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COVID-19 claims 47 Indian lives; 27 die to virus, 20 due to lockdown

As of March 29, COVID-19, which has infected close to 7,00,000 people worldwide and resulted in 33,000 deaths, has till now claimed 47 Indian lives.
Migrant workers walk with their children to return to their homes after the 21-day lockdown announced by PM modi (Photo: Reuters)

COVID-19, the virus, which has infected close to 7,00,000 people worldwide and resulted in more than 33,000 deaths, has till now (March 29) claimed 44 Indian lives.

Whats shocking is the fact that while 27 of these people have died because of the disease, 20 people have died because of the 21-day lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi on March 24 to curb spread of COVID-19.

As per a report in The Wire, at least 17 migrant labourers and their family members ? including five children ? have lost their lives till now while trying desperately to return home due to the lockdown. While an 11-year-old boy in Bihar also reportedly died because of hunger as his family could not arrange for food due to lockdown, two more people (not migrant workers) also died because of the lockdown.

After the three-week lockdown was announced by PM Modi, thousands of migrant workers in different parts of the country panicked and decided to head to their native places. With no mode of transport, several of these daily wage earners started walking towards their homes. Horrifying tales of these workers walking hundreds of km have been very well reported in many leading dailies. Whats more horrifying was that many of these workers were lathi-charged in several areas by the police personnel, who were instructed to implement the lockdown strictly.

Also read: PM Modi calls up Pune nurse Chhaya Jagtap, thanks her for fighting COVID-19

On March 28, a 39-year-old man, who worked as a home delivery man for a restaurant in Delhi, died because of lockdown. The man, who has been identified as Ranveer Singh, started walking from Delhi towards his home in Morena district in Madhya Pradesh. After crossing 200 kms, he died of a heart attack in Agra, reported The Times of India.

On March 28 again, four out of seven migrant workers were killed in Virar on Mumbai-Gujarat highway while they were trying to return to their homes in Rajasthan. The workers, who worked in Mumbai, were stopped on the Maharashtra-Gujarat border and were returning to Virar when the accident took place.

As per ANI, on March 29, a fast moving canter hit around eight members of a migrant family in Gurgaon while they were walking towards their home in Haryana. Among the eight members, four died because of the accident.

Just like the accident on March 29, an accident in Telangana on March 27 killed eight people. The eight persons, including an 18-month-old baby and a nine-year-old girl, were returning to their homes in Karnataka. Six people were reported to be injured by the accident as well by The Indian Express.

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Remembrance

Renowned singer KK passes away at 53

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Amar Ashok Jajoo | Kolkata

KK passed away at the age of 53 in Kolkata

Renowned playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, passed away at the age of 53 in Kolkata. The singer performed at Nazul Mancha auditorium on Tuesday (May 31). He went to his hotel after his performance and collapsed. He was rushed to Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) at around 10:30 pm, where he was declared brought dead by the doctors. The exact cause of his death is unknown as of now.

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Business

Anvi, Arav, Shaunak, Anavti emerge as champions at District Chess Championship in Nagpur

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Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Chess Association Nagpur had organised Nagpur District Under 9 and Under 17 Open as well as Girls Chess Championship Tournament in association with GH Raisoni Sports and Cultural Foundation and Kalpana Prakash Welfare foundation.

Under the Aegis of Maharashtra Chess Association held on Saturday, May 21 at Shraddha House, the prize distribution function was also held on the same day by Bhushan Shriwas, Secretary, Chess Association Nagpur. Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by SS Soman (Working President CAN and Member MCA tournament Committee).

Tournament was executed by Chief Arbiter Pravin Thakare who was assisted by Deputy Arbiter Shiva Iyer, Prayas Ambade and Prathamesh Machave.

List of Selected players :

Under-9 Boys

1)  Arav Dhoot

2) Chirag Lahoti

Under-9 Girls

1) Anvi Vinit Hirde

2) Chaudhari Amulyaa

Under-17 Boys

1) Shaunak Badole

2) Dishank Bajaj

Under-17 Girls

1) Avanti Junghare

2) Shraddha Bajaj

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Health

Union Minister Dr Bhagwat Karad unveils Dr Kavita Chandak’s book ‘Healing women with Homeopathy’

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Dr Kavita Chandak at National Conference of Homeopathy held in Aurangabad

Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Karad recently unveiled Dr Kavita Chandak’s book ‘Healing women with Homeopathy’ at the recently held National Conference of Homeopathy (HAMI 2022) in Aurangabad. Prominently present during the conference were renowned homeopath Dr Arun Bhasme and 3,000 other doctors.

In her book, Dr Chandak, who hails from Nagpur, has covered the most important and widespread gynecological disorders such as menarche, over dysmenorrhea to menopause; reflects issues from which women suffer frequently like sterility, polycystic ovarian syndrome, breast issues, pregnancy-related conditions like constipation, morning sickness, heartburn, uterine prolapse, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and urinary problems, to mention a few.

Dr Chandak has also given a thorough explanation on topics like cancer of the breast, uterus and cervix, which are the most prevalent types of cancers in women. Her book contains a study of several homeopathic remedies with special emphasis on gynecology through the chapters like the core of a few important female remedies and the homeopathic gynecological kit. The book also gives a glimpse of rare and lesser-known remedies.

It is worth noting that Dr Chandak holds two golden book world records for treating kidney disorders and a case of mucormycosis. She is also the recipient of ‘The Excellence in Homeopathy award 2022’ given by Hpathy.com to 66 renowned homeopaths throughout the world. Over the years, Dr Chandak has organized more than 800 free medicine distribution camps. She provides her services through her web clinic in 20+ countries. Her area of specialization is behavioral psychiatric disorders like autism and ADHD.

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