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  • Two men who lied to wives about going to Bangkok get quarantined by police

    Two men who lied to wives about going to Bangkok get quarantined by police

    We’ve all seen enough Bollywood and Hollywood movies where men lie to their girlfriends or wives about going on a business trip when in fact they are cheating on them with someone else. Well, something similar happened in India recently.

    According to a Twitter user, Abhijit Basak, whose Twitter bio identifies him as the State IT Cell Convenor of BJYM, West Bengal (India), two men got in for trouble when police paid them a visit.

    This is what the tweet read, ‘They told their wives that they were visiting Bangaluru for business and actually visited Bangkok. However, after returning home, Police visited their homes with their travel records and pasted on the gate & explaining to their wives why their husbands need to be quarantined’.

    Things came crumbling down for two men in India when the truth about their vacation was revealed to their wives by the police.

    According to a report in the Indian media, the incident allegedly took place in Ambala. After tracking down their travel history, the police pasted posters that advised everyone to stay away from the member: as they are under quarantine for 14 days. However, twice the posters were torn by the involved party. When the police pasted them for the third time, they were misbehaved with.

    “Posters were placed two or three times outside the house. But they tore. When the team reached for the third time, then misbehaved. Police was given a written complaint, now the police will take action,” the report quoted Dr. Kuldeep Kumar, CMO, Ambala as saying.

    Well, we can certainly say that these men didn’t think they would get busted and how!

    On Twitter, however, people are concerned about the well being of the two and not because of coronavirus.

    https://twitter.com/drmanishgoutam/status/1244570055557316608?s=20
  • Coronavirus Lockdown: Karnataka health department asks quarantined citizens to send hourly selfies

    Coronavirus Lockdown: Karnataka health department asks quarantined citizens to send hourly selfies

    The Karnataka health department in India is using a mobile app to curb violations by people in home quarantine through a system that requires them to upload hourly selfies, which is then corroborated with the global positioning system (GPS) location of their homes.

    The technological intervention was necessitated because of a large number of violations by those placed under a mandatory 14-day home quarantine.

    “All persons under order of home quarantine shall send their selfie to (the) government every one hour from home,” the state government said in a circular on Monday. The selfie will be cross-checked with the GPS data to see if the person is at the address of home quarantine.

    Thousands of people are currently in home quarantine in India due to the coronavirus outbreak.

    People who have come from an international destination have to quarantine themselves for two weeks even if they are asymptomatic. Others who have come in touch with anyone in the former category will also have to quarantine themselves in a similar fashion.

    The state government has warned that those who fail to send selfies every one hour (except sleeping time from 10pm to 7am) will be sent to mass quarantine centres.

    “Nobody can dodge the long arm of the law. Ten persons who were under home quarantine in #Bengaluru and escaped to their native place, were arrested and a case has been registered against them at Gurmitkal police station,” said B.H. Anil Kumar, commissioner of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP, the city civic body) posted on Twitter.

  • Lahore’s Defence and Cantt report majority coronavirus cases

    Lahore’s Defence and Cantt report majority coronavirus cases

    Majority of the coronavirus cases being reported in Lahore are from the Defence and Cantt areas of the city, an official of Punjab’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has revealed.

    As per reports, Director Pperations at PDMA Nisar Ahmed said, “These people from the posh areas usually have a travel history and they are continuing their kitty parties and not practicing social distancing.”

    According to the provincial government’s daily statistics of those tested positive in the city, six people are “not traceable”.

    Ahmed, however, denied the information. “I don’t think that is true,” he said, adding that the Punjab government is using cellphone data and artificial intelligence to trace people, once they enter the province.

    “We can trace the travels of each one of the 11 million people in Lahore.  Anyone who leaves the airport, we know exactly where there they went, where they stopped and for how many minutes. This state-of-the-art technology is being used in Punjab for the first time,” he explained.

  • Workout at home with Katrina Kaif’s routine

    Workout at home with Katrina Kaif’s routine

    Two weeks into self-isolation/quarantine, we all seem to have one common complaint: our clothes are getting tighter due to all the food we are consuming. Not only that, but gyms across the country have also been closed which means that we’ve all essentially become couch potatoes.

    Katrina Kaif, who is possibly one of Bollywood’s fittest actors, has shared her at-home workout routine. While it looks fun and easy, let us tell you that it’s not. Be prepared for a heavy-duty sweat sesh and burn all those extra calories you have been consuming.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B9zMwQJBoz_/

    This workout has even been endorsed by Zainab Abbas.

    A few days later, she shared an even more intense workout. To be honest, we couldn’t manage more than 2 rounds.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B-HHD7XhxZO/

    Read more – No time to hit the gym? Check out these Youtube workouts for the busy woman

    If these seem a little too intense for you, check out videos by our local fitness instructors.

    Fatima Zahra Malick

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B-KRh_WB_kH/

    Nusrat Hidayatullah, The Forty Two Day Challenge

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B-R9kC8FHM2/

    Hydro Fit, Celebrity Trainer

    Let us know which one of these workout videos you tried and liked.

  • Hand care in the time of corona

    Hand care in the time of corona

    Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all of us are constantly washing our hands. Our use of handwash, soap bar and hand sanitisers has gone up manifold. And all that excessive washing has not been kind to the skin on your hands which is becoming dry and/or patchy.

    While this does not mean that you stop washing your hands regularly, we recommend some tried and tested tips to ensure that your hands don’t become dry and wrinkly in this pandemic though it is advisable to follow these tips after the pandemic too.

    Exfoliate your hands

    Just like the skin on our face and body, the skin on our hands can benefit big from a weekly or bi-weekly exfoliation. Exfoliation can help slough off dead skin cell buildup, which will appear more prominently on your hands due to excessive hand washing or use of hand sanitisers. Wet your hands with lukewarm water, and massage a small amount of the scrub over both of your hands, working in circular motions. Rinse it off with warm water, and apply a hand cream.

    We recommend: Scoop O Scrub’s Frosted Hand & Foot Scrub

    This scrub is peppermint flavoured made with the finest sugar, essential oils and carrie oils. Use it two times a week — preferably before going to bed — so that the flakes on your skin are gone and you wake up to soft hands. Scoop O Scrub have two other hand & foot scrubs also — Hibiscus and Sea Breeze.

    Moisturise

    Use moisturising hand creams or lotions every time you wash your hands. Keep a lotion or hand cream near your sink. If applying lotion gets tiresome, at least do it 4-5 times a day.

    We recommend: Conatural’s Ultra Moisturising Organic Hand & Nail Cream

    We have used this cream and it really makes a difference. It is uniquely blended with Organic Aloe Vera and enriched with Organic Sweet Almond, Jojoba and Sunflower seed oils and Vitamin E. It is very good for dry and rough hands and prevents moisture loss, leaving them soft and supple.

    Massage your hands

    Massage your hands at night for at least three-five minutes to let the goodness of the moisturiser soak in. For very rough hands, mix your moisturiser with a bit of Vaseline so that they are protected all through the night. You can also use baby oil or any other essential oil for a hand massage.

  • Dua Mangi identifies kidnappers before the court

    Dua Mangi identifies kidnappers before the court

    Dua Mangi has identified the men who abducted her on November 30 last year before the court. The Karachi-based teenager, who was kidnapped from outside a restaurant in Karachi’s DHA was kidnapped for ransom. She has returned home a week later.

    The hearing of the case was in the court of the Judicial Magistrate South, Karachi. At the beginning of the hearing, Dua identified the kidnappers who were presented before her in the court.

    They were identified as Zohaib Qureshi and Muzaffar. Dua Mangi in her statement before the court said Zohaib and Muzaffar along with their partners had kidnapped her from outside a restaurant in Karachi.

    On March 18, the police had arrested two accused from different areas in the country in Dua Mangi and Bisma kidnapping cases.

    Additional IG Ghulam Nabi Memon confirmed that the five-member kidnappers’ gang that was behind Dua and Bisma’s kidnapping was led by an ousted police officer.

    Taking action on the intelligence reports, the police conducted raids in different areas of the country and arrested the two suspects, he added.

    Memon had said that the gang had taken cue for the kidnapping from movies.

  • Coronavirus recession? The Citizens Archive of Pakistan fires 13 citing ‘financial constraints’

    Coronavirus recession? The Citizens Archive of Pakistan fires 13 citing ‘financial constraints’

    As the country observes a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, The Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP), a non-governmental organisation, has fired 13 employees without prior notice, citing financial constraints.

    In a series of tweets, Raza Gillani, a former employee lashed out at the organisation for what he termed as a move to profit from a pandemic.

    He said that that the organisation had fired him along with 13 other employees without a prior notice until the coronavirus situation subsides. He added that while the government funds one project of the organisation, the employees were still working on the other project remotely. “Where is that money going?” he asked.

    In a veiled reference to two-time Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy who runs the organisation, he said that she makes films depicting the most vulnerable segments of the society but her own organisation was abandoning its most vulnerable employees who have families to sustain in this time of crisis.

    “If downsizing had become so important, why were the directors and those who actually take a hefty salary not fired? Why is it always the most vulnerable employees who are considered a liability at the time of a crisis, if saving money is so important to sustain the organisation?” he asked.

    Later, Raza also posted updates on Twitter stating that the human resource department had assured them that they would be given their notice periods and an additional one-month salary as well. He added that while CAP runs the National History Museum, it was also true that the Punjab government has not paid the salaries of the museum employees for the past six months.

    Following his tweets, CAP, in a statement, said that the organisation relies on the support and funding of donors both private and public to support its core projects.

    They mentioned that they have been struggling for the last several months as they have not received six months of payments. Also, their existing grants have been put on hold as well.

    “Now that the museum is closed for an indefinite period of time due to the government lockdown for COVID-19 pandemic, as a small non-government organisation we are finding it difficult to sustain a large workforce and have had to make some difficult decisions to let some members of our organisation go whilst also having to revisit current employees’ remuneration,” the statement added.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B-WpS58ndzn/

    CAP also stated that the terminated employees “will receive their salaries for the month of March 2020 along with an additional month of pay for April 2020 to be paid after their four-week notice in accordance with their contracts”.

    The organisation also claimed that should they be back on their feet after the pandemic is over, “employees who have been terminated will be the first we contact in regards to a return to their position”.

  • Government launches Covid-19 information service on WhatsApp

    Government launches Covid-19 information service on WhatsApp

     The Federal Government has launched a ‘Coronavirus Information Service’ on Whatsapp to deliver updates about the coronavirus pandemic.

    According to the Prime Minister’s Office, people can get all information about the coronavirus, latest statistics and nearest labs by sending a message writing ‘Hi’ at 00923001111166.

    The Coronavirus Information Service will deliver information in Urdu and six regional languages, including Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi and Kashmiri.

    On Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced the formation of youth force and public fund during his address to the nation to fight coronavirus pandemic across Pakistan.

    PM Khan said Corona Relief Tiger Force will be made of young doctors, drivers and people from any field which would be utilised to provide food and essential commodities to the areas likely to face lockdown. The force will also guide people to self-isolate inside their houses.

  • Nawaz to not return from London until coronavirus situation improves

    Nawaz to not return from London until coronavirus situation improves

    Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s physician Dr David R Lawrence has issued a report, saying that the ailing PML-N supremo’s heart surgery will have to wait until the “prevailing uncertainty of COVID-19 settles down,” hinting at his extended duration of stay abroad which appeared to be on the cards for some time now.

    According to the report, Sharif “at his age, with significant disease burden, falls in the category of patients who — if exposed — can develop serious COVID-19 symptoms with adverse effects”.

    The doctor further said that Nawaz has been advised to stay “in close proximity of” advanced health facilities in London.

    Nawaz, who is said to be diagnosed with an immune system disorder, flew to London in November last year after the government granted him one-time permission to fly abroad for a medical check-up.

  • ‘Tumhari tankha se katay ga’, Mahira Khan’s mother tells her off

    ‘Tumhari tankha se katay ga’, Mahira Khan’s mother tells her off

    Pakistan’s superstar Mahira Khan is also stuck at home with her family during the current coronavirus outbreak. She is living with her parents and tweeted that she was making her mother a cup of tea and heating up food when she broke a plate.

    Her mother heard her drop the plate and, “started screaming from her room – arraay o mahiraaa tumhari tankha se kattaaay ga!” a response that most of us have heard from our mothers as well.

    Her mother won at humour, Mahira says and many agreed with her.