Kejriwal flags shortage of ICU beds, oxygen as Covid-19 cases jump by 30 pc in 24 hrs in Delhi
Apr 18, 2021, at 08:14 pm
Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged Home Minister Amit Shah to increase the Covid-19 beds with oxygen in the government hospitals in national capital as the city recorded a spike in positivity rate from 30 per cent from around 24 per cent the previous day, adding that less than 100 ICU beds were left in Delhi to treat critically ill Covid patients.
PM Modi to hold review meeting on Covid situation in Varanasi
Apr 18, 2021, at 04:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a review meeting at 11 am on Sunday to discuss the Covid situation in Varanasi, which is his Lok Sabha constituency.
Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju tests Covid-19 positive
Apr 18, 2021, at 04:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday tweeted that he has tested positive for coronavirus.
Apr 18, 2021, at 02:37 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday alleged that he had tried to reach Prime Minister Narenda Modi to discuss the lack of oxygen cylinders for critically ill Covid patients in his state but was turned away as he is busy campaigning for the assembly elections in West Bengal, said media reports.
Four dead in Covid hospital fire in Chhattisgarh's Raipur
Apr 18, 2021, at 02:06 am
Raipur/IBNS: At least four people were killed in a fire that broke out in a Covid hospital here, media reports said
After PM Modi's appeal, seers agree to symbolic participation in Apr 27 'Shahi Snan'
Apr 18, 2021, at 01:56 am
Haridwar/IBNS: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal, the seers have agreed to participate in the ongoing Kumbh Mela in a symbolic manner where the next "Shahi Snan" or the royal bath is scheduled on April 27.
PM Modi to hold meeting with top officials to review Covid-19 situation in county at 8pm
Apr 18, 2021, at 01:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narenda Modi will hold a meeting on Covid-19 and the situation of vaccination in India and top officers across ministries will participate in the meeting, said media reports.
Centre asks states, UTs to ensure uninterrupted movement of medical oxygen
Apr 17, 2021, at 04:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has asked the state governments to ensure uninterrupted passage of vehicles carrying medical oxygen along their borders and to not impose any curbs on the production of the life-saving gas, amid massive rise in Coronavirus cases and reports of oxygen shortage across the country.
Kumbh Mela: Top seer dies of Covid-19, several others infected
Apr 17, 2021, at 02:45 am
Haridwar/IBNS: Mahamandaleshwar Kapil Dev Das, 65, who was admitted to hospital earlier this week with coronavirus infection, died on Thursday, according to officials, media reports said.
Mukesh Ambani supplies oxygen from his refineries to help in Covid fight
Apr 15, 2021, at 10:56 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Reliance Industries chief will supply oxygen from his refineries to aid the tough battle against Covid-19, which currently has India under its grip.
EC adjourns byelection to Pipili Assembly seat in Odisha after Congress candidate dies of Covid
Apr 15, 2021, at 08:45 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: By election to the Pipili Assembly seat in Odisha scheduled to be held on April 17 has been adjourned following the demise of Congress candidate Ajit Mangaraj.
Andaman receives adequate stock of medicines and equipment amid sudden surge in COVID-19 cases
Apr 15, 2021, at 08:27 pm
Port Blair/UNI: There has been a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases all over the country. Of late, Andaman and Nicobar Islands too are witnessing a sudden rise in the number of COVID positive cases.
No decision to cut short Kumbh Mela: Officials
Apr 15, 2021, at 04:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The mega Kumbh Mela at Haridwar will continue till April 30 and there has been no discussion to close it early amid a surge in Covid infections in the holy city of Uttarakhand.
Rajasthan announces 12-hr daily Covid curfew from 6 pm to 6 am in all cities
Apr 15, 2021, at 03:05 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan on Tuesday night announced a 12-hour daily curfew, from 6 pm to 6 am, starting Friday, across all cities, in an attempt to curb the spike of the coronavirus.
Apr 14, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: As thousands gathered in Mumbai's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to board long-distance trains a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced strict restrictions on public movement to check the spread of COVID-19, Central Railway appealed to the people not to panic and avoid crowding the stations.
Uddhav Thackeray to seek IAF's help from Centre to replenish oxygen supply in Maharashtra
Apr 14, 2021, at 03:39 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said he will request the Centre to aid the supply of oxygen through Indian Air Force for the state grappling with a huge surge in coronavirus cases.
Yogi Adityanath isolates himself after officials test coronavirus positive
Apr 14, 2021, at 03:06 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath isolated himself after some officials of his office tested coronavirus positive.
Apr 11, 2021, at 05:00 am
Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi government on Saturday imposed strict restrictions to arrest the huge jump in new Coronavirus cases, limiting attendance in wedding and funerals, restricting public gatherings, reducing entry of people to half in restaurants, and allowing public transport to run with reduced occupancy.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray says lockdown must to break the chain of coronavirus infection
Apr 11, 2021, at 03:50 am
Mumbai/IBNS/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is mulling lockdown to curb the unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases, media reports said.
Nepal foreign minister dials Jaishankar, raises the issue of vaccine supply delay
Apr 10, 2021, at 07:51 am
Kathmandu/New Delhi/IBNS: Nepal has raised the delay in the supply of Covid-19 vaccine jabs with India, said media reports.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat tests Covid-19 positive
Apr 10, 2021, at 06:44 am
Mumbai/IBNS: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday afternoon, the organisation said on its official Twitter handle.
India not facing vaccine crisis: Ravi Shankar Prasad hits back at Rahul Gandhi over letter to PM
Apr 10, 2021, at 03:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday launched a scathing attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after the latter wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to accelerate the Covid vaccine production and inoculation with the second wave of the pandemic hitting hard in India.
Focus on micro-containment, extensive testing, 'Covid curfew' to contain spread: PM Modi to CMs
Apr 09, 2021, at 03:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked state chief ministers to focus on creating micro-containment zones and extensive testing as means to contain the spread of Covid-19 second wave, which pushed up the daily surge of cases to 1.26 lakh in 24 hours.
Vaccine shortage not a figment of Maharashtra govt's imagination, it's real: Omar
Apr 08, 2021, at 08:26 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that it's safe to say the COVID-19 vaccine shortage is not a figment of the Maharashtra government's imagination, former chief minister and NC vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that it is real and won't be resolved by war of words between people in responsible positions.
Covid-19: PM Modi chairs high-level meeting as India records 93,249 new cases in last 24 hrs
Apr 04, 2021, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a high-level meeting on Sunday to review the recent upsurge in Covid-19 cases as well as the vaccination drive across the country.
Can't rule out possibility of lockdown in Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray
Apr 03, 2021, at 04:24 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday did not rule out the possibility of lockdown across the entire state in the view of a surge in the coronavirus cases.
Arvind Kejriwal calls emergency meeting amid Covid surge in Delhi
Apr 02, 2021, at 06:07 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called an emergency meeting at his residence on Friday in the wake of an increase in coronavirus infections in the national capital.
40 including students and professor test Covid-19 positive in IIM Ahmedabad
Mar 28, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Ahmedabad/IBNS: Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad has reported 40 cases of coronavirus infection, including students and a professor, said a media report.
Second Covid wave started in mid-Feb to last for 100 days: SBI report
Mar 25, 2021, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India is currently facing a surge in Covid-19 with cases rising daily since February, "clearly indicating a second wave", said a State Bank of India (SBI) report.
States can impose local restrictions to contain Covid spread: Centre
Mar 24, 2021, at 05:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: States and Union Territories, based on their assessment of the situation, may impose local restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Centre said in its fresh guidelines on Tuesday.