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  • Kerala man rides 150 km to deliver medicines to 4-year-old cancer patient

    A police officer and a medical sergeant worked together to deliver much-needed medicines to a young girl receiving treatment for cancer. The latter rode 150 km to make sure she got them on time. Read on for more on this heartwarming story from Kerala.Medical sergeant rode more than 150 km on his bike to deliver medicines to a 4-year-old cancer patient whose family ran out of them in late March during the ongoing lockdown.

    The girl lives in Kerala’s Alappuzha district and makes a monthly trip to the Regional Cancer Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital, for chemotherapy.

    But she was recently advised to temporarily take medication when the chemo unit was shut down to pre-empt coronavirus infections..

    The medicines aren’t available in her district, so when her family ran out, they reached out to Antony Ratheesh, a civil police officer.

    Ratheesh contacted a friend — Vishnu, a former police officer who is now a sergeant at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College — for help with getting the medicines from the Regional Cancer Centre in Thiruvananthapuram.

    “Vishnu was getting ready to leave for Thiruvananthapuram (from Alappuzha) for his duty. He had planned to stay there for a week as part of his duty. I told him about the situation and he agreed to help,”

  • Hindu Mahasabha district president arrested in Chitradurga

    The district secretary of Popular Front of India had filed a complaint against an alleged communal post on Facebook.

    PTI

    District president of Akhila Bharata Hindu Mahasabha, M. Kumaraswamy has been arrested by the Chitradurga Town police on charges of posting provocative posts on Facebook.

    According to the police, Syed Sadath who is the district secretary of Popular Front of India in Chitradurga filed a complaint on the evening of April 10 stating that Mr. Kumaraswamy had posted “Godhra riots will be repeated by Karsevaks” on his Facebook page on April 7th. Mr. Sadath said that Mr. Kumaraswamy was spreading communal hatred and targeting one community, at a time when the world was struggling to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Mr. Sadath alleged that the provocative post will disrupt peace and harmony in the society.

    The police registered a case under various sections of the IPC. The police arrested Mr. Kumaraswamy from his residence in Gandhinagar in Chitradurga on the evening of April 10.

  • Bihar | Woman in Covid isolation ward dies after doctor ‘rapes’ her

    Agencies

    PATNA: A woman who was in a Covid isolation ward in a private hospital died after the doctor there allegedly raped her. Though the incident happened in Bihar, the woman was a Punjab native.

    The two-month pregnant woman and her husband had reached Gaya only on March 25. In Ludhiana, she had a miscarriage. After reaching Gaya, she had severe bleeding, following which, she was admitted to hospital.

    On April 1, she was shifted to isolation ward as she reportedly had Covid symptoms. She was discharged on April 4 after she tested negative for Coronavirus.

    On April 6, she was again admitted to the hospital due to excessive bleeding. Later she died there.

    Only after her death, her relatives spilled the beans. They revealed that the duty doctor in the ward had raped her in two consecutive nights.
    The police have filed a case against the doctor, who is on the run.

    With inputs from PTI

  • Ensure hassle-free movement of vehicles carrying farm produces: Agriculture Minister

    PTI

    Minister for Agriculture B.C. Patil has directed the Shivamogga district administration to take steps for hassle-free movement of vehicles carrying agriculture produces during the lockdown.

    He was speaking at a meeting here on Friday to discuss the problems faced by farmers due to the lockdown.

    He said that both the Union and State governments have permitted the movement of vehicles carrying agriculture produces. Farmers carrying their produces to market should not be unnecessarily harassed at check-posts. He also said that outlets selling agriculture inputs, including fertilizer, pesticide, pipes, and workshops that repair tractors and farm machinery should be allowed to function.

    The officials from the Department of Agriculture told the meeting that harvesting paddy crop cultivated on 12,000 hectares of land and maize on 7,000 hectares in the district as summer crop would commence in the third week of April.

    Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj K.S. Eshwarappa and Shivamogga MP B.Y. Raghavendra attended the meeting.

  • Punjab thief coughs in court, judge sends him to doc; tests Covid-19 +ve

    The station house officer (SHO) of the local Focal Point police station was among those quarantined after the vehicle thief, Saurav Sehgal, 25, was caught and produced in a court on April 5.

    Singh Deogan | HT

    Seventeen policemen were placed under quarantine in Ludhiana on Thursday, two days after a thief they arrested tested positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

    The station house officer (SHO) of the local Focal Point police station was among those quarantined after the vehicle thief, Saurav Sehgal, 25, was caught and produced in a court on April 5. He was put in jail for a day at the Jeevan Nagar police post.

    Two local residents who had helped the police in arresting Sehgal and 11 of the thief’s family members were also quarantined in the city’s Ganesh Nagar locality.

    On April 6, the duty magistrate found Sehgal had a fever and cough and asked the police to put both the accused through a medical examination before sending them to judicial custody.

    The duty magistrate and court staff have now been asked to go into self-isolation as a preventive measure.

    SEARCH ON FOR ACCOMPLICE

    The police are searching for Sehgal’s accomplice, Navjot Singh, 25, of Jhabewal village, who was also involved in snatchings, and escaped from the civil hospital when they were taken for the medical examination.

    Assistant sub inspector Gurmeet Singh said Sehgal was unwell but Navjot looked fit. “The thief was sent to the isolation ward but the moment I opened Navjot’s handcuffs, he pushed me and fled,” the ASI said.

    A case was registered against him under Section 224 of the Indian Penal Code.

    CONTACT TRACING

    Ten police personnel, including three ASIs, two head constables, two constables and two home guards of Jeevan Nagar police post, had come in contact with Sehgal on April 5 and 6.

    The thieves were brought to the Focal Point police station for clicking a picture to be released with the press note. It was here that they came in contact with inspector Mohammad Jamil and a head constable.

    The accused were taken to court and the civil hospital by three police personnel, including two ASIs and a home guard. Two constables, including a policewoman, came in contact with the accused while recording their fingerprints.

  • Be a Superhero by helping someone in need of Airtel recharge

    Srinagar: In these testing times, staying connected is the need of the hour and Airtel has made recharging for its prepaid mobile customers more convenient that too without stepping out of ones home.

    According to a statement issued to KINS, Airtel Thanks App helps Airtel prepaid customers not only recharge for themselves but also to become a SUPERHERO by recharging any Airtel customer in need.

    Click on the link for steps https://youtu.be/tkUZYt3PdPs

    This additionally gives the Airtel prepaid customers facilitating recharge to earn 4% of the recharge amount each time.

    Prepaid Airtel customers can follow these easy steps:

    Step 1: Install the Airtel Thanks App

    Step 2: Open the app- enter your mobile number & click on request OTP and enter the OTP in next screen

    Step 3: click on the banner titled: earn from home with Airtel

    Step 4: enroll yourself by clicking on enroll now button & become the new Superhero

    Step 5: do the first recharge by entering the Airtel number & select the pack

    Step 6: ensure the recharge value with customer and collect the amount from customer

    Step 7: pay online using credit/ debit card, mobile wallets, UPI or net banking – the amount deducted will be 4% lower than the MRP

    It’s really simple, quick & safe.

    Social distancing doesn’t need to be boring. Stay connected with your loved ones to know they are doing well and keeping safe over the internet or phone calls. (KINS)

  • Coronavirus | Total number of cases in Tamil Nadu crosses 900; Maharashtra touches 1,625

    PTI

    Total number of cases in Maharashtra touches 1,625

    The total number of confirmed cases in Maharashtra rose to 1,625 on Friday. Of these, 1392 are active cases.

    108 deaths have been reported so far in the State.

    Total cases in Tamil Nadu touch 911

    As many as 77 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Friday, said Chief Secretary K. Shanmugam. While the total number of cases in the State has now touched 911, 44 people have recovered.

    One more person died today, taking the State toll to nine.

  • A mother drives 1,400 km to get her stranded son back

    A gritty teacher from Bodhan in Telangana goes on a solo rescue mission braving lockdown and loneliness

    PTI

    At first, it sounds like an impossible mission. But the 1,400-km distance did not deter doting mother Rajia Begum from riding her scooter to bring back her son Nizamuddin, stranded in Rahamatnagar in Nellore city following the sudden imposition of the lockdown. He had gone to Nellore on March 12 to drop his friend from a NEET coaching institute in Hyderabad and got stuck there.

    Fearing she would be dissuaded from her mission if she revealed her idea, Ms. Rajia Begum set out with a pack of rotis and a five-litre petrol can without informing anyone on the morning of April 6 and reached Nellore the following day. She travelled all alone even at night via Kamareddy, Gajwel, Nalgonda, Addanki and Ongole. Concern about the safety of her son overtook her fear of loneliness on the NH-44; SH-2; and the six-lane NH-16.

    A lonely ride

    She was the lone rider all the way barring a few trucks and transport vehicles. But Ms. Rajia Begum’s daily drive of 25 km to and from the Mandal Parishad Primary School in Salampad for several years made the teacher a seasoned rider.

    Armed with a letter from ACP Jaipal Reddy and a Google Map app she hit the highway. “I have undergone problems en route as food was not available with hotels and dhabas closed. I took only fruits and relaxed for a few minutes intermittently. I managed to reach Nellore early on April 7. On the return, I dared to travel at night as my son was with me. So, we started our journey at 4 pm and reached Bodhan on Wednesday around 3 pm,” said Ms. Rajia Begum.

    ‘Everyone has a heart and love’

    “My travel has gone viral in social media after one of my colleagues posted it on WhatsApp. On the way back mediapersons at Kamareddy hosted lunch for us,” she said, praising the police for their help. “Everyone has a heart and love in the society,” Ms. Rajia Begum added appealing to people to stay indoors to combat COVID-19.

    A resident of BT Nagar in Bodhan, she had faced hardships in life in raising her two sons Yasar and Nizamuddin, and daughter Ayesha after her husband Mohammed Waliuddin – also a Government teacher died in 2006 after a prolonged illness. Yasar has completed his B.Tech and Ayesha graduation, and have been in search of jobs.

    A few years ago 16-year old mountaineer Malavath Poorna conquered Mount Everest. Now Rajia Begum, both from Nizamabad district, have done the district and humanity proud.

  • Coronavirus impact: Apple India shuts down four sales offices and map development centre

    As per two industry executives aware of the plans, over 5,000 employees and associates of Apple in India will be largely working from home. Apple has four sales offices in India located at Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Gurgaon.

    Writankar Mukherjee | ET Bureau

    KOLKATA: Apple India is shutting down its four sales offices in India and the development centre for maps in Hyderabad as part of the global step which the iPhone maker has taken to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus amongst its employees and associates.
    As per two industry executives aware of the plans, over 5,000 employees and associates of Apple in India will be largely working from home. Apple has four sales offices in India located at Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Gurgaon. An email sent to Apple India is yet to elicit any response.

    The status of Apple’s local manufacturing operation with two partners – Foxconn and Wistron – will be decided by the partners as per their protocol, an executive said.
    In a global advisory issued by Apple CEO Tim Cook, he said all offices globally outside China is moving to flexible work arrangements. “That means team members should work remotely if their job allows, and those whose work requires them to be on site should follow guidance to maximize interpersonal space. Extensive, deep cleaning will continue at all sites. In all our offices, we are rolling out new health screenings and temperature checks,” he said.

    Cook also said all hourly workers will continue to receive pay in alignment with business as usual operations. “We have expanded our leave policies to accommodate personal or family health circumstances created by COVID-19 — including recovering from an illness, caring for a sick loved one, mandatory quarantining, or childcare challenges due to school closures,” he said.

    Apple CEO said the committed donations to the global COVID-19 response — both to help treat those who are sick and to help lessen the economic and community impacts of the pandemic — has reached $15 million worldwide.

  • Coronavirus: Indore doctor dies, toll goes up to 22 in city

    Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan offers condolences on Twitter

    PTI

    A 62-year-old doctor from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, died of COVID-19 on Thursday morning while undergoing treatment at a hospital, taking the toll owing to the illness to 22 in the city.

    “We received the news this morning that one of our doctor friends has also died,” confirmed Indore Chief Medical and Health Officer Pravin Jadia.

    The doctor, a general physician, had tested positive for the disease on Wednesday, said Rahul Rokade of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore. “Days ago, he was admitted to the CHL hospital, and later shifted to another hospital,” he added. Details of comorbidities, if any, are awaited.

    The doctor had been running two clinics for the past 40 years in the city, said a representative of a pharmaceutical firm. “Recently a family whose member tested positive for the disease later had visited him for consultation,” she said.

    He was not involved in the continuing efforts of the government to tackle the outbreak in the city.

    Offering condolences, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan wrote on Twitter: “We pray that the soul of the doctor rests in peace. He was sacrificed while protecting invaluable lives of others and fighting the battle against COVID-19. Superhumans like you can never be forgotten.”

    In Indore, which has so far recorded 213 cases, the disease has infected two other doctors and a male nurse, who had become the first patient in the city to be cured of the illness.

    With the death, the case fatality rate in Indore climbed to 10.3% on Thursday from 8.6% on Tuesday, remaining the highest for any city in the country. The rate is a measure of disease severity which records the proportion of those who die from a disease among all those diagnosed with it over a certain period of time.