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.
Stay wherever you are: PM Modi appeals to people ahead of 'Janata Curfew'
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the "Janata Curfew" which will be effective on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people to refrain from travelling.
West Bengal reports fourth positive Novel Coronavirus case
Mar 21, 2020, at 08:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A 54-year old resident of Kolkata's Dum Dum area became the fourth person from West Bengal to be infected with deadly Novel Coronavirus on Saturday, media reports said.
COVID-19: Curfew-like restrictions in Kashmir, markets shut
Mar 21, 2020, at 03:00 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Curfew-like restrictions remained imposed for the third successive day on Saturday to contain the spread of coronavirus in the summer capital, Srinagar, and many other areas of Kashmir valley.
COVID-19: Bengal postpones HS examinations, shuts down restaurants, bars, nightclubs, parlours
Mar 21, 2020, at 01:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In the wake of the massive jump in positive Novel Coronavirus cases across the country, the West Bengal government on Saturday postponed the ongoing Higher Secondary examinations till Apr 15 and shut down restaurants, bars, nightclubs and parlours, media reports said.
Mar 21, 2020, at 12:16 pm
Lucknow/UNI: In its fight against the pandemic coronavirus, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday announced to provide one month free food grains to poor ration card holders along with Rs 1,000 as compensation to Daily wage workers who have been affected due to the outbreak of deadly virus.
Italian tourist who had recovered from COVID19 dies of heart attack in Rajasthan
Mar 20, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: An Italian man who had recovered from coronavirus infection earlier died of a heart attack here on Thursday night, media reports said.
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.
Coronavirus: Four detained for forwarding misleading WhatsApp post in Kolhapur
Mar 19, 2020, at 02:29 pm
Kolhapur/UNI: Four persons have been detained for allegedly spreading rumour on WhatsApp regarding the COVID-19 cases, police said here 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.
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.
Demand for evacuation of Indians stuck in coronavirus-hit countries raised in LS
Mar 18, 2020, at 02:42 pm
New Delhi/UNI: RSP Member N K Premachandran said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the Government should send special aircraft to evacuate Indians stranded in coronavirus-hit countries.
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.
Covid-19 threat : Tamail Nadu enters shut down mode
Mar 17, 2020, at 01:19 pm
Chennai/UNI: All educational institutions, shopping malls, cinema theatres amusement parks, zoos, gyms and swimming pools across Tamil Nadu were closed from Tuesday till March 31 in line with the government's announcement to prevent spread of coronavirus in the state.
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.
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.
All educational institutions in West Bengal to remain closed till Apr 15
Mar 16, 2020, at 04:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said all educational institutions in the state will remain closed till Apr 15 over the Novel Coronavirus outbreak.
VBSPU gears up to prevent Coronavirus
Mar 16, 2020, at 03:35 pm
Jaunpur/UNI: Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University here on Monday directed the colleges to keep soaps, tissue papers and alcohol-based sanitizers in the examination hall as part of the precautionary measure against the deadly coronavirus.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ignoring problem is not solution: Rahul Gandhi targets Modi govt over Coronavirus again
Mar 13, 2020, at 01:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Relaunching an attack on the Narendra Modi government over the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday said ignoring a problem, which he accused the Centre of doing, can never be the solution.
Coronavirus outbreak: Delhi government says no to IPL matches
Mar 13, 2020, at 12:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Even though the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to take a decision on the 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) in the wake of the deadly Novel Coronavirus outbreak, the Delhi government on Friday cleared that no match of the mega tournament will be held in the national capital.