Over 90 inmates and 80 prison officers have tested positive for Covid-19 in prisons in Delhi, officials said on Monday. The Delhi Prisons Department has set up 50- to 100-bed medical centers in prisons to treat coronavirus patients amid the surge in cases. Most of the patients are treated by the prison doctors. The data … Read more
Kuttanad: An 80-year-old man killed his bedridden wife before taking his own life. The dead were identified as Joseph (Appachan), 80, and Leelama, 75, from Kainakary village in Alappuzha district. Neighbors found Appachan’s body hanging from a tree near the house Sunday morning. When they subsequently conducted a search, Lelamma was found dead in the … Read more
Liam Broady will face Nick Kyrgios on Tuesday (Zac Goodwin/PA) (PA Archive) Tennis players must learn to bounce back from defeat quickly, but by qualifying for the Australian Open, Liam Broady has rectified a mistake that has nagged at them for seven years. The 28-year-old was clearly emotional after defeating in-form Russia’s Roman Safiullin, 5-2 … Read more
As Amy Crosby drove from South Dakota to Omaha Children’s Hospital, she wondered if she would be driving back without her one-year-old son, Crue. “They just said, ‘You know, he’s very sick, Amy, we’re going to do our best for him to come home with you,’” Crosby said. Crue, who has Down syndrome, tested positive … Read more
Sarawak’s use of intensive care beds for Covid-19 patients was the fifth lowest in the country. — Photo by Shafwan Zaidon/Malay Mail KUCHING (January 17): Sarawak’s intensive care unit (ICU) bed utilization rate for Covid-19 fell to 40.9 percent yesterday. On Saturday it was 44.2 percent. A Ministry of Health (MoH) infographic shared on Facebook … Read more
Charred linens that crews removed from the lakefront home. Photo credit: OnScene.TV A sick woman started a fire at a Lakeside home on Sunday after smoking in bed while using an oxygen mask. The oxygen ignited around 8:45 a.m., according to OnScene.TV, burning the bed and her clothes. A neighbor rushed over with a fire … Read more
Tribune News Service Bhanu P.Lohumi Shimlah, January 16 The arrest of three members of the National Council of Teachers Education (NCTE) inspection team from Gaggal and Indora in Kangra district for allegedly demanding money for ignoring deficiencies in colleges has called into question the functioning of private B.Ed colleges . The affiliation of the colleges … Read more
A tornado swept through southwest Florida early Sunday morning. Hundreds of houses were damaged and destroyed. Many residents from Naples to Iona are homeless. Some have nothing but their lives. Barb MacLaine and her husband are among them. “Oh no!” MacLaine screamed when she saw what was left of the RV she was fleeing from … Read more
If you have a baby or toddler, you’ve probably heard of Montessori beds. They’re becoming increasingly popular, but many of us don’t fully understand the appeal or reasons for buying them. On the surface they look simple – basically a mattress on the floor – but it turns out they’re a lot more than that. … Read more
Chandigarh: From unemployed teachers to health workers, contract workers, truck operators and professors at colleges and universities, various sections in Punjab are protesting the state’s congressional government for failing to meet their various demands. In the past two weeks, protesters have been gagged, dragged and even charged with lathi in many places opposition accusing the … Read more