Indian students stranded in COVID-19 hit US asked to stay put
Apr 12, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Washington/IBNS: At least 500 Indian students in the United States who were seeking government assistance to return back to India have been asked to stay put wherever they are, said media reports.
Complete lockdown in Guntur, positive cases rise to 405 in Andhra Pradesh
Apr 12, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: Complete lockdown is being enforced in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur city as 56 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported so far.
Thunderstorm with lighting likely to occur in Telangana, North Coastal AP: Met warns
Apr 12, 2020, at 02:30 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Thunderstorm and lightning are likely to occur at isolated places in Telangana on April 13, 14, 15 and 16, Meteorological Centre warned on Sunday.
Punjab cop's hand chopped off in Patiala as he attempts to enforce lockdown
Apr 12, 2020, at 12:42 pm
Patiala/IBNS: In a horrific incident, a Punjab cop's hand was chopped off in Patiala district by some local people when the personnel tried to enforce COVID-19 lockdown on Sunday morning, officials confirmed.
Many tea gardens in Assam started work by following COVID-19 protocols
Apr 12, 2020, at 12:14 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: After over two weeks of shutdown, tea gardens in some districts of Assam have partially started functions from Saturday.
Manipur: Imphal East district administration introduces food bank for poor and needy people
Apr 12, 2020, at 11:59 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Manipur’s Imphal East district administration has introduced a new initiative to provide immediate aid in the form of free food to the poor and needy with titled – “Food Bank” under the theme, “Help End Hunger Today."
Punjab cop's hand chopped off as he tried to implement lockdown in Patiala
Apr 12, 2020, at 11:22 am
A Punjab policeman's hand was chopped off in Patiala district by some local people (a group of Nihangs) when the cops tried to enforce Covid-19 lockdown, officials confirmed.
Consignment of hydroxychloroquine from India reaches US
Apr 12, 2020, at 10:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after the Indian government removed the ban on the export of the anti-malarial drug, the United States has received a consignment of hydroxychloroquine from India, which is seen as a possible cure for COVID-19.
Over 8000 people in India infected by Coronavirus, death toll touches 273
Apr 12, 2020, at 09:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Pressing the panic button, the deadly novel coronavirus has infected 8,356 people in India and claimed the lives of 273, the Union health Ministery confirmed on Sunday.
Delhi govt to increase COVID-19 testing capacity amid rising cases
Apr 12, 2020, at 01:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi government will conduct door-to-door sampling in a bid to identify COVID-19 patients amid rising cases of the infection in the national capital, said a media report.
No indication of economic package for states by PM in today's meet, says Puducherry CM Narayanasamy
Apr 11, 2020, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/ IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi maintained silence in Saturday's video conference meet with Chief Ministers over the demands of economic package to cope with financial distress amid coronavirus lockdown, Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said, according to media reports.
Centre asks West Bengal govt to enforce lockdown strictly, objects to gradual 'dilution'
Apr 11, 2020, at 09:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Amid reports that West Bengal is not enforcing lockdown measures in some pockets of the state, the Centre on Saturday asked the Mamata Banerjee-led government to enforce containment measures in letter and spirit.
Jharkahnd COVID-19: 1 dead, 17 positive, 1529 negative, results awaited for 366
Apr 11, 2020, at 09:26 pm
Ranchi/UNI: So far a total of 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were detected in Jharkahnd with eight cases in Ranchi, six in Bokaro, two in Hazaribagh and one in Koderma.
West Bengal health officer show-caused for observing PM Modi's 9baje9minute call in hospital
Apr 11, 2020, at 09:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) of West Bengal's Jhargram district has issued a show-cause notice to the Medical Officer of state-run Belpahari Rural Hospital, Tirtha Prasad Chakraborty, for turning off lights and lighting diyas in the hospital on last Sunday (Apr 5) in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "9 baje 9 minutes" appeal to defeat novel coronavirus, reports said on Saturday.
Odisha govt begins swab collection of suspected people in capital city for COVID-19 testing
Apr 11, 2020, at 09:04 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI:The Odisha government has roped in five schools in the capital city to conduct mass collection of sample swab for COVID-19 testing.
COVID-19: 17 new cases , number swells to 224 in J&K, 8,202 under observation
Apr 11, 2020, at 09:00 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday said that 17 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus have been reported thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 224.
Jharkhand: 10 arrested for gang rape in Gumla
Apr 11, 2020, at 06:38 pm
Gumla/UNI: Police arrested 10 youth on the charges of gangraping two girls in Sadar police station area of this district.
Maharashtra lockdown extended till April 30: Uddhav Thackeray
Apr 11, 2020, at 06:29 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray here on Saturday announced the extension of lockdown in the state till April 30 to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.
Apr 11, 2020, at 06:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After identifying the possible Coronavirus hotspots in West Bengal, the state government has 'sealed' at least six locations- four in Howrah city and two in East Medinipur's Tamluk- to contain the spread of Covid-19 while few more hotspots will be under complete lockdown very soon, sources in the government said on Saturday.
Not by me: Ratan Tata rejects viral social media post
Apr 11, 2020, at 05:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Industrialist Ratan Tata on Saturday rejected a social media post that has been circulating widely which contains remarks attributed to him.
PM Modi announced extension of anti-COVID lockdown till Apr 30: Mamata Banerjee confirms
Apr 11, 2020, at 04:56 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After Arvind Kejriwal, now West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended the anti-Coronavirus nationwide lockdown till Apr 30.
Punjab seeks Centre's intervention to send stranded NRIs back
Apr 11, 2020, at 04:42 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab NRIs Affairs Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi on Saturday demanded that Central Government should immediately intervene in the matter of the NRIs stranded in India due to lockdown and pave way for their home countries.
COVID-19: Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami urges PM Modi to sanction Rs 1,000 cr adhoc grant from NDRF
Apr 11, 2020, at 04:36 pm
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to to sanction an adhoc grant of Rs 1,000 crore rupees from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) immediately to procure medical and protective material to combat the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the State.
Lockdown and containment measures are important to fight COVID19: Health Ministry
Apr 11, 2020, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Health Ministry on Saturday said lockdown and containment measures are important to fight COVID19 and if these steps were not implemented in India then the country would have witnessed a spike in the number of coronaviruses cases by now.
States urge PM Modi to extend anti-Coronavirus lockdown, announcement likely soon
Apr 11, 2020, at 04:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to make a big announcement over the extension of anti-Novel Coronavirus lockdown soon as several states have urged the Centre to continue with the imposed restrictions for few more weeks to stem the spread of COVID-19.
Karnataka BJP MLA violates lockdown rules by hosting birthday party in Tumkuru
Apr 11, 2020, at 03:58 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: A Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA blew out the social distancing norms out of the window amid the nationwide lockdown by hosting his grand birthday party in Tumkuru, media reports said.
Assam CM Sonowal directs to maintain strict vigil at Indo-Bangladesh border
Apr 11, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed the administration of South Salmara Mankachar to take immediate steps for strict vigil at India-Bangladesh border adjoining the district boundary and to maintain regular interaction with the Border Security Force so that no person could move even to the ‘No Man’s land’ for farm activities during the lockdown period.
Assamese actresses let their hair down in a new campaign during nationwide lockdown
Apr 11, 2020, at 03:35 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The nationwide lockdown has affected all walks of life and has had a profound influence on the very functioning of our day to day lives.
Nagaland police distribute relief materials among stranded labourers, students amid lockdown
Apr 11, 2020, at 03:29 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Amid Coronavirus lockdown, the Nagaland police have taken an initiative to deliver relief materials to the stranded labourers, students door-to-door.
Sikhs for Justice pushes its separatist idea in India behind veil of COVID-19 aid
Apr 11, 2020, at 02:08 pm
Chandigarh/New York/IBNS: Hinting to cause disruption in the country at a time when the nation is fighting COVID-19 outbreak, US-based Sikhs for Justice, which is banned in India, is promising Rs 2000 each for Coronavirus positive persons in the state of Punjab and asking people if they support SFJ or the governments led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, media reports said.