Lifeline UDAN flights transported 39.3 tons of medical supplies across the country. Total cargo transported by these flights is around 240 tons during Covid-19 lockdown. 161 flights have been operated under Lifeline UDAN till date covering 1,41,080 Kms. Out of these, 99 flights were operated by Air India and Alliance Air while 54 were operated by IAF. On international route, on 7th April 2020, Air India brought 6.14 tons of medical equipment from Hong Kong and further, Air India lifted 8.85 tons of supplies to Colombo. Daily updates on Lifeline UDAN flights are available on the. dedicated Medical Air Cargo related website LIFELINE UDAN along…
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Prime Minister said that the entire world is currently facing the grave challenge of COVID-19, adding that the present situation is an epoch changing event in mankind’s history and we must evolve to counter its impact. He praised the efforts of state governments working together with the Centre in this fight against the pandemic. He noted that the country has witnessed constructive and positive politics through the coming together of all sections of polity to present a united front in this battle. He also praised the sense of belonging, discipline, dedication and commitment with which each and every citizen is…
Singer-actor Diljit took to Twitter last evening to take a subtle dig at the number of recipes that have flooded social media of late as he shared a picture of his Palak Paneer 2 Pyaza – literally a photo of a plate with a cube of cottage cheese, a spinach leaf and two slices of onions. “Paalak Paneer 2 Pyaza,” wrote the 36-year-old while sharing the photo that has left his fans and followers in splits. “For More Recipes FOLLOW Me,” he added. https://twitter.com/diljitdosanjh/status/1247855701856120835?s=20 Since being posted, the photo has collected over 5,800 ‘likes’ and nearly 500 ‘retweets’. In the…
A man in his early 40s has been arrested in connection with the incident relating to the alleged assault on two female doctors in South Delhi’s Gautam Nagar area. The 42-year-old was arrested in the intervening night of April 8 and 9, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) South Atul Thakur said. The incident took place on Wednesday night at around 9 p.m. where a man allegedly assaulting two women resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital after accusing them of “spreading” COVID-19 Dr Manish, President, Resident Doctors Association, Safdarjung Hospital said, “The two doctors are posted in the Emergency Ward. At around…
New York’s coronavirus curve seems to be flattening even as its death toll rose by a record number for a second consecutive day, hospitalisations are slowing as a result of social distancing efforts but 40 per cent of tests are still coming out positive in this US hotspot that has been hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. New York reported 779 deaths, a record number for the second consecutive day as the state experiences its peak death week. “There’s still a significant amount of disease there and everyone needs to continue to follow the guidelines,” White House coronavirus co-ordinator Dr.…
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has started the process of transferring funds into the accounts of daily wage workers of the film industry, the Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE) said on Wednesday. The actor had recently pledged to financially support 25,000 daily wage workers who have been badly hit by the 21-day lockdown to contain the coronavirus spread in the country. According to B N Tiwari, FWICE, President, Salman has made an initial payment of Rs 3,000 each to the daily wage workers of the film industry, starting Tuesday. “We had given him the final list of 23,000 workers…
England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler has raised more than 65,000 pound (USD 80,000) to help fight the coronavirus by auctioning off his World Cup final shirt. Buttler’s shirt, which he wore when completing the last-ball run-out that saw England beat New Zealand at Lord’s last year, was sold to raise money for specialist heart and lung centres provided by the Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals in London. Buttler, who earlier in the showpiece match had hit a fifty and batted in the Super Over, put his long-sleeve keeping jersey up for sale on eBay a week ago. By the time the…
The Karnataka government is in favour of lifting the coronavirus lockdown in districts which remained free of the virus infection, subject to approval from the Centre, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Wednesday. Noting that the state’s revenue collections have stopped, he said the legislators would take a 30 per cent salary cut and only important budget proposals would be implemented. In an interview to PTI here, he also said the state intended to relax liquor sales, stopped since the 21-day lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, after April 14 in a bid to increase state…
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the World Health Organisation for not giving sound advice and favouring China over the US as he hinted at taking a relook at the WHO funding from his country. “The W.H.O. really blew it. For some reason, funded largely by the United States, yet very China centric. We will be giving that a good look. Fortunately I rejected their advice on keeping our borders open to China early on. Why did they give us such a faulty recommendation?” Trump wrote on Tuesday amid the spiralling death figures in the US. The Covid-19…
As cars queued up at expressway toll gates and passengers prepared to board trains to leave Wuhan, the megacity in central China started lifting outbound travel restrictions from Wednesday after almost 11 weeks of lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19. At Fuhe toll gate in Northern Wuhan, cars honked horns and rushed out after barricades were removed at midnight, Xinhua news agency reported. Guo Lei, who ran a business in Wuhan, drove his car with six other people aboard to the toll gate at around 8.40 p.m. and waited for a homebound trip. “I can’t wait returning to my…