In a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection among its medical staff, the state-run J J Hospital in Mumbai has developed a transport chamber for contactless movement of Covid-19 patients within the premises. Developed by the general surgery department of the hospital with the help of engineers of a firm named Indomed Devices, the patient transport ‘kavach’ aims to reduce the risk of infection among the hospital staff, visitors and other patients. Sanskrit word ‘kavach’ literally means an armour. “The cost-effective glass transport trolley has a HEPA filter at the head end, which filters out particles as small…
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Expressing concern, former Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar has said that militants were trying to re-organize themselves in some parts of the state, and this should be crushed immediately. Speaking to reporters at the CPI(M) party office here, Sarkar said the insurgents maybe were trying to revive their operations with an eye on the upcoming elections of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTADC). “I have noticed that in certain areas in Khowai district, Lefunga in West Tripura district and Panisagar subdivision in North Tripura, which has a border with Bangladesh, the militants are trying to reorganise themselves. This…
The second round of sero-prevalence survey began in the national capital on Saturday, with the five-day exercise set to cover all districts and various demographic segments. The exercise is being undertaken for a comprehensive assessment of the COVID-19 situation in Delhi. The survey has begun and samples will be collected from four districts, including North Delhi and Northwest Delhi, to start with on Saturday. A senior government official said 15,000 samples would be collected from August 1 to 5 as part of the exercise, spanning different areas and age groups. Representative samples will be taken from all the 11 districts.…
A virtual national prayer will be held at the Hindu temples in North America to celebrate the ‘bhumi pujan’ ceremony of Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya on 5 August, Hindu religious groups have announced, reports Times of India. In a statement on Friday (31 July), the Hindu Mandir Priests’ Conference (HMPC) and the Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conference (HMPC) called for a virtual collective national prayer across America to celebrate the Shri Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan at Ayodhya. On the auspicious occasion, the temples across the US, Canada and Caribbean Islands will join in offering seva (service) in the “Lotus feet”…
The BJP Kerala unit on Saturday (1 August) launched protest demonstrations across the state to demand Pinarayi Vijayan government’s resignation in the wake of unearthing of the gold smuggling racket. BJP national Secretary Bhupender Yadav, who launched the protests online from Delhi, alleged that the CMO was “facilitating” the gold smuggling. These protests will continue till 18 August, with all top state BJP leaders observing one-day fasts at various places during this period. On Saturday, lone BJP legislator in Kerala Assembly, O Rajagopal, began his day-long fast at the state party headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram. Yadav said Vijayan will go down…
Israel and India are conducting trials in New Delhi on a large sample of patients for four different kinds of technologies that have the potential to detect COVID-19 in about 30 seconds, including a breath analyser and a voice test, according to an Israeli statement. Israeli Ambassador to India Ron Malka on Friday visited the special testing site created at the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital to witness the ongoing trials being conducted since the last three days for rapid COVID-19 testing, the Israeli release on his visit said. The rapid testing is being jointly developed in cooperation with…
Sushant Singh Rajput was a balanced person and he couldn’t have had suicidal tendency, his former girlfriend and co-star Ankita Lokhande told in an interview. The actor used to remain happy and would compartmentalise his life in five-year goals, she said. Mr Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai apartment in June; police said he died by suicide. Ms Lokhande and the actor starred in popular television show “Pavitra Rishta” and dated for years before breaking up. “Sushant didn’t have suicidal personality. When he was with me, he used to be happy, he used to keep me happy. He was…
Andhra Pradesh on Friday surpassed Delhi to become the third worst coronavirus-hit state in the country. The state has added over 30,000 cases to its tally in the last three days, taking its total of those infected by the deadly virus to 1,40,933, including 1,349 fatalities. Andhra Pradesh reported 10,376 cases and 60 deaths on Friday. The national capital, which remained on the third spot behind Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu for weeks on the list, added 1,195 cases, taking its total to 1,35,598. The infection positivity rate in Andhra Pradesh shot up to 7.22 per cent due to the abnormal…
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) informed that soil from Dalit temples will be collected for Bhoomi Pujan in Ayodhya on August 5, reported The Economic Times. As per the report, the soil has been sent by Sant Ravidas temple (Kashi), Maharshi Valmiki Ashram (Sitamarhi), Valmiki Ashram (Central Delhi), and Tantya Bhil temple (Madhya Pradesh). Reportedly, the RSS is planning to build a Centre for training priests from all sections of the society in Ayodhya. Soil for Bhoomi Pujan will also be collected from Mhow, the birthplace of BR Ambedkar, and the Valmiki temple in Nagpur where he had converted to…
At least 45 Kolkata Police personnel including two senior officers of the Detective Department have tested positive for COVID-19, a politician said on Friday. So far, over 1,100 police personnel are infected by the virus, the official said. “These police personnel tested positive yesterday (Thursday). While a couple of are sent to home isolation the others with severe problems are hospitalised,” the official said. The number of active cases within the Force is around 70. Fifty-one policemen including five senior officers recovered from COVID-19 on Thursday. Till Thursday, 1,536 people have died of COVID-19 in West Bengal while 67, 992…