New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Saturday that a few states are witnessing an uptick in the number of new Covid-19 cases reported daily for the last one week.
While Kerala and Maharashtra continue to report a surge in cases, a trend of rise in infections is also being observed in Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
As per the rolling seven-day average data shared by the ministry, 259 new cases were recorded in Chhattisgarh in the last 24 hours, marking a rise of 30 in a week. Similarly, Madhya Pradesh also witnessed a spike and reported 297 new cases in the last 24 hours. The state had reported 194 cases a week ago on February 14.
(MENAFN - IANS) y Khurram Habib
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Getting picked for Rs.9.2 crore by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as the most expensive Indian player in IPL mini-auction left off-spin bowling all-rounder Krishnappa Gowtham shivering, but he was also happy and brought tears to his entire family as it was a very emotional moment .
Having played just two games for Kings XI Punjab in last year s IPL and done very little in the 2019 edition in seven matches, Gowtham, 32, has little to show in terms of performance from the T20 tournament.
But of his knocks, from 2018, has stuck in the minds of CSK management. Gowtham hammered two sixes in the penultimate over as he and Jos Buttler scored the required 28 runs in the last two overs to win Rajasthan Royals a league game against the MS Dhoni-led CSK.
(MENAFN - IANS) y Zafar Abbas
New Feb 20 (IANS) Not all places are equally secure for women in the Capital. Some places are more secure than others while some others are relatively more vulnerable. After careful examination of the registration of cases for crime against women, the Delhi Police have identified 17 hotspots which are vulnerable and most affected in terms of lack of women s safety in the national capital.
The offences taken into account include rape, molestation, outraging the modesty of women and sexual assault.
So which are these hotspots that are marked as vulnerable for women s safety?
The police have identified Bindapur, Dwarka North, Dwarka South and Uttam Nagar from Dwarka district; Sagarpur from South West district; New Usmanpur and Khajuri Khas from North East district; Sultanpuri and Nihal Vihar from the Outer district; Samaypur Badali from Outer North; Prem Nagar and KN Katju Marg from the Rohini district among the vulnerable hotspots. The other hotspots
(MENAFN - IANS) y Puja Gupta
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Kidney disease is a major health concern that many people across the globe are the facing today. However, inculcating a few simple rules in your daily life can help you keep your kidneys healthy and enhance the overall efficiency of your body as well.
Sujit Chatterjee, CEO of Dr. L H Hiranandani Hospital, lists down the golden rules to follow to keep your kidney healthy:
Avoid Too Much Medicines & Pain Killers
Intake of too many medicines is one of the major reasons for kidney failure and other chronic kidney diseases. So, whenever possible, go for natural therapies and if possible, go for Ayurvedic alternatives.
(MENAFN - IANS) y Ahana Bhattacharya
Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) Anmol Thakeria Dhillon, son of actress Poonam Dhillon and producer Ashok Thakeria, is all set to make his Bollywood debut with the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-backed film, Tuesdays And Fridays.
He describes the film as lighthearted , and a quirky take on a millennial love story . Opening up with IANS, he adds: I play a character called Varun. He is an Indian author from London. The film shows how he meets this girl who is a lawyer and they mutually decide that they will go on a date only on Tuesdays and Fridays.