Move to convert college hostels into COVID care centres
The Hindu
As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, the district administration has begun the process of identifying hostels in government and private colleges that can be converted into care centres.Since April,
As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, the district administration has begun the process of identifying hostels in government and private colleges that can be converted into care centres. Since April, fresh cases have been on the rise in Tiruchi district. On an average, it reports between 150 to 200 cases daily. The discharge of patients, who were tested positive for the virus, hovers around 100 a day. As of Monday, 1,360 patients are under treatment for the infection.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.