Sabir Hussain works as a senior content manager, who is also a rewrite hand for the newspaper and the web. He has worked across newspapers, wire services and television for over 25 years.
Articles by Sabir Hussain
Not Covid-19, but fear of the disease kills two in Karnataka
After consuming the herbal concoction Francis Rego died and his father who was rushed to Sirsi government hospital is battling for his life.
Updated on May 24, 2020 10:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Venkatesha Babu | Edited by Sabir Hussain
As flight ops resume, Kolkata to stay off aviation map till Wednesday
Several columns of the army have been deployed for the restoration work in and around Kolkata after the government sought its help.
Updated on May 24, 2020 08:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Virtual courts not a substitute to physical courts: Justice DY Chandrachud
The Supreme Court, which is under complete shutdown due to the Coronavirus threat, has been hearing only extremely urgent cases since March 23 via video conferencing without the personal presence of lawyers.
Updated on May 24, 2020 08:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Murali krishnan | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Worker who returned from Mumbai dies of suspected Covid-19 in Jharkhand
The body was reportedly cremated as per the health department’s protocol for Covid-19 casualties.
Updated on May 24, 2020 07:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | Bedanti Saran | Edited by Sabir Hussain
HC seeks BMC’s response on using developer’s property as quarantine centre
The BMC had taken possession of the completed building in the first week of May to use it as a Covid-19 quarantine facility but did not inform the developer of the duration of its use or amount of compensation it would pay.
Updated on May 24, 2020 06:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | K A Y Dodhiya | Edited by Sabir Hussain
NDRF salvages 150 wine bottles stolen from Gujarat police station, dumped in canal
The NDRF team of divers which was deployed by the Gujarat police on Saturday has so far managed to recover 150 of the 1,200 bottles stolen.
Updated on May 24, 2020 06:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Surat | Jaykishan Sharma | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Amphan leaves Bengal’s crisis-ridden jute mills battered and bruised
The fresh crisis comes at a time when mills in Bengal were under pressure from other states to produce bags on an emergency basis for transportation of Boro rice and relief materials being supplied to people during lockdown.
Updated on May 24, 2020 06:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | Tanmay Chatterjee | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Uddhav Thackeray slams BJP, says won’t indulge in politics over Covid-19
Thackeray, in his address to the State, said that his government will not indulge in politics “as it does not suit the culture of Maharashtra”.
Updated on May 24, 2020 05:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Swapnil Rawal | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Jammu, Srinagar airports get 4 more officers to handle incoming passengers
Commissioner of Jammu Municipal Corporation, Avny Lavasa and Vice Chairman Jammu Development Authority, Babila Rakwal will be the two officers assisting the Deputy Commissioner.
Updated on May 24, 2020 05:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jammu | HT Correspondent | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Follow guidelines, Hardeep Puri tells flyers as flight ops set to resume
The home ministry has issued a 12-point guideline for domestic travel by air train and buses. Under the guidelines, dos and don’ts shall be provided along with tickets to the travelers by the agencies concerned.
Updated on May 24, 2020 03:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Mamata Banerjee’s decision to seek army help good move: Bengal Governor
The Defence Ministry on Saturday sanctioned five columns of the army to restore infrastructure in state capital Kolkata following a request by the state government.
Published on May 23, 2020 10:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
74% of India’s Covid-19 cases reported in May
Between Monday morning and Saturday morning the number of cases has gone up by 30 per cent. This is also in line with the rate of growth when compared to the previous five days.
Published on May 23, 2020 10:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Bengaluru weekly curfew: What’s allowed, what’s not
Other than essential services, Bengaluru residents will have to follow a strict curfew on Sunday. The curfew began at 7 pm on Saturday and will end at 7 am on Monday.
Published on May 23, 2020 07:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
India’s Covid-19 tally goes up by 30,000 this week
Covid-19 cases in China have dwindled dramatically from the peak in mid-February as the country appears to have brought the virus largely under control.
Updated on May 23, 2020 07:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sabir Hussain
No rail travel within Maharashtra, tickets to be cancelled, says railways
Tickets of passengers whose originating and terminating stations are in Maharashtra will be cancelled, the Indian Railways has said.
Published on May 21, 2020 10:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Aroosa Ahmed | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Assam begins ‘ruthless quarantine’ as Covid-19 cases double to 204 in 4 days
Assam recorded its first Covid-19 case on March 31 and it took another 37 days for the figure to reach 50 on May 7. It doubled to reach the 100 figure mark in 10 days on May 17.
Updated on May 21, 2020 09:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | Utpal Parashar | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Kerala’s concerns rise after 24 people who returned turn Covid-19 positive
Out of a total of 690 cases so far, 177 are active while 510 people have been discharged from hospitals while four have died, CM Vijayan said, adding that the rising number was a real concern.
Updated on May 21, 2020 07:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | Ramesh Babu | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Withdraw FIR against Sonia Gandhi, D K Shivakumar tells B S Yediyurappa
The FIR was filed on Wednesday following a complaint by a lawyer named K V Praveen Kumar against Sonia Gandhi after a tweet on the Congress party official Twitter handle dubbed the PM CARES fund as PM CARES fraud.
Updated on May 21, 2020 07:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | Venkatesha Babu | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Uttarakhand deploys special patrols to save jumbos from collision with trains
According to the forest department and Rajaji Tiger Reserve officials, as well as railway train loco pilots, herds of elephants have been spotted on the Haridwar-Dehradun railway track that passes through dense forest terrain.
Published on May 21, 2020 06:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | Sandeep Rawat | Edited by Sabir Hussain
72 died in Bengal due to Amphan, says CM Mamata, asks PM Modi to visit state
Bengal is yet to decide on the losses it has suffered in the cyclone that made landfall Wednesday afternoon before heading away towards Bangladesh.
Updated on May 21, 2020 06:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sabir Hussain
NDRF moves more teams to cyclone-hit Bengal for restoration work
West Bengal informed that there were major damages to agriculture, power and telecommunication facilities in Cyclone affected areas. Odisha informed that damages have been mainly limited to agriculture.
Published on May 21, 2020 03:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Country stands in solidarity with cyclone-hit Bengal: PM Modi
The cyclone which barrelled through the Odisha coast on Wednesday before hitting West Bengal has killed at least 12 people in Bengal and three in Odisha.
Updated on May 21, 2020 03:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Food stalls at railway stations can now reopen
The Board said the zonal railways have been seeking necessary directions/guidelines for opening of catering units at railway stations which were closed in view of the lockdown on account of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Published on May 20, 2020 11:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Rajasthan farmer allegedly dies of heatstroke waiting for token to sell wheat
The BJP’s Pratap Singh Singhvi who is the local MLA has alleged administrative mismanagement in the arrangements for government purchase of wheat led to farmer’s death.
Updated on May 20, 2020 11:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kota | HT Correspondent | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Bengal’s Covid-19 confirmation rate decreases even as testing triples
Over the past fortnight, while Bengal’s average daily testing increased by over 227%, the average number of persons testing positive on day increased by only 33%.
Updated on May 20, 2020 10:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | Snigdhendu Bhattacharya | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Noida follows Delhi, adopts odd-even system for opening shops
According to the advisory issued by district magistrate Suhas LY, all shopkeepers will have to follow safety norms, to stop any further spread of the Covid-19.
Updated on May 20, 2020 08:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Noida | Sanjeev K Jha | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Wrong to blame expatriates for rising Covid-19 numbers, says Kerala CM
Vijayan’s comment came in the wake of a campaign in social media alleging the government was very harsh towards NRIs after positive cases of Covid-19 went up.
Updated on May 20, 2020 08:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Devotees donate Rs 2 cr to India’s richest temple in April under e-Hundi
TTD trust board chairman Y V Subba Reddy told reporters on Wednesday that despite the closure for darshans for such a long period, for the first time in its history, the temple had collected Rs 1.97 crore in April 2020 through “electronic hundi’ (e-hundi).
Updated on May 20, 2020 07:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Edited by Sabir Hussain
NIA takes custody of Hizbul man wanted for multiple murders
Sources said Rustam Ali was a close associate of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo who was killed in an encounter with security forces earlier this month.
Published on May 20, 2020 07:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jammu | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Rajasthan battles locust invasion in 16 of 33 districts
The Locust Warning Organization (LWO) of the Union ministry of agriculture and farmer welfare warned of another attack in May-June this year.
Updated on May 20, 2020 05:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | Rakesh Goswami | Edited by Sabir Hussain