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.
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.
COVID19 scare: Devotees to fill up self-declaration form before entry into Jagannath temple
Mar 15, 2020, at 07:07 pm
Puri/UNI: In a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Jagannath temple administration today made it mandatory for the devotees to fill up a self-declaration form on the health status of the family members before entering into the 12th-century shrine.
COVID19 outbreak: Dubai bound flight leaves Kochi sans 20 passengers
Mar 15, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Kochi/UNI: The Kochi-Dubai flight which offloaded the coronavirus positive UK national has left on Sunday with 269 passengers.
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan breaks truce in Poonch, India retaliates
Mar 15, 2020, at 06:38 pm
Jammu/UNI: Pakistani troops on Sunday yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu-based NC leaders meet Dr Farooq Abdullah at his Srinagar residence
Mar 15, 2020, at 06:34 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu-based National Conference leader on Sunday met NC president and MP from Srinagar Farooq Abdullah at this residence in this summer capital.
SAARC video conference: Indian PM Narendra Modi proposes setting up COVID-19 Emergency Fund
Mar 15, 2020, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who led the video conference of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) leaders to discuss measures to combat Coronavirus outbreak, on Sunday proposed to establish a COVID-19 Emergency Fund.
Mar 15, 2020, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Joining the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation leaders video conference on tackling coronavirus outbreak challenge, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza on Sunday said the nations in the region should not only hope for the best but also prepare for the worst situation.
Mar 15, 2020, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal to form a joint G20 strategy to deal with coronavirus pandemic.
Sheikh Hasina thanks PM Modi for bringing back 23 Bangladeshis from Wuhan
Mar 15, 2020, at 05:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday joined the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) leaders video conference and thanked her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for helping in evacuating 23 Bangladeshi students from Wuhan city of China which is believed to be the epicentre of the Coronavirus outbreak.
Mar 15, 2020, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leading a video conference, participated by South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) leaders, Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday said India not only evacuated 1400 Indians from different Coronavirus-hit countries but also helped some people from the neighbouring nations during the evacuation process.
Coronavirus-hit Iran seeks India's help in fighting the outbreak
Mar 15, 2020, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after Iran threatened to isolate India in the Islamic world over the violence in Delhi, the country's President Hassan Rouhani wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking help to fight coronavirus epidemic which has so far infected 12,729 people and killed 611 people in Iran.
Coronavirus: 236 Indian nationals evacuated from Iran quarantined at Jaisalmer
Mar 15, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Jaisalmer/UNI: As many as 236 Indian nationals, who were evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran, reached Indian Army Quarantine facility established at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan on Sunday.
Two tribal parties merge ahead of crucial TTADC poll in Tripura
Mar 15, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Agartala/UNI: Tribal politics in Tripura got a new twist just two months before the crucial elections to Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTADC) with the merger of National Conference of Twipra (NCT) with Indigenous Nationalist Front of Twipra (INPT) and formation of INPT (U).
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.