42% COVID-19 cases in the age group 20-40, says Health Ministry
Apr 05, 2020, at 06:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Health Ministry has said 42 per cent of the people who tested positive for the new coronavirus infection are in the age group of 21-40 years.
Lockdown day 10: India's COVID-19 +ve cases breach 3000-mark, toll at 75
Apr 04, 2020, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: On the 10th day of national lockdown on Saturday as many as 3072 positive cases were reported across the country, with 75 deaths, while 183 people have so far recovered from this deadly disease.
COVID-19: 17 new positive cases reported in J&K, number swells to 92
Apr 04, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said 17 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), three from Jammu division and 14 from Kashmir division, have been reported thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 92.
After flouting quarantine norms, Tablighi Jamaat attendees refuse COVID-19 test
Apr 02, 2020, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Even as the Centre and the state governments across India are trying to trace the remaining Tablighi Jamaat attendees in order to arrest the further rise of coronavirus cases in the country that shot up after several of them tested positive, media reports said many attendees quarantined in a Delhi hospital are objecting to the required medical testing.
'Revoke FIR against Tablighi Jamaat Chief', demands JNU student group
Apr 02, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi/ IBNS: A group called Muslim Students of JNU(MSJ) has allegedly declared its support for Tablighi Jamat Chief Maulana Saad Kandhlawi and sought revocation of FIR against him and others, said a media report.
Apr 01, 2020, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi/(UNI): National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had pitched in to resolve the Markaz crisis when the head of Nizamuddin Markaz Maulana Saad refused entry of Delhi Police to get the mosque evacuated in the intervening night of March 28-29, the officials said here on Wednesday.
Tripura identifies 22 people who visited Delhi during Tablighi Jammat in Nizamuddin
Apr 01, 2020, at 04:08 pm
Agartala/ UNI: Tripura government has started testing for coronavirus with the identification of as many as 22 people from the state who had visited the Covid-19 hotspot in Delhi between March 14 and16 last, exactly during the Tablighi Jammat in Nizamuddin.
Mar 31, 2020, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Migrant workers stopped while journeying back home and sent to government shelters amid coronavirus lockdown should be provided with medical aid, food and counselling from religious leaders, the Supreme Court told the Centre on Tuesday, said media reports.
West Bengal: 57-year-old man tests positive for COVID-19
Mar 31, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Kolkata: A 57-year-old man from Kolkata on Tuesday tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the tally in West Bengal to 27.
Mar 29, 2020, at 07:14 pm
Pune/IBNS: Virologist Minal Dakhave Bhosle brought a ray of hope to the nation, struggling to contain the deadly coronavirus with its meagre screening resources, just a day before delivering a baby girl on March 19.
Assam man wishes to donate 10 bigha land to government to build a COVID-19 hospital
Mar 29, 2020, at 05:21 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: At a time when India along with the rest of the world is fighting against the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and over 30,000 people have already lost their lives, a man from Assam has wished to donate his lands to the government to build a COVID-19 treatment hospital.
Coronavirus : Assam Chief Secretary directs DCs to provide relief materials to daily wage earners
Mar 29, 2020, at 04:56 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In the wake of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Assam Chief Secretary has directed all districts Deputy Commissioner (DC) to provide relief materials to the daily wage earners in the state for seven days.
Coronavirus Outbreak: UP, Bihar govts to quarantine migrant workers in camps for 14 days
Mar 29, 2020, at 04:22 pm
Lucknow/New Delhi/Patna/IBNS: As thousands of migrant workers from Delhi and its surroundings return to their hometowns, mostly in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, following the 21-day-lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid coronavirus outbreak, a 14-day-quarantine has been made compulsory for them by their native States, reports said.
PM CARES Fund receives massive response with celebrities contributing in crores
Mar 29, 2020, at 12:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund), and soon Bollywood celebrities, large corporates, sportspersons, associations, including the richest cricket board of the world BCCI, and the common people came forward to help the Indian Government in its fight against the coronavirus situation in the country.
Mar 28, 2020, at 11:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A woman from northern West Bengal, who had a travel history to foreign country, has tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the tally in the state to 18, sources in the NICED said on Saturday night.
Coronavirus cases reach 18 in West Bengal
Mar 28, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The total number of novel coronavirus cases rose to 18 in West Bengal after a woman, who has been kept in an isolation ward in North Bengal Medical College & Hospital, tested positive for the contagion.
Mar 28, 2020, at 09:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Ministry on Saturday directed all States and Union Territories (UTs) to set up relief camps along highways to provide food and shelter to the migrant workers returning to their domicile States.
Rijiju contributes Rs 1 cr to PM's National Relief Fund in fight against COVID-19
Mar 28, 2020, at 08:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In the wake of spread of coronavirus pandemic in the country, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday contributed Rs one crore from his MPLAD Fund to the Prime Minister`s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to fight the disease.
Over 200 arrests in Assam as people continue to break lockdown
Mar 28, 2020, at 07:45 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Problem of crowd control continued to plague Assam Police on day four of the 21-day nationwide lockdown against COVID-19 pandemic as police had to restore to firing in the air to disperse a mob.
Panic-stricken residents throng markets in Meghalaya
Mar 26, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Shillong/UNI: Shops continue to remain closed and vehicles off the road on Day-2 of the 21-days nation-wide lockdown in Meghalaya on Thursday.
Coronavirus lockdown lessons: IIT Gandhinagar students emulate Newton's 'Self quarantine'days
Mar 26, 2020, at 04:30 pm
Gandhinagar/UNI: Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) has launched ‘Project Isaac’, inspired by Sir Isaac Newton, to engage its students in creative projects to enhance their critical skills while they are confined to their rooms or homes because of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Corona-infected Mohalla clinic doctor, 900 people who came in his contact, to be quarantined
Mar 26, 2020, at 04:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A corona-infected doctor in a Delhi Mohalla clinic, along with 900 people who came in contact with him will be quarantined, Delhi Health department sources said here on Thursday.
Doctor couple among 3 test positive for COVID-19 in Telangana
Mar 26, 2020, at 03:55 pm
Hyderabad/UNI:Three more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Telangana on Thursday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 44.
Prashant Kishor questions 21-day-lockdown to check coronavirus spread
Mar 25, 2020, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Political strategist Prashant Kishor has questioned the 21-day-lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus in the country arguing that the move does not have scientific backing.