COVID19 scare: Devotees to fill up self-declaration form before entry into Jagannath temple
Mar 15, 2020, at 07:07 pm
Puri/UNI: In a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Jagannath temple administration today made it mandatory for the devotees to fill up a self-declaration form on the health status of the family members before entering into the 12th-century shrine.
COVID19 outbreak: Dubai bound flight leaves Kochi sans 20 passengers
Mar 15, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Kochi/UNI: The Kochi-Dubai flight which offloaded the coronavirus positive UK national has left on Sunday with 269 passengers.
Mar 15, 2020, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal to form a joint G20 strategy to deal with coronavirus pandemic.
Sheikh Hasina thanks PM Modi for bringing back 23 Bangladeshis from Wuhan
Mar 15, 2020, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday joined the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) leaders video conference and thanked her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for helping in evacuating 23 Bangladeshi students from Wuhan city of China which is believed to be the epicentre of the Coronavirus outbreak.
Mar 15, 2020, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leading a video conference, participated by South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) leaders, Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday said India not only evacuated 1400 Indians from different Coronavirus-hit countries but also helped some people from the neighbouring nations during the evacuation process.
Coronavirus-hit Iran seeks India's help in fighting the outbreak
Mar 15, 2020, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after Iran threatened to isolate India in the Islamic world over the violence in Delhi, the country's President Hassan Rouhani wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking help to fight coronavirus epidemic which has so far infected 12,729 people and killed 611 people in Iran.
Coronavirus: 236 Indian nationals evacuated from Iran quarantined at Jaisalmer
Mar 15, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Jaisalmer/UNI: As many as 236 Indian nationals, who were evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran, reached Indian Army Quarantine facility established at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan on Sunday.
Schools, cinema halls, gyms, pools in Assam closed till Mar 29
Mar 15, 2020, at 02:34 pm
Guwahati/UNI: All educational institutes, cinema halls, gym and swimming pools in Assam will remain closed till March 29 next to prevent Coronavirus outbreak in the state.
Mar 14, 2020, at 08:23 pm
Puri/UNI: A seven-year-old Lithuanian girl suspected of being infected with novel coronavirus was on Saturday referred to SCB Medical College and Hospital at Cuttack
Mar 14, 2020, at 03:48 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid global coronavirus outbreak, Pakistan on Saturday said it is ready to participate in a video conference of Saarc countries over the issue of tackling the disease, a proposal first made by Indian PM Narendra Modi.
Coronavirus outbreak: Rajasthan orders closure of schools, colleges, gyms, cinema halls
Mar 14, 2020, at 11:29 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Amid the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus, the Rajasthan government has ordered a closure of schools, colleges, gymnasiums and cinema halls.
US Embassy in India cancels all visa appointments from Mar 16 amid coronavirus outbreak
Mar 14, 2020, at 10:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak in India, the US Embassy and Consulates in the country on Saturday said it has cancelled all visa appointments from Mar 16.
Sheikh Hasina welcomes PM Modi's SAARC proposal over tackling coronavirus
Mar 14, 2020, at 08:41 am
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Friday welcomed Indian PM Narendra Modi's proposal for a constructive dialogue between SAARC leaders over tackling the Coronavirus issue.
China mounts social media campaign to pass on coronavirus blame to USA
Mar 14, 2020, at 12:08 am
Beijing/Washington/IBNS: The Chinese government has started a social media campaign to cast doubt on the origin of the deadly coronavirus and project itself as a country that took major steps to delay the spread of the disease to the rest of the world, an AFP report said.
Nepal PM Oli, two world leaders backs Modi's call for SAARC solidarity to combat Coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020, at 04:34 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli on Friday backed his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's proposal to all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations to chalk out a "strong strategy" to combat the deadly coronavirus.
Mar 13, 2020, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time when the world is witnessing major coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for SAARC nations to chalk out a strong strategy to fight the virus which is believed to have originated from China and then spread to different countries.
Narendra Modi, Boris Johnson interact over phone, exchange views on COVID19
Mar 13, 2020, at 08:49 am
London/New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson interacted over phone recently and they exchanged views on the COVID-19 epidemic, officials said.
COVID-19: India to set up coronavirus test labs for Indian nationals in Italy
Mar 12, 2020, at 07:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In view of the difficulties in getting COVID-19- negative certificates in Italy, laboratories to test the stranded Indians will be set up in that country, the government said on Thursday.
Coronavirus outbreak: Govt is vigilant, says Modi; Rahul blames PM
Mar 12, 2020, at 05:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the spreading of the deadly Novel Coronavirus across the country and the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government was vigilant about the present situation urging people not to panic.
Mar 11, 2020, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said the government is focussing on bringing back Indians stranded in coronavirus-stricken Italy and Iran after screening them for the infection.
No Goa school, college shut down due to Coronavirus outbreak: CMO
Mar 11, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Panaji/UNI: Goa Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Wednesday clarified that educational institutions in state have not been shut down due to outbreak of Coronavirus.
Mar 11, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Agartala/IBNS: A day after reports said that an Indian national had been sent back from Akhaura check post by Bangladeshi officials over suspicion of COVID19, Indian Express said that it was, in fact, a Bangladeshi national who was prevented from entering India after being screened with high temperature.
COVID19: Suspected patient dies in K'taka
Mar 11, 2020, at 02:43 pm
Kalaburagi/UNI: A person, who was reportedly suffering from the infectious disease Covid-19 died in the district on Wednesday.
Coronavirus outbreak: One more tested positive in Jammu, cinema halls, schools shut in 5 districts
Mar 11, 2020, at 01:53 pm
Jammu/UNI: In view of one more case was found positive of Coronavirus in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday ordered closure of all primary schools in five districts and cinema halls in ten districts of Jammu Division.
COVID-19 scare: Techies asked to work from home
Mar 10, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Techies living in a Whitefield apartment block where the city's first Coronavirus patient was residing have been asked to work from home.
IAF plane takes off to evacuate Indian nationals from Iran amid coronavirus outbreak
Mar 09, 2020, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi/ IBNS: A C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force has taken off from Hindan airbase for Tehran today, to airlift Indian citizens, the government said in a statement today.
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Air India Express, GoAir, Indigo cancel flight rescheduling charges in view of Coronavirus outbreak
Mar 09, 2020, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Air India Express has announced that it will allow its passengers to reschedule their tickets free of charge for bookings made between March 12 and March 31, said media reports.
Coronavirus: IAF plane to leave for Iran to evacuate stranded Indians
Mar 09, 2020, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: An Indian Air Force(IAF) plane will take off on Monday to evacuate Indian nationals stranded in Iran where at least 194 people have reportedly died so far from novel coronavirus infection.
Covid-19: Karnataka govt declares holiday for LKG, UKG classes in Bengaluru
Mar 09, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: In view of the novel Coronavirus outbreak worldwide and detection of a few positive cases in neighbouring states, the Karnataka government has declared holidays in all LKG, UKG classes here.
Maharashtra: 22-yr-old youth booked for dumping used masks in public place
Mar 09, 2020, at 03:49 pm
Thane/UNI: A 22-year-old youth was booked under IPC Section 269 for allegedly dumping around 25,000 used masks at a public place in Purna village of Bhiwandi town, police said here on Monday.