Bengal Board students of class 9-12 will now be able to study through virtual classes which will be conducted on TV channel for a week beginning April 7, a Board official informed. The development has come as schools across states are closed amid COVID-19 lockdown in the country.
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The government has tightened the export ban norms on anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine by including special economic zones (SEZs) under its prohibition ambit to ensure there is no shortfall during COVID-19 crisis.
Interviews and announcements for several fellowship opportunities are also on hold in view of the uncertainty due to COVID-19, putting plans on hold for many, who depend on funding help for studying abroad.
Air Deccan has said it is ceasing its operations until further notice and asked all its all employees to go on sabbatical without pay with immediate effect as revenues in the aviation sector having drastically reduced amid the 21-day lockdown imposed to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maharashtra on Sunday witnessed 26 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of infected patients from COVID-19 to 661, a health official informed. Out of the 26 cases, 17 were reported from Pune, 4 from its neighbouring Pimpri Chinchwad township, three from Ahmednagar and 2 from Aurangabad, he said.
Jaipur has witnessed six new coronavirus positive cases taking the overall COVID-19 patients toll to 210 in Rajasthan. Out of the six people who have been tested coronavirus positive, one of them belongs to Tablighi Jamaat.
A coronavirus positive suspect who resides at DDA flats near Mata Sundri Road Delhi (lP estate) jumped from the first floor of Jai Prakash Narayan (JPN) hospital and broke his leg. He first dropped on the tin roof and then on the ground hurting his leg.
India's coronavirus confirmed cases toll has crossed 3000-mark as COVID-19 positive patients tally now stands at 3374 including 77 deaths while 267 people have recovered.
Uttar Pradesh coronavirus confirmed cases have surged over 170 after 16 more people tested positive in eastern UP on Saturday. Noida is the worst-hit district and emerged as a hotspot for coronavirus cases in the state with 58 COVID-19 cases after a total of 13 more were confirmed to be affected with coronavirus in Gautam Buddh Nagar on April 4.
A COVID-19 positive state government official has been booked for not disclosing his attendance at the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi lastmonth. The official is currently undergoing treatment in the state-run Gandhi Hospital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a joint meeting of the empowered groups constituted for planning and ensuring implementation of COVID-19 response activities in the country.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thakeray has made a controversial statement on the Tablighi Jamaat episode in Delhi after which COVID-19 cases in the country have exploded saying that these people should be shot questioning why are they being treated as religion seems to be more important for them than the nation.
Gujarat on Saturday witnessed 10 new coronavirus cases taking the total number of confirmed cases to 105 in the state as India enters its 11th day of lockdown.
Agra has witnessed 25 new coronavirus cases taking the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 45 in the district, informed Agra District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh.
Decades-old malaria-drug Hydroxychloroquine appears to have some good results in the treatment of coronavirus patients, US president Donald Trump has said.
Ghaziabad MP and MoS for Road Transport and Highways, General VK Singh during a conversation with India TV on Friday lashed out at those attacking, misbehaving with doctors, others on COVID-19 duty saying strict action should be taken against such people.
A tentative list has been released stating the number of people from different countries who participated in the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi after which coronavirus cases in India exploded and continues to rise.
Andhra Pradesh has witnessed 161 confirmed coronavirus cases till now out of which 140 of them are those who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi Nizamuddin West, and their contacts, chief minister's office has informed.
Eight new cases of COVID-19, one of them a government employee, were reported from Madhya Pradesh since Thursday night, taking the state's tally to 119, a senior health official said on Friday.
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