Maharashtra has emerged as the lead state in India as far as Coronavirus infections are concerned, going by an analysis of the details of state-wise COVID-19 cases in India (see table). While the numbers are changing every hour, as of 10 AM, Maharashtra led with around 335 cases in India, followed by Kerala with 265. […]
A day after Uttar Pradesh government sent dozens of buses to transport migrant workers from Delhi to their hometowns, migrant workers in Kerala defied the Coronavirus lockdown to hold a massive protest in Payippad in Changanassery in Kerala. Hundreds of outstation workers belonging to states like Assam, West Bengal, Orissa and nearby regions came out […]
A day after tens of thousands of people thronged bus terminals in the national capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologized to citizens for putting them into unprecedented inconveniences, but also warned that people who are flouting the lockdown are playing with everyone’s lives. “I know that you have been put into massive inconveniences, especially my […]
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said the state government will not condone any behavior by police officers that crosses the line of acceptable and civil behavior, after a video of an IPS officer administering a ‘traditional punishment’ came up. The traditional punishment, known as ‘ethamidal’ in Malayalam, used to be quite popular during feudal era […]
Kerala reported the highest number of Coronavirus COVID-19 cases in a single day today. A total of 39 new cases were confirmed today, out of which 34 were reported from the Kasargode district adjoining Karnataka. Within this 34, 21 people came from Dubai, while the remaining caught the infection from these people. The number of […]
A 38-year-old man from Kunnamkulam in Kerala reportedly committed suicide on the third day of the pan-India Coronavirus shutdown in Kerala because he could not get his daily dose of alcohol. Sanoj, a resident of Thuvanoor near Kunnamkulam was found dead today morning. According to the statements of his relatives, he was showing signs of […]
Bharti Airtel said it has made its e-book application — available to anyone — free on a temporary basis to help those who are spending time at home as part of the Coronavirus lockdown. “Readers can now access thousands of top books and novels on Juggernaut Books (formerly known as Airtel Books) for FREE by […]
India is going into a country-wide lockdown from today midnight for 21 days. While this may be a new experience for people in many parts of the country, for those in places like Mumbai, Bangalore, Kerala and Delhi, lockdowns are already in place to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. Based on the rules implemented in […]
Kerala Government today announced further steps to stop the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19. These steps, listed below, will be in force till March 31, and may be extended beyond that. Highlights: A ban on public transport Taxi and auto can operate subject to restrictions A ban on public worship, including at temples, churches and mosques […]
The fight against Coronavirus has passed into the next stage in Kerala, with the increasing number of positive cases forcing the authorities to stop preparing route maps. Health authorities said the state can no longer afford to dedicate dozens of department officials to track down and trace the paths of each coronavirus victim. The decision […]
Malayalam Superstar Mohanlal expressed frustration at the high number of people who are refusing to heed government’s instructions on combating Coronavirus, and compared community clapping to magic that can destroy bacteria and viruses. “It won’t do to just say that we are not used to [such restrictions],” Mohanlal said in an interview with Malayalam channel […]
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar today refused to intervene in the alleged blocking of news channels critical of the state government of Andhra Pradesh. The unofficial ban on two news Telugu news channels — TV5 and ABN Andhra Jyothi — in the coastal state, allegedly for being critical of the YSRCP government — has […]
Several cases of foreign tourists starving and sleeping rough have come up in the last two days in Kerala as hotels and restaurants turn away anyone with white skin over fears of Coronavirus. The most striking is the case of Selena, from France, and Mauro, from Italy. The couple, who had been roaming around in […]
Kerala Government has arrested two people for organizing a ‘welcome function’ at the Kochi airport for a controversial Big Boss contestant after a video of the function went viral. Kerala Government had last week asked all organizations and institutions to cancel all events in which people would gather in large numbers, as a part of […]
A UK national who had ‘escaped’ quarantine in Kerala after being suspected for COVID-19 infection was today identified on a flight from Kochi to Dubai, resulting in an indefinite delay in the flight. The passenger, who was staying at the ‘Tea County’ resort in the hill station of Munnar, was tested for Coronavirus COVID-19 on […]
Several Indians from Kerala have been prevented from boarding their flights from Italy to India after a new provision requiring a ‘NO COVID 19’ certificate came into effect on Tuesday. Several Keralites working in Italy have flooded the social media with desperate appeals to the Indian authorities to allow them to board their flights. A […]
Kerala has shut down all schools and colleges this month with the exception of examinations for classes 8 to 12. “All classes from 1-7 will be shut for the entire month,” Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. The move will be applicable to all schools of all boards. Exams of classes up to 7th standard […]
A young man who was being kept in a Coronavirus isolation ward at a government hospital in Kerala ‘escaped’ on Monday night, and was ‘captured’ again from his home today morning. The man, a resident of Vechuchira, was being kept in the isolation ward of the general hospital of Pathanamthitta in Kerala for the past […]
Poultry farmers and chicken retailers in Kodiyathoor and Vengeri panchayats of Kerala are reported to have shifted their stock outside the panchayat limits to save them from being confiscated by the government, according to officials. It was on Saturday that samples from two poultry farms in these areas tested positive for bird flu or avian […]
In what has to come as a major disappointment to big cable operators in the country, the Kerala High Court has given an interim green signal for TRAI to apply nearly all the provisions of the tariff order as it continues to hear the case. Earlier, it had asked TRAI not to take any punitive […]
