Narendra Modi Govt should withdraw decision on DA: Akhilesh Yadav
Apr 25, 2020, at 03:16 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that the decision to stop the increase in dearness allowance (DA) which was given to the government employees and pensioners should be immediately withdrawn.
Following IMCT's letter, West Bengal sets deadline for generating Covid-19 test results
Apr 25, 2020, at 03:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after the MHA's Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) deployed in Kolkata had questioned the delay in generation of Covid-19 test reports, West Bengal government on Friday night instructed state health machinery to ensure the final test results within 12 hours from the sample collection, officials said.
Bengaluru: Journalist tests positive for Coronavirus
Apr 25, 2020, at 03:10 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: A journalist working for a Kannada news Television Channel, was one of the six new fresh cases, who had contracted for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, in the city on Saturday.
Apr 25, 2020, at 02:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Micro-blogging site Twitter has suspended a fake account that was allegedly used by Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to spread false news about India in the Gulf region, media reports said.
Pleased with India's steps to protect healthcare workers combating Coronavirus: US
Apr 25, 2020, at 02:27 pm
Washington/IBNS: Senior US diplomat Alice Wells has appreciated India for the steps taken by the PM Narendra Modi-led government to guard its healthcare workers on the front lines combating COVID-19.
Apr 25, 2020, at 02:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In another round of clash between the West Bengal government and Raj Bhavan over Covid-19, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday slammed the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s response to the Bengali diaspora's concern over the handling of the contagion in the state.
Not necessary to impose hardships on govt servants by halting DA, DR amid Covid: Manmohan Singh
Apr 25, 2020, at 02:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In the wake of the Centre's decision to freeze the hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) of government employees in view of the Covid-19, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday criticised the government asking it not to impose hardships on the government servants.
Kolkata: Photojournalist Ronojoy 'Ronny' Roy dies
Apr 25, 2020, at 12:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Photojournalist Ronojoy 'Ronny' Roy, who was associated with Bengali daily Aajkaal, died in Kolkata on Friday.
Former Bihar, West Bengal and Tripura governor Devanand Konwar passes away
Apr 25, 2020, at 12:08 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Former Bihar, West Bengal, Tripura governor and veteran politician Devanand Konwar died on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants, 1 OGW killed in encounter with security forces in Awantipora
Apr 25, 2020, at 10:50 am
Srinagar/UNI: Two militants and an Over Ground Worker (OGW) were on Saturday killed in an encounter with security forces at Awantipora in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
COVID-19 lockdown: Centre allows shops to open with conditions, malls to remain shut
Apr 25, 2020, at 09:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A month after the nationwide lockdown was imposed to combat COVID-19, the Indian government on Friday allowed the opening of all neighbourhood shops in residential areas, except those in the malls, with certain conditions.
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Intense lockdown declared in five cities of Tamil Nadu to combat COVID-19 spread
Apr 24, 2020, at 11:46 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu has declared an intense lockdown in five cities from Sunday to break the chain of the highly contagious Coronavirus spread.
Apr 24, 2020, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A fresh controversy emerged over communal lines, after Aam Admi Paty MLA Amanatullah Khan on Friday tweeted a video showing a Delhi policeman has issued an order banning Azaan.
India witnesses biggest spike ever in Coronavirus cases, total tally crosses 23K
Apr 24, 2020, at 10:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Friday reported the biggest single-day spike in the Coronavirus cases so far with as many as 1752 new infections reported on Friday itself, taking the total tally to 23,452.
COVID-19: South Korean Embassy serves meal to over 4,000 people in India
Apr 24, 2020, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Joining India’s nationwide effort in tackling COVID-19 pandemic, the South Korean Embassy on Friday provided mid-day meals to over 4,000 people here.
Cyclonic storm rips Balasore under shutdown, causes extensive damages
Apr 24, 2020, at 08:18 pm
Balasore/UNI: A severe cyclonic storm ripped through the Balasore district on Friday causing massive damages when the District was under 60 hours shut down since last night, to combat the rising cases of Coronavirus.
Haryana records five fresh coronavirus cases; tally touches 261
Apr 24, 2020, at 07:48 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Five fresh cases of Coronavirus were reported in Haryana on Friday, taking the count to 261.
Prashant Kishor checks in to manage Mamata's Covid-19 crisis as Oppn mounts attack on her
Apr 24, 2020, at 07:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Whether he flew a cargo plane or not, Prashant Kishor has landed in Kolkata. The political strategy whizkid whom Mamata Banerjee had signed up after last year's General Elections debacle is here to be a crisis manager of the West Bengal Chief Minister wilting under the attack from New Delhi over the COVID-19 management.
Centre to send IMCTs to four new cities to assess COVID-19 situation
Apr 24, 2020, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Home Ministry on Friday constituted four more Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) to assess the COVID-19 situation in four more Indian cities.
Covid-19: West Bengal confirms 51 fresh cases, three more deaths
Apr 24, 2020, at 06:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With 51 new confirmed cases in last 24 hours, the number of active Covid-19 positive cases in West Bengal has reached 385 while the coronavirus death count in the state has mounted to 18, officials said on Friday.
PM Modi interacts with Punjab's youngest female Sarpanch on National Panchayati Raj Day
Apr 24, 2020, at 06:26 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with youngest woman Sarpanch of Punjab Pallavi Thakur through video conference on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day.
Apr 24, 2020, at 06:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after visiting Rajarhat quarantine facility and M.R. Bangur Covid hospital, chief of the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT), which has been sent to Kolkata by the MHA for ground level assessment of Covid-19 situation in south Bengal, on Friday wrote two letters to West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha asking multiple questions regarding the treatment of the contagion in the state, officials said.
NDRF conducts sanitization drive in Guwahati, distributes foods among needy people
Apr 24, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has conducted sanitization drive in Guwahati and other parts of Assam.
Assam tea industry loses Rs 1,000 crore due to COVID-19 lockdown
Apr 24, 2020, at 05:02 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The 180-year-old tea industry of Assam has been hit hard by the anti-Coronavirus lockdown as it has witnessed a revenue loss of Rs 1,000 crore.
Apr 24, 2020, at 04:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a relief to Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami, the Supreme Court on Friday granted him protection from coercive action for the next three weeks in various cases filed against him over his remarks on Republic TV and Republic Bharat shows in relation to Maharashtra's Palghar-lynching incident, said media reports.
Apr 24, 2020, at 03:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At a time when the country is in a crucial stage in combating novel coronavirus, the unprecedented letter-war between West Bengal Chief Minister and Governor continues as the Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday sent his second letter in response to CM Mamata Banerjee's letter which was sent on Thursday, reports said.
Meghalaya Youth Congress files FIR against Arnab Goswami
Apr 24, 2020, at 03:15 pm
Shillong/UNI: The Meghalaya Pradesh Youth Congress on Friday filed an FIR against Republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami accusing him of making “willful defamatory attack” against Congress President Sonia Gandhi and “communalising” the mob lynching incident at Palghar in Maharastra.
Covid-19: Five held for assault on doctors and Asha workers, test positive in Bengaluru
Apr 24, 2020, at 02:58 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Five people among those arrested for the violence against doctors and Asha workers in Padarayanapura last Sunday have tested positive for the dreaded Coronavirus, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said on Friday.
Man assaulted on suspicion of being COVID-19 patient, succumbs in Thane
Apr 24, 2020, at 01:23 pm
Thane/UNI: A 34-year-old man was brutally assaulted on suspicion of being a COVID-19 patient, subsequently, the injured fell into a sewage and died, police said on Friday.
Anti-mob lynching law pending since two years: Congress' Sachin Sawant attacks BJP
Apr 24, 2020, at 01:09 pm
Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee General Secretary and spokesman Sachin Sawant on Friday demanded that the Centre pass the anti-mob lynching law, pending since last two years, at the earliest.