Jayprakash S Naidu is a state correspondent for Chhattisgarh.
April 27, 2021 21:19 IST
Presently, 4,133 policemen have Covid-19 in the state. Since March 22 last year, 39,984 tested positive and 35,644 recovered.
Tue, Apr 27, 2021April 27, 2021 01:42 IST
From the footage retrieved from the CCTV camera, it was found that the first spark was seen at 2.35am in the ICU room. Within two minutes, the camera shut down as the blaze spread.
Tue, Apr 27, 2021April 25, 2021 02:21 IST
Meanwhile, it was found that the hospital had got an all-clear from the municipal corporation after a fire safety audit conducted earlier this year.
Sun, Apr 25, 2021April 24, 2021 04:29 IST
“The fire was put out within minutes, but 13 of the 17 patients (in the ICU) had died by then,” said Kishore Gavas, Deputy Commissioner, Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation. Two more patients died after being rescued and taken to another hospital.
Sat, Apr 24, 2021April 24, 2021 01:50 IST
Two patients near the ICU exit were awake and rushed out on their own. Had they waited for a few more seconds, the blast would have killed them, an official said, adding that hospital staffers pulled two more patients out of the ward.
Sat, Apr 24, 2021April 23, 2021 23:47 IST
Many of the patients who died had informed their family members that they were feeling hot as there was a problem with the air conditioning.
Fri, Apr 23, 2021April 23, 2021 22:55 IST
Among those The Indian Express spoke to was a mother who lost her only child, a man who lost her mother on her birthday, a disabled child who lost his mother and a son who was seen clicking his father’s charred face on his phone as a last memory.
Sat, Apr 24, 2021April 23, 2021 07:19 IST
The fire broke out in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Vijay Vallabh Hospital, which is treating Covid-19 patients.
Fri, Apr 23, 2021April 22, 2021 23:59 IST
In addition, Director General of Police Sanjay Pande said, three companies of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) have also been given to Mumbai Police.
Thu, Apr 22, 2021April 22, 2021 01:16 IST
In the last 16 days, the department has reported 25 deaths among its personnel, taking the total Covid-related death toll within its ranks to 389 as on Wednesday.
Thu, Apr 22, 2021April 21, 2021 03:22 IST
As it is practically impossible to check each vehicle, the police are conducting random checks at checkpoints and nakabandis at present.
Wed, Apr 21, 2021April 20, 2021 03:00 IST
In a 29-second video of the incident shared by the Central Railways’ Mumbai division, a 30-year-old woman, who is blind, is seen walking with her six-year-old son on the platform when he accidentally slips and falls onto the railway tracks.
Tue, Apr 20, 2021April 20, 2021 00:01 IST
Many motorists at nakas, who rushed to collect stickers, sought clarity about them and the categories of essential services they covered. The police are distributing the stickers free of cost at the nakas.
Tue, Apr 20, 2021April 19, 2021 04:35 IST
Senior cabinet members from the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress attacked Fadnavis for procuring the medicine on his own, questioned his intentions, and accused him of interfering in the work of the police.
Mon, Apr 19, 2021April 18, 2021 02:58 IST
The person, who the police did not identify, was let go from the Vile Parle police station where he was questioned for about 45 minutes.
Sun, Apr 18, 2021April 17, 2021 01:49 IST
Non-essential shops were operating during the day in markets located right outside railway stations like Chembur, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Sion, GTB Nagar, Wadala, Sewree, Grant road, Mumbai Central and Dadar. Crowding was also witnessed in markets at Bhoiwada and Worli.
Sat, Apr 17, 2021April 16, 2021 01:46 IST
The crackdown led to a huge traffic jam on Thursday morning, following which the police allowed some motorists to enter.
Fri, Apr 16, 2021April 14, 2021 02:05 IST
Late Tuesday, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced curfew across the state from April 14 to May 1, during which only essential services will be open from 7 am to 8 pm.
Wed, Apr 14, 2021April 14, 2021 01:56 IST
“I do not know what I will do to do survive. But what is happening is in a way good as it's for our own good. Everyone is suffering due to the pandemic."
Wed, Apr 14, 2021April 14, 2021 01:42 IST
People started queuing up for essential items outside a supermarket in neighbouring Thane district around 7 am on Monday.
Wed, Apr 14, 2021April 10, 2021 01:37 IST
A police officer on duty at the border said on Thursday, “Motorists are trying all tricks in the book to persuade me to allow them to pass. I feel very bad to turn them away but we have no choice. Since morning, I have sent back over 200 motorists.”
Sat, Apr 10, 2021April 10, 2021 01:11 IST
It is learnt that the family lost no time in going underground after the FIR against Varun was filed at the Chanakyapuri police station in New Delhi on February 23 based on a complaint filed by a 22-year-old woman.
Fri, May 03, 2024April 08, 2021 02:31 IST
The fire broke out at 4.18 pm in the congested stretch that houses scrap yard and godowns of vehicle spare parts on CST Kurla road.
Thu, Apr 08, 2021April 08, 2021 01:53 IST
Mumbai, over the past three days, has seen a flow of migrant workers planning to leave the city due to the partial lockdown announced in Maharashtra, which has rendered many without a steady source of income.
Thu, Apr 08, 2021April 07, 2021 14:20 IST
At CSMT on Tuesday night, a group of caterers from Bihar looked disappointed and tensed as the ticket counter was shut. They will have to spend the night at the station till the counter opens the next day.
Wed, Apr 07, 2021