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Eastern Railway has invited applications for recruitment to the post of medical practitioners and nursing staff. Candidates have been asked to come for a walk-in interview for the contractual posts. The interview will be held at 11 am on 16 April (Thursday) at Kanchrapara Hospital in Bengal. The notification by Eastern Railway says the appointment aims at strengthening the “COVID-19 preparedness”. Six medical practitioners will be contractually engaged. Of these, one vacancy is of critical care specialist and another is specialist physician. On the same day, the interview for nine vacant posts in nursing staff will also be conducted. “For better monitoring of the patients in the emergent situation, Eastern Railway has already issued notification for engagement of contractual medical practitioner and para medical staff at different divisional hospitals as well as different workshop hospitals,” the notification added. Recently, the Government of India had urged doctors who are fi...

Kannur: A 71-year old man, undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a government hospital, died on Saturday. The deceased, who had tested positive for the coronavirus, hailed from neighbouring Mahe, an enclave of Puducherry, Kannur District Medical Officer Dr K Narayana Naik told PTI . Follow LIVE updates on coronavirus Outbreak here The man, had earlier undergone treatment at two private hospitals at Thalassery for fever and later was admitted to the Pariyaram Medical College Hospital, where he died this morning, Dr Naik said. All protocols with regard to COVID-19 related death would be followed for his funeral, he added. Dr AK Jayshree of the medical college hospital said the man was also suffering from heart ailment and hypertension. On 26 March, he had been taken to a private hospital in Thalassery, which is near Mahe, after he developed high fever and breathlessness and later taken to another hospital. It is not clear from where he had contracted the virus, she said. The man...

The second wave of the #MeToo movement in India was revelatory in many ways. It showed how muddled Indian society’s understanding of consent currently is, as well as how deep-rooted and widespread harassment and abuse are. Through individual articulations of pain, an avenue was created where conversations about violence and trauma as systemic issues could be had. Alongside stories of a more personal nature – relating to friends, acquaintances and partners – there was also an outpouring of accounts related to sexual harassment at the workplace. In some cases, there were multiple accounts involving the same company. Many employers neither condoned such behaviour, nor did they create an environment that made it easy for women to report it. It underlined how companies aren’t adhering to the pre-existing Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) (PoSH) Act, as well as how many of them don’t have internal policies on tackling the problem. And in cas...

“Public health, as of now, is more important than economy,” said Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Sarma was responding to a question by News18 on withdrawal of the 21-day total lockdown in the country, adding that the state government would abide by the call taken by the Centre. Sarma said that if the lockdown has to be lifted, it has to be done in a phased manner, adding that he had spent sleepless nights overseeing and monitoring healthcare services, “So far, the situation is under control. We haven't seen the spread of infection. But, if you step out of the lockdown, and if people come out for day-to-day business, we cannot tell what will be the situation like. There are lakhs of youth working outside the North East, they are our children. When lockdown is lifted, they would want to return to their state, and they will all be coming from places that are now hotbed for coronavirus infection.” The Assam government was earlier planning to initiate an online registra...

Migrant workers in Surat resorted to violence on the streets on Friday allegedly fearing extension of lockdown. Follow LIVE updates on coronavirus outbreak here “Workers here have blocked the roads and even pelted stones. Police were able to reach the spot and have detained around 60-70 people,” said DCP Surat, Rakesh Barot. Barot said the workers were demanding to go back home. सूरत: कई लोगों ने सड़को पर मचाया उत्पात। @CP_SuratCity के समजाने के बावजूद सड़को पर उत्पात। जानकारी के मुताबिक #lockdown के बाद बाकी राज्यो के लोग अपने गांव जाना चाहते थे लेकिन उन्हें रोका गया था। खाने पीने की समस्या और रोजगार बंद होने से परेशान होकर लोगो ने मचाया उत्पात। pic.twitter.com/eUTYiEYnme — Janak Dave (@dave_janak) April 10, 2020 Gujarat:Migrant workers in Surat resorted to violence on street allegedly fearing extension of lockdown."Workers blocked road&pelted stones.Police reached the spot&detained 60-70 people.We've come to know that they were demanding to go back hom...

08:03 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Update COVID-19 toll at 249, confirmed cases reach 7,600 The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the country has reached 7,600, with more than 800 new cases being recorded on Friday. Fatalities in the country, according to data compiled by Worldometer , stand at 249.  07:57 (IST) Coronavirus in United States Latest Update US records highest COVID-19 toll in single day with over 2,000 deaths  United States on Friday registered a record of more than 2,000 COVID-19 deaths in a day with 2,108 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. 07:52 (IST) Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Update 30 containment zones in Delhi  The number of containment zones in Delhi was increased to 30 on Friday after an addition of six more areas. These include Nabi Karim, E pocket GTB enclave,  street no 18 to 22 of Zakir Nagar and nearby area of Abu Bakar...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers of all states on Saturday via video, where a call would be taken on whether the 21-day lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus, ending next week, should be extended. The video conference comes amidst indications that the central government may extend the lockdown across the country beyond 14 April after several states have favoured the extension to contain the fast-spreading virus. Addressing floor leaders of various parties who have representation in Parliament, on Wednesday, Prime Minister Modi had made it clear that the lockdown cannot be lifted in one go on 14 April, asserting that the priority of his government is to "save each and every life". According to an official statement, he said states, district administrations and experts have suggested extension of the lockdown to contain the spread of the virus. Odisha has taken a lead and has extended the lockdown till 30 April. "Prime...