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Haryana Plans Libraries In Every Village With Computers, Exam Guides

Written by Mohammad Ghazali | Sunday August 09, 2020

The Haryana government says it wants to ensure students from villages don't have to travel to cities to prepare for competitive exams. To enable this, the government wants to open modern libraries in each village modelled after coaching centres, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said on Sunday. All village panchayats have been asked to provide a room or ...

Assam Announces Free Oxygen Monitors For COVID-19 Patients At Home

Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday August 09, 2020

The Assam government will provide COVID-19 patients in Guwahati who opt for home isolation with free medication and pulse oximeters, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Sunday evening

Heroic Overnight Car Relay Delivers Plasma For Assam COVID-19 Warrior

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday August 08, 2020

When they say not all heroes wear capes, this is what they mean. A dozen young men from the Assam drove their car at breakneck speed on Saturday - almost like a relay race - handing over an ice box with blood plasma from one group to another, covering a distance of 450 km from Guwahati to Dibrugarh in less than 8 hours to save the life of a COVID-19 warrior battling t...

Serum Institute Ties Up With Gates Foundation For 100 Million Vaccine Doses For India, Others

Reuters | Friday August 07, 2020

Serum Institute of India said on Friday it would receive $150 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the GAVI vaccines alliance to make 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for India and other emerging economies as early as 2021.

How Attendant Saved 3 Elderly Covid Patients From Ahmedabad Hospital Fire

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 06, 2020

A 25-year-old attendant showed presence of mind and unflinching courage as he saved the lives of three elderly patients from a raging fire that broke out early on Thursday at an Ahmedabad-based hospital, where he works.

"I'm A Policeman, Also A Doctor": IPS Officer's Twin Roles In Covid Fight

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 05, 2020

An IPS officer posted in West Bengal's Malda district is using his medical expertise to help his colleagues in the force to fight the COVID-19 battle.

Pradeep Singh Tops Civil Services Exams, Congratulations Pour In

Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday August 04, 2020

Pradeep Singh, 29, is trending on Twitter and congratulations are pouring in. He leads the list of 829 candidates who have qualified for the prestigious civil services, including the IAS, the IPS and the IFS, the Union Public Service Commission announced on Tuesday.

Chef Vikas Khanna Aims To Provide 10 Million Meals To Street Vendors

Press Trust of India | Monday August 03, 2020

Michelin-star chef Vikas Khanna, who will soon reach the milestone of having distributed 25 million meals across India amid COVID-19, is now aiming to provide essential rations and supplies to 10 million street vendors and their families facing hardships due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Netflix, Video Games, Family: How Doctors Combat Covid's Emotional Toll

Written by Arun Singh, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday August 02, 2020

Medical professional from Delhi's LNJP Hospital speak to NDTV about the emotional and mental toll from working alongside COVID-19 patients for weeks at a time

Over 60 Assam Cops Offer To Donate Plasma After Beating COVID-19

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Sunday August 02, 2020

At a time when the state health department is facing a crunch of plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, 67 cops of Assam Police, who have been cured of coronavirus, have volunteered to donate plasma.

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