COVID-19: Delhi Govt to crackdown on overcharging of sanitizers, masks, medicines

Mar 16, 2020, at 11:16 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Food and Civil supplies minister Imran Hussain on Monday directed concerned officers to depute teams in all markets in the national capital to crack down on complaints of hoarding and over-charging of hand sanitizers, masks and other essential items crucial for Coronavirus prevention.

Prez Kovind nominates ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha

Mar 16, 2020, at 09:58 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday appointed former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha.

Nirbhaya case: 3 convicts approach UN court to stall execution on Mar 20

Mar 16, 2020, at 09:03 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Three of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case have now petitioned at the United Nation's International Court of Justice (ICJ) to stall their hanging, scheduled on Friday, reports said.

MP Guv asks Kamal Nath to take floor test tomorrow

Mar 16, 2020, at 08:34 pm

Bhopal/IBNS: Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon on Monday asked the Kamal Nath-led government to take the floor test on Tuesday.

COVID-19: Tourist spots at Srirangapatna in K'taka closed till Mar 20

Mar 16, 2020, at 07:52 pm

Mandya/UNI: Following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in various parts of the country, the Mandya district administration in Karnataka has closed the entry of visitors to the popular tourist attractions Dariya Daulat Bagh and Gumbaz in historic town Srirangapatna.

Telangana becomes latest state to pass anti-CAA resolution in assembly

Mar 16, 2020, at 05:55 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: Joining several other states in the country, the Telangana Assembly on Monday passed a resolution opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

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.

Ruling, Oppn benches exchange barbs over banking system in country

Mar 16, 2020, at 04:10 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed a heated argument between the Treasury and Opposition benches over the banking system with the latter, including Congress, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Left, walking out for Congress member Rahul Gandhi not being given full opportunity to ask questions on it.

Rajya Sabha polls: AIADMK, DMK nominees all set to win six seats

Mar 16, 2020, at 04:01 pm

Chennai/UNI: Three candidates each from the ruling AIADMK and the Opposition DMK are all set to be elected to the Rajya Sabha from the Tamil Nadu Assembly as their nomination papers were found in order on scrutiny on Monday.

Samajwadi Party MLC Kamlesh Pathak among 11 booked for murder of 2 in UP

Mar 16, 2020, at 03:40 pm

Auraiya/UNI: As many as 11 people, including Samajwadi Party (SP) MLC Kamlesh Pathak and his two brothers, have been booked in connection with the murder of two individuals over a property dispute in this district, police sources said on Monday.

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.

Coronavirus scare: Delhi govt bans all gatherings with more than 50 people; Seven infected so far in national capital

Mar 16, 2020, at 03:25 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi has so far seven COVID-19 cases, including one death, two recoveries and four people undergoing treatment and recovering, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a press briefing on Monday.

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.

Let BJP bring in no-trust motion: MP CM Kamal Nath

Mar 16, 2020, at 01:37 pm

Bhopal/UNI/IBNS: Even as Madhya Pradesh continues to witness a series of political developments, Chief Minister Kamal Nath averred on Monday that if the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party believes it enjoys majority in the Assembly then nobody is preventing the saffron camp from bringing in a no-confidence motion.

Man discharged after quarantine in Delhi tests Covid-19 positive in Odisha

Mar 16, 2020, at 12:44 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha government  today confirmed the first coronavirus case after a 33-year-old research student, returned from Italy and admitted in the Capital Hospital here, tested  covid- 19 positive last  night.

Madhya Pradesh State Assembly adjourned till March 26 citing coronavirus fears

Mar 16, 2020, at 11:58 am

Bhopal/IBNS: Madhya Pradesh Assembly was adjourned on Monday by the Speaker amid ongoing coronavirus scare though a floor test to decide the fate of Kamal Nath government was likely to take place as it purportedly fell out of confidence after 22 MLAs left the Congress and sided with Jyotiraditya Scindia who joined BJP last week, media reports said.

Manipur policeman suspended for spreading false information on Coronavirus

Mar 16, 2020, at 09:51 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Manipur police suspended a policeman for spreading false information regarding Coronavirus outbreak in the state which led to create a panic like situation among the people.

Coronavirus: Police send two Nigerians to hospital, admitted to isolation ward

Mar 16, 2020, at 09:30 am

Guwahati, March 16: Amid coronavirus scare across the country, Assam Police on Sunday sent two Nigerians to a government-run hospital where they were admitted to an isolation ward in Karimganj area.

Man kills wife and three minor daughters in Assam’s Nagaon district

Mar 16, 2020, at 09:16 am

Guwahati/IBNS: In a shocking incident, a man allegedly killed his wife and three minor daughters in Assam’s Nagaon district.

Madhya Pradesh political crisis: Suspense prevails over floor-test

Mar 16, 2020, at 09:01 am

Bhopal/IBNS: The ongoing political crisis in Madhya Pradesh is likely to shift to the state Assembly on Monday after Governor Lalji Tandon asked chief minister Kamal Nath to prove his government’s majority, media reports said.

SAARC leaders led by India deliberate on strategies to combat Coronavirus

Mar 15, 2020, at 11:36 pm

New Delhi: With the death toll due to coronavirus outbreak touching 6000 globally, leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Sunday attended a video conference where they deliberated on the possible measures needed to be adopted to prevent the virus from further damaging normal life in the region.

Coronavirus: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to set up SAARC institution to fight public health threat

Mar 15, 2020, at 09:48 pm

Dhaka/UNI:  Stressing the need for forging collaboration among the SAARC countries through collective expertise and resources to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday proposed that an institution be established to prevent and fight any public health threat in the South Asian region in future.

COVID-19: Indian govt sources slam Pak bid to politicise humanitarian issue

Mar 15, 2020, at 09:44 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  Raising of Kashmir lockdown issue during video-conference of SAARC leaders on Sunday on how to combat the spread of Novel Coronavirus in the region was slammed by the government sources here who described it as an attempt to politicise a humanitarian issue.

COVID-19 situation not bad in Tamilnadu: Revenue Minister

Mar 15, 2020, at 08:01 pm

Madurai/UNI: Tamilnadu Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management RB Udhayakumar on Sunday said that the coronavirus situation is not bad and it has been contained in Tamil Nadu.

Indian Railways launches unprecedented, intensive Ops to prevent COVID 19

Mar 15, 2020, at 07:53 pm

New Delhi/UNI:  Indian Railway, the lifeline of the country has initiated an unprecedented and intensified operations to contain the spread of deadly Novel Corona virus.

Telangana: BJP names new chief

Mar 15, 2020, at 07:50 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: Karimnagar MP Bandhi Sanjay Kumar took over as the president of Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party at a function in the party office here on Sunday.

Akhilesh Yadav  hints at 'seat adjustment' in 2022 UP Assembly polls

Mar 15, 2020, at 07:32 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Announcing that Samajwadi Party will not contest the Assembly polls in Bihar and support Congress in Madhya Pradesh, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday categorically said that in 2022 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, there will be no alliance, instead there could be some 'seat adjustments' with like-minded parties.

COVID-19 scare: Jammu DM orders closure of eateries, bars, suspends rallies, protests, religious activities till Mar 31

Mar 15, 2020, at 07:29 pm

Jammu/UNI: Under National Disaster Management Act 2005, District Magistrate Jammu, Sushma Chauhan, who is also Chairperson, District Disaster Management Authority, on Sunday ordered closure of all eateries, bars and suspended rallies, protests and religious activities.

Pakistan Minister raises Kashmir issue during SAARC video conference on COVID19

Mar 15, 2020, at 07:10 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan on Sunday raised the Kashmir issue as its representative joined the video conference of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) leaders to combat the Coronavirus outbreak challenge as it said that all restrictions in the Indian region should be 'lifted' to tackle COVID 19.