Panaji: Over 300 passengers on Saturday arrived at Madgao railway station in Goa in two trains to and fro Thiruvananthapuram, a senior official said.

Udupi: In what is reportedly the first case of COVID-19 death in Udupi District, a man who arrived in the District from Mumbai, Maharashtra has succumbed to the virus at the KMC Hospital in Manipal. The person reportedly arrived in the District on May 13 and was sent to quarantine, after he complained of illness the patient was shifted to hospital for treatment.

New Delhi: As hundreds of migrants continue to travel a long distance in this COVID-19 crisis, Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday appealed to state governments to immediately lift food grains and pulses from the godowns and distribute them for free within a fortnight to 8 crore migrants who neither have centre nor state ration card.

Mangaluru: Following reports on social media that over 40+ people including hospital staff at AJ Hospital in Mangaluru had tested positive for COVID-19, the hospital has issued a clarification that the reports are baseless and fake and has no truth in it.

Mangaluru: After a series of news reports claimed that a family hailing from Bhatkal on May 11 had hid facts to get treatment for a six-year old kid and had informed the hospital authorities that they hailed from Kundapur, the issue was widely shared and discussed on social media platforms.

To boost Make in India in defence production, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said FDI limit in defence manufacturing will be hiked to 74 per cent from 49 per cent while some weapons and platforms will be banned for imports.

 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced major reforms in the mining of minerals through a seamless composite exploration-cum-production regime.

 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said structural reforms will be focus of the fourth tranche of economic stimulus package with an aim to boost growth and create jobs.