No link between 5G technology and spread of COVID-19: Indian govt
May 11, 2021, at 05:44 pm
New Delhi: It has come to the notice of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications that several misleading messages are being circulated on various social media platforms claiming that the second wave of coronavirus has been caused by the testing of the 5G mobile towers.
Uttar Pradesh: Cleric's funeral in Badaun flouts Covid norms, case filed
May 11, 2021, at 05:38 pm
Badaun/IBNS: A Muslim cleric's funeral on Monday led to a massive gathering and procession in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun, flouting norms of Covid-19 at a time the country is grappling with the huge spike in infections, media reports said.
Japan joins hands with UNDP to boost oxygen supply in Northeast India
May 11, 2021, at 05:01 pm
As the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic rages in India, Japan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India have partnered to provide eight oxygen generation plants to the North Eastern Region (NER) in India.
Kashmir: Encounter underway between militants and security forces in Anantnag
May 11, 2021, at 04:34 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An encounter is going on between militants and security forces in the south Kashmir district of Anantnag on Tuesday, a police spokesman said.
'Put our house in order': Sonia Gandhi tells Congress leaders on party's debacle in state elections
May 11, 2021, at 04:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday demanded that the party "take note of our serious setbacks (and) put our house in order", after disappointing performances in state elections.
Covid-19: TMC wants virtual parliamentary committee meetings, Congress backs
May 11, 2021, at 03:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s appeal to the central government to hold virtual parliamentary committee meetings in the wake of Covid-19 spike was on Monday backed by several Congress leaders.
Kerala needs more oxygen, can't supply to other states: Pinarayi Vijayan writes to PM Modi
May 11, 2021, at 02:58 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, informing that his state cannot spare any further medical oxygen as they have already supplied their buffer stock to neighbouring states and are now left with just 86 metric tonne buffer.
Anti-Covid-19 lockdown extended in Haryana till May 17
May 11, 2021, at 02:37 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Monday announced the extension of the anti-Covid-19 lockdown in the state till May 17.
Third consignment of oxygen concentrators, respirators airlifted to India from Israel
May 11, 2021, at 02:32 am
New Delhi: A third consignment of life-saving medical equipment from Israel, including over 1300 oxygen concentrators and 400 respirators, was airlifted to India and arrived in New Delhi last night.
Activist Natasha Narwal gets interim bail after her father dies of Covid-19
May 11, 2021, at 02:26 am
New Delhi/UNI: Activist and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Natasha Narwal was granted a three-week interim bail by the Delhi High Court on Monday to perform the last rites of her father Mahavir Narwal, who passed away during treatment for Covid-19 a day ago.
Kerala director of prison orders to grant parole, bail to prisoners amid Covid cases' spike
May 11, 2021, at 02:06 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services Rishi Raj Singh has directed to grant parole and bail to the prisoners citing the rising number of Covid cases in jails within the state.
Give status of frontline workers to journalists in Maharashtra, says Minister Chhagan Bhujbal
May 11, 2021, at 01:52 am
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday said that journalists in the state should be given the status of frontline workers and vaccinated immediately and also informed that in this regard he has written a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
May 11, 2021, at 01:03 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A 25-year-old woman from the eastern state of West Bengal, who was on her way to the ongoing farmers' protests at Tikri along Delhi-Haryana border, was allegedly raped by two men, media reports said. The victim has, however, died at a Jhajjar Hospital after developing Covid-19 symptoms.
Decomposed bodies wash up on banks of Ganga in Bihar, creates panic amid Covid
May 11, 2021, at 12:22 am
Patna/IBNS: Hitting the panic button amid Covid-19 crisis, bloated, decomposed bodies washed up on the banks of River Ganga at Bihar’s Buxar, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Corona curfew extended till May 17
May 10, 2021, at 09:43 pm
Srinagar: Corona Curfew imposed in all 20 districts of J&K till 7 am on Monday, May 10 has beenextended further by 7 days till 7 am on Monday, May 17.
Jammu and Kashmir: KPDC enhances supply to keep oxygen concentrators running
May 10, 2021, at 09:27 pm
Srinagar: As hundreds of home quarantine patients require electricity to keep the oxygen concentrators running, the Kashmir Power Development Corporation (KPDC) has enhanced supply to ensure uninterrupted power at this time of crisis.
Jammu and Kashmir: Govt advances grant of Rs 8923.8 crto Panchayats for COVID relief
May 10, 2021, at 09:09 pm
Srinagar: The Finance ministry has released an amount of Rs 8,923.8 crore to 25 States as grantsto the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs).
Jammu and Kashmir: Dir Health inaugurates 500 LMPoxygen plant at Chanapora
May 10, 2021, at 08:58 pm
Srinagar: Director Health Services Kashmir, Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather on Sunday inaugurated500 LPM oxygen plant at Chanapora which would lower the burden on the nearbyhospitals which are in need of oxygen.
Sitalkuchi firing: Bengal CID summons six CISF personnel including a deputy commandant
May 10, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday summoned six Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, including four constables, one inspector and a deputy commandant, in connection with its ongoing probe into the Sitalkuchi firing incident, sources said.
Suvendu Adhikari named Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly
May 10, 2021, at 07:40 pm
Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has been named as the party's Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
COVID-19 impact: Major shrines, mosques remains shut on Shab-e-Qadr in Kashmir
May 10, 2021, at 07:12 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Major shrines and mosques remained closed on Shab-e-Qadr, the night of the holy month of Ramadhan when the first verses of the holy Quran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, in the Kashmir valley in view of the continued surge of COVID-19 positive cases.
West Bengal Politics: 42 legislators and Amit Mitra took oath as ministers
May 10, 2021, at 07:09 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Altogether 42 newly elected TMC legislators and former finance minister Amit Mitra on Monday took oath as ministers during a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhawan in Kolkata.
Three poachers arrested with two AK-47 rifles in Assam’s Karbi Anglong
May 10, 2021, at 06:23 pm
Guwahati: Police arrested three rhino poachers along with huge cache of arms and ammunition, including two AK series rifles, in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Sunday.
Himanta Biswa Sarma takes oath as CM of Assam
May 10, 2021, at 06:17 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Himanta Biswa Sarma today took oath as the chief minister of Assam in a function held at Guwahati.
Taslima Nasreen contracts COVID-19 even after not stepping out of her home for more than a year
May 10, 2021, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi: Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on Monday said she has contracted COVID-19 even after not stepping out from her house for more than a year.
Some forums trying to tarnish India's image by portraying COVID-19 crisis: Report
May 10, 2021, at 04:34 pm
A campaign has been allegedly led by TRT World — Turkey's state-owned Turkish Radio and Television Corporation — along with official Chinese government social media platforms to tarnish India's image by portraying the COVID-19 crisis in the country at this moment when even the world is struggling to fight against the deadly virus that originated from Wuhan.
Amitabh Bachchan contributes Rs 2 cr for 400-bed Covid facility at Rakab Ganj Gurdwara in Delhi
May 10, 2021, at 07:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Superstar Amitabh Bachchan has donated Rs 2 crore for the Covid-care center at Rakab Ganj Gurdwara in Delhi, scheduled to operate from Monday, said Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management committee president Manjinder Singh Sirsa.
Jammu and Kashmir: KU holds online talent hunt programme 'Azmat-e-Ramadhan-ul-Mubarak'
May 10, 2021, at 03:55 am
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Saturday organised an online talent hunt programme ‘Azmat-e-Ramadhan-ul Mubarak’.
3 police officers deployed for securing oxygen supplies from outside Jammu and Kashmir
May 10, 2021, at 03:37 am
Srinagar: J&K Home department Saturday deployed three Police officers for securing oxygen supplies allocated to J&K from the designated locations in Haryana, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
Renowned sculptor and BJP MP Raghunath Mohapatra dies of Covid
May 10, 2021, at 03:35 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Renowned sculptor and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghunath Mohapatra died this afternoon while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. He was 78.