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  • MPPSC postpones preliminary exams due to COVID-19 pandemic

    By PTI
    BHOPAL: In light of the COVID-19 situation, the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) has postponed the preliminary exams for the state civil services examination, which were scheduled in April.

    Keeping the health and protection of candidates in view following the coronavirus spread, the MPPSC’s state civil service examination, scheduled on April 11, has been postponed, the commission’s secretary Vandana Vaidya said.

    It has been proposed that the postponed exams be held on June 20, the official said.

  • 917 new COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh; 500 patients recover, one dies

    By PTI
    BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh on Thursday reported 917 new coronavirus cases, which pushed its overall tally to 2,71,957, while one death due to the virus took the toll to 3,894, an official said.

    A total of 500 people were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the recovery count in the state to 2,62,031, he said.

    Of the total 52 districts in the state, six districts did not report any fresh case, he said.

    The lone death was reported from Gwalior.

    “With 294 new cases, Indore’s caseload reached 63,201, while that of Bhopal rose to 46,111 with the addition of 184 cases. The active caseload in these two cities is 1,865 and 1,312 respectively,” the official said.

    With 18,333 samples being examined in the last 24 hours, the total test count in Madhya Pradesh reached 60.71 lakh.

    The coronavirus figures in MP are as follows: Total cases 2,71,957, new cases 917, death toll 3,894, recoveries 2,62,031, active cases 6,032, number of tests so far 60,71,681.

  • Madhya Pradesh MLAs flout COVID rules in Assembly premises

    By Express News Service
    BHOPAL: A day after Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ordered compliance with mandatory use of face masks in Indore and Bhopal amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, many lawmakers were seen flouting the directive in the Assembly premises.

    The violators included BJP MLAs Usha Thakur, Ramesh Mendola, Yashpal Singh Sisodiya and former health minister Ajay Vishnoi and Congress legislators Sunil Saraf, Siddharth Kushwah and Alok Chaturvedi. When questioned, the legislators made various excuses.

    (From left) KP Singh, Rambai Thakur, Narottam Mishra

    Usha Thakur, who is the minister of state for tourism and culture, said, “I regularly do yoga and blow conch.  So, there is less possibility of me being infected. I use my dupatta to cover my face when needed.”

    BSP’s Rambai Thakur claimed she feels uneasy and nauseous on wearing mask while Kushwah claimed, “I’ve already had Covid-19 in the recent past, so I’ll not get infected again. Still, if you want to make it an issue, you’re free to do so.”