COVID-19 surge: CM Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Narendra Modi seeking 5.4 cr more vaccine doses
Apr 19, 2021, at 02:26 am
Kolkata/UNI: In the wake of second wave of COVID-19, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and requested him to supply of 5.4 crore more vaccine doses.
Jammu and Kashmir: DLMPAC Anantnag approves 5 Draft Mining Plans
Apr 19, 2021, at 02:01 am
Srinagar: The District Level Mining Plan Approval Committee (DLMPAC) under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner (DDC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla today granted approval to 05 Draft Mining Plans for Minor Mineral Blocks at DC office here.
Jammu and Kashmir: IUST hosts training programme on 'One District One Product' scheme
Apr 19, 2021, at 01:56 am
Srinagar: Ten days training program on One District One Product (ODOP) scheme for Fruit and Vegetables organized by Department of Food Technology, Islamic University of Science and Technology concluded here on Thursday.
Bengal Polls: Mamata decides not to campaign in Kolkata except on Apr 26 amid Covid-19 spike
Apr 19, 2021, at 01:55 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced she won't be campaigning in the ongoing West Bengal assembly polls in Kolkata amid the spike in Covid-19 cases across the country including the eastern state.
Jammu and Kashmir: Market checking intensified in Bandipora
Apr 19, 2021, at 01:53 am
Srinagar: Following the directives of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, a team headed by AD, FCS&CA Bandipora, Bilal Ahmad along with enforcement wing conducted market checking in main market Bandipora and its adjacent areas.
Jammu And Kashmir: Status of COVID19 control measures reviewed at Pulwama
Apr 19, 2021, at 01:51 am
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Baseer Ul Haq Choudhary today convened a meeting to review the Covid-19 control measures, vaccination status, testing and enforcement of SOPs in the district.
Bengal polls: ECI bans BJP's Sayantan Basu, TMC's Sujata Mondal from campaigning for 24 hours
Apr 19, 2021, at 01:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday imposed a 24-hour campaign ban on BJP leader Sayantan Basu and Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Sujata Mondal for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), officials said.
Ex-PM Manmohan Singh writes letter to Narendra Modi, suggests five ways to tackle COVID-19 situation
Apr 19, 2021, at 01:45 am
New Delhi: Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote a letter to PM Narendra Modi and suggested measures to fight the current COVID-19 situation where he stressed on ramping up the vaccination effort.
Jammu and Kashmir: IUST hosts training programme on 'One District One Product' scheme
Apr 19, 2021, at 01:44 am
Srinagar: Ten days training program on One District One Product (ODOP) scheme for Fruit and Vegetables organized by Department of Food Technology, Islamic University of Science and Technology concluded here on Thursday.
COVID-19 crisis: Indian Railways geared up to run Oxygen Express
Apr 19, 2021, at 12:12 am
New Delhi: The Indian Railways is getting fully ready to transport Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) and Oxygen Cylinders across the key Corridors.
Jammu and Kashmir: Greater Kailash lane declared micro containment zone
Apr 18, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Srinagar: District Magistrate Jammu Anshul Garg Friday declared Lane Number 21, Greater Kailah in Tehsil Bahuunder the jurisdiction the Gangyal Police Station as new micro containment zone after surfacing of freshCOVID cases there.
Jammu and Kashmir: Former MLC calls on Lt Governor
Apr 18, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Srinagar: Former MLC, Surinder Choudhary today called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan.
Jammu and Kashmir: Advisor Bhatnagar chairs 97th BoDs meet of JKPCC
Apr 18, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Srinagar: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar Friday chaired the 97th Board of Directors (BoDs) meeting of Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) at Civil Secretariat here.
Apr 18, 2021, at 10:28 pm
Srinagar: The first-ever batch of two short term certificate courses on Digital Marketing and Entrepreneurship101, organized by Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) concluded Fridayat the Bari Brahmana campus.
Apr 18, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Police registered more than 455 FIRs and at least 92 cases violations till Saturday 8 pm as the weekend curfew was clamped on Friday 10 pm in the national capital to break the chain of coronavirus amid steep rise in infection.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG Manoj Sinha reviews power projects under CVPPPL
Apr 18, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor ManojSinha took a comprehensive review of the status of various projects ofChenab Valley Power Projects Pvt Ltd. (CVPPPL) in Jammu and Kashmir in a meeting at the Raj Bhavanhere today.
Will do whatever in our power and influence to protect Afghan people: India
Apr 18, 2021, at 10:07 pm
Iterating that Afghanistan needed double peace - peace within and around it - Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has described US President Joe Biden's announcement to withdraw American forces as a big step and asserted New Delhi would do whatever is in its power and influence to protect the best interests of the Afghan people.
As Covid-19 gets out of control, Delhi makes registration mandatory for residents visiting Kumbh
Apr 18, 2021, at 09:32 pm
Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Disaster Management (DDMA) in a late night order on Saturday asked all Kumbh returnees as well as those headed for the pilgrimage to upload their basic details in the government website.
Apr 18, 2021, at 08:52 pm
Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has asked all the residents of Delhi, who attended the Mahakumbh in Haridwar from April 4 to April 17, to go into mandatory home quarantine for 14 days and upload their details in Delhi government's website, said media reports.
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.
Five dead after fire breaks out at Covid hospital in Chhattisgarh's Raipur
Apr 18, 2021, at 06:19 pm
Raipur/IBNS: At least five Covid patients were killed after a fire broke out at a hospital in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur on Saturday, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi suspends all his public rallies in West Bengal amid Covid surge
Apr 18, 2021, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday announced that he has suspended all his public rallies in West Bengal where assembly elections are being held in the light of Covid cases' spike.
Arvind Kejriwal to hold cabinet meeting today amid Delhi's Covid spike
Apr 18, 2021, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called a cabinet meeting on Sunday amid a surge in Covid cases in the national capital.
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.
West Bengal votes in fifth phase amid Covid-19 scare as BJP-TMC electoral fight intensifies
Apr 18, 2021, at 02:19 am
Kolkata/IBNS: India's one of the most populous states, West Bengal, on Saturday voted in the fifth phase of assembly elections as the fierce contest between the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its tough opposition force Trinamool Congress (TMC) are engaged into a fierce electoral battle amid the massive spike in Covid-19 cases.
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.