Migrants resort to violence near Madhya Pradesh border over food, transportation scarcity
May 14, 2020, at 11:49 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Thousands of migrants resorted to violence in Sendhwa town along the Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra border over the scarcity of food and transportation after being stuck in a traffic jam on the National Highway 3.
Special train for migrants to run from Bhiwandi to Gorakhpur tonight
May 02, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Thane/UNI: A special train for the stranded people will be run from Bhiwandi Road railway station in the district to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday night.
Mar 29, 2020, at 09:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged the migrant workers to stay wherever they are, citing risk of coronavirus infection spreading to villages where the contagion has not reached yet.
J&K CS releases Rs 40 cr to DCs to combat Coronavirus outbreak
Mar 23, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Jammu/UNI: In order to further strengthen and upscale the offensive against Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) spread, Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday ordered release of Rs 40 crore additionally to all Deputy Commissioners to support their corona mitigation efforts.
Self-imposed complete shutdown in Telangana following Janata curfew
Mar 22, 2020, at 07:11 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: The 24-hour Janata curfew, as a part of the fight against the global pandemic, evoked good response in Telangana with the state witnessing a self-imposed complete shutdown on Sunday.
Mar 22, 2020, at 06:23 pm
Munger/UNI: Munger health department is preparing a list of those who came in contact with Saif Ali, who died due to corona virus infection, during his movement and treatment at different health clinics in the Munger district headquarters during the last fortnight before shifting to the AIIMS at Patna.
Lucknow Metro to remain suspend till Mar 31
Mar 22, 2020, at 05:30 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Lucknow Metro Rail services shall remain suspended for passengers till March 31, in order to stop the spread of coronavirus, metro offical said on Sunday.
Covid-19 outbreak: India suspends all passenger train services till March 31
Mar 22, 2020, at 02:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: As a precautionary measure against the spread of novel coronavirus which has already claimed six lives in India, country's rail ministry on Sunday declared to suspend all passenger train services till Mar 31 midnight.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar satisfied the way Bengal dealing with Coronavirus
Mar 19, 2020, at 07:01 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar today expressed his satisfaction at the way the state was dealing with the novel Coronavirus outbreak.
Mar 19, 2020, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a slew of measures taken to combat the deadly Novel Coronavirus, the government has banned the landing of all international commercial flights in India for a week beginning on Mar 22, asked states to enforce work from home for private employees apart from advising citizens above 65 and children below 10 years of age to remain indoors.
India records fourth Coronavirus death from Punjab
Mar 19, 2020, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll in Novel Coronavirus increased to four in India as a patient passed away in the northern state of Punjab on Thursday.
Mamata Banerjee takes swipe at Bengal's first COVID-19 patient for not taking precaution
Mar 18, 2020, at 10:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday took a swipe at her state's first positive Coronavirus patient, an 18-year-old son of a bureaucrat, for not taking precaution even after he was advised to get quarantined.
COVID-19: India to pay heavy price for Modi government's inability to act decisively, says Rahul
Mar 18, 2020, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Once again attacking the Narendra Modi government over the Coronavirus outbreak, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the country will have to pay a price for the Centre's "inability to act decisively" to contain the situation.
276 Indians infected with Coronavirus abroad, most in Iran: Government
Mar 18, 2020, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Wednesday informed that 276 Indians have been infected with the deadly Novel Coronavirus abroad with most of them staying in Iran followed by UAE and Italy, media reports said.
Kolkata: Covid-19 infected youth's family members kept in isolation, swab samples sent for test
Mar 18, 2020, at 03:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Six persons, who came in contact with West Bengal's first and so far only Covid-19 positive patient, have been shifted to the isolation ward of Kolkata's Beliaghata ID hospital from a quarantine facility in Rajarhat on Wednesday morning, officials said.
COVID-19: K'taka ban might extend by one more week, says CM Yediyurappa
Mar 18, 2020, at 01:19 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday hinted at the possibility of extending the week-long ban by seven days to curb the spread of coronavirus in the southern state.
Coronavirus: Total positive cases in India jump to 147, global death toll above 7,500
Mar 18, 2020, at 10:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The total positive Novel Coronavirus cases in the country rose to 147 on Wednesday while the global death toll from the virus has crossed 7,500.
India reports third Coronavirus death as 64-year old man in Mumbai dies
Mar 17, 2020, at 11:48 am
Mumbai/IBNS: As the Novel Coronavirus engulfed the entire world, the death toll from the virus in India rose to three on Tuesday as a 64-year old man passed away at Mumbai's Kasturba Hospital.
Coronavirus: 64-year old man dies in Mumbai taking death toll in India to 3
Mar 17, 2020, at 11:21 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The death toll in Coronavirus outbreak in India rose to three on Monday with the death of a 64-year old man at Mumbai's Kasturba Hospital.
Coronavirus: Nagaland bans entry of foreign-domestic tourists from tomorrow
Mar 17, 2020, at 11:00 am
Kohima/IBNS: As a precautionary step to prevent the outbreak of deadly novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Nagaland government on Monday decided to bar the entry of any foreign or domestic tourist in the state from Mar 18.
COVID 19 scare: Maharashtra govt to stamp those under home quarantine
Mar 17, 2020, at 09:47 am
Mumbai/IBNS: In a step taken to fight the COVID19 outbreak in the state, Maharashtra government on Monday said those people who are undergoing home quarantine for suspected exposure to the novel Coronavirus will be stamped on the left hand, media reports said.
Coronavirus: All national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, zoo in Assam to remain closed till Mar 29
Mar 16, 2020, at 05:37 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: As a precautionary measure to check the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Assam government has taken a decision to keep all the national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves, zoological parks and protected areas closed till Mar 29.
Supreme Court agrees to hear BJP's Madhya Pradesh floor test plea tomorrow
Mar 16, 2020, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi/Bhopal/IBNS: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Tuesday the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s plea to hold an urgent floor test in Madhya Pradesh assembly after the saffron party felt upset over Speaker N.P. Prajapati's adjournment of the house till Mar 26 over Novel Coronavirus fears, media reports said.
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.
West Bengal shuts all educational institutions over Coronavirus outbreak
Mar 14, 2020, at 02:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal on Saturday ordered a closure of all government, government-aided and private educational institutions between Mar 16 and 31 amid the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus.
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.
PM Modi proposes to SAARC nations to chalk out 'strong strategy' to fight Coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020, at 01:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the worldwide panic over the Novel Coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped up on Friday to propose to all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nation to chalk out a "strong strategy" to combat the deadly virus.
Delhi declares Coronavirus epidemic, all schools, colleges, cinema halls to remain shut till Mar 31
Mar 12, 2020, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: All schools, colleges and cinema halls will remain shut in the national capital till Mar 31 over the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus which was declared as an epidemic by the Delhi government on Thursday.
Coronavirus matter of concern: S Jaishankar in Parliament as total cases in India rise to 73
Mar 12, 2020, at 01:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As the total positive cases of the deadly Novel Coronavirus increased to 73, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Parliament on Thursday said the outbreak of the virus was a matter of concern, media reports said.
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.