now
Auto driver arrested for masturbating at Mumbai college student during ride
An autorickshaw driver was arrested on Monday for masturbating at a college student in Mumbai, said police. The student shared a video of the incident and it reportedly went viral. The man masturbated while looking at the girl through rear-view mirror while ferrying her to NK College in Malad, she alleged. The incident was shared by Mumbai Police on Twitter.₹400 cr unaccounted income, hidden cloud servers found at Chennai biz: IT Dept
Searches in Chennai-based business firm have revealed hidden cloud servers and unaccounted income over ₹400 crore, the IT Department said. Moreover, a pen drive with a large sum of encrypted data along with property documents, promissory notes and post-dated cheques were also found. The business deals in non-ferrous metal processing in lead, copper and aluminium.read more at The New Indian Express
Woman knows man's intention when he touches her: HC on ex-actress' molestation case
A woman may know less but she understands more and knows the intention when a man touches or even looks at her, Bombay High Court said while suspending the sentence of convict Vikas Sachdev in the case of molestation of a former actress in December 2017. A trial court had convicted Sachdev in January and awarded him three years imprisonment.read more at Press Trust of India
Govt will discuss Delhi riots after Holi: LS Speaker as house gets adjourned
The Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the day amid uproar in Parliament over Delhi violence that resulted in deaths of over 40 people. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that the government is ready to hold discussion on the issue after Holi, around 11 March. The Quint quoted him as saying, "Everyone should get to celebrate Holi peacefully."read more at The Quint
Shahrukh, who pointed gun at policeman during Delhi violence, arrested from UP
Shahrukh, the man who pointed a gun at a Delhi Police personnel during the violence has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh. He is a resident of Karawal Nagar in northeast Delhi and was arrested by the Crime Branch, said Delhi Police. The death toll in the violence reached around 47 on Monday and over 350 people were injured.read more at Hindustan Times
Got 1,880 distress calls in 2-3 hrs amid rumours on Sunday night: Delhi Police
Delhi Police Control Room had received 1,880 calls within 2-3 hours on Sunday night and after investigation, each and every information was found to be false and misleading. The highest number of rumours (481) were reported from West Delhi. As many as 50 people have been arrested in connection with spreading rumours under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.read more at Zee News
Country-made liquor to be sold in tetra packs in Uttar Pradesh
Under the new excise policy of Uttar Pradesh government, the proposal for selling country-made liquor in tetra packs has received a go-ahead. Indian made foreign liquor will also be sold in aluminium cans, making UP the first state in the country to do so. Aluminium cans will put an end to the problem of adulteration of alcohol, an official said.read more at Livemint
BJP MPs should take lead in ensuring peace, harmony and unity: PM Modi
During a BJP parliamentary meeting on Tuesday, PM Narendra Modi said party MPs should take lead in ensuring peace, harmony, and unity in society. "Vikas (development) is our mantra; peace, unity and harmony are prerequisites for development," PM Modi stated. He asserted that political interests are "supreme" for some parties but for BJP, "national interest is above everything".'Responsible' leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi to study NPR issues: Uddhav
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said that a coordination panel comprising "responsible" leaders of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance (Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress) will look into various aspects of the National Population Register (NPR) in the state. "I won't let anyone snatch the right of any resident of Maharashtra. I am very clear on this," Thackeray added.read more at The Quint
Maharashtra couple kill 4-yr-old daughter, blame family in WhatsApp suicide note
A rice mill worker and his wife in Maharashtra's Thane allegedly killed themselves after killing their four-year-old daughter by hanging her on Sunday. The couple had allegedly sent a suicide note to their relative on WhatsApp, wherein they accused 13 other relatives of constantly harassing them over disputed property. They also wrote their land should be donated to an orphanage.read more at Times Now
Woman giving birth after twins can't avail maternity benefits: Madras HC
Madras High Court has ruled that a working woman who gives birth to a child in second delivery after twins in first, is not entitled to maternity benefits. The court said that the child born in second delivery should be treated as third child. This comes after an appeal by the government following a leave claim by a CISF member.read more at Livemint
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