Covid cases in India cross 78,000, toll over 2,500 as India set to end lockdown 3.0
May 14, 2020, at 11:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The total number of Covid-19 cases in India crossed 78,000 with over 2,500 of them dying from the respiratory disease on Thursday as the vast country of 1.3 billion people is set to end the third phase of anti-Coronavirus lockdown.
May 14, 2020, at 12:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said understanding the art of living with coronavirus is the way forward until a vaccine is developed as the pathogen is laboratory made.
PM CARES Fund Trust allocates Rs. 3100 Crore for fight against COVID-19
May 13, 2020, at 11:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: PM CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund Trust on Wednesday decided to allocate Rs. 3100 Crore for the fight against COVID-19. Out of Rs 3100 crore, a sum of approximately Rs.2000 crore will be earmarked for the purchase of ventilators, Rs. 1000 crores will be used for care of migrant labourers and Rs.100 crores will be given to support vaccine development.
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Indian Railways to start waiting lists from May 22
May 13, 2020, at 11:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Railways on Wednesday informed that it will be starting the provision of waiting lists during tickets booking from May 22.
May 13, 2020, at 08:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Officials in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Wednesday said that 37 of its men, who were posted at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSEL) in Kolkata, have tested positive for novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the number of personnel infected with Covid-19 in the city to 39.
Assam CM Sonowal directs completion of embankment construction in Kaziranga within May 30
May 13, 2020, at 07:44 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday inspected the construction work of embankment by Water Resource Department from Morihula to Agoratoli range as a protection measure for Kaziranga National Park (KNP). While surveying the work, he directed the department to complete the embankment project within May 30.
May 13, 2020, at 07:26 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to do away with six categories of allowances for its employees and teachers, after initially deferring the benefits, said a Hindustan Times report.
Punjab govt spent Rs 6 crore to facilitate return of 1,10,000 migrants
May 13, 2020, at 07:03 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: The Punjab government has spent Rs 6 crore till date to facilitate return of 1,10,000 migrants to their native states in more than 90 trains, Vikas Pratap, State Nodal Officer, Railways informed here on Wednesday.
Haryana: Three children run over by train engine
May 13, 2020, at 06:31 pm
Hisar/UNI: Three children, including two brothers, were killed after being run over by a train engine on the Hisar-Sirsa railway track in the city, police said on Wednesday.
#Localkovocalkaro is trending on ShareChat, generated 10+ million views in 12 hours
May 13, 2020, at 06:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: #Localkovocalkaro has been trending on ShareChat since Tuesday night after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a clarion call to promote indigenous products.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav discusses COVID-19 situation with officials
May 13, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Pune/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday asked the collectors to prepare a roadmap for the situation post May 17, deadline of the third lockdown.
Over 8000 Indians return from abroad in 43 flights under Vande Bharat Mission since May 7: Govt
May 13, 2020, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As many as 8503 Indians have been flown back to India in 43 inbound flights operated by Air India and Air India Express under Vande Bharat Mission in 6 days beginning from May 7.
India will become super economic power, says Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
May 13, 2020, at 04:41 pm
Nagpur/UNI: Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic package amid the lockown saying it will help the country emerge as a super economic power.
Two migrant labourers killed in road accident
May 13, 2020, at 04:39 pm
Gopalganj/UNI: In a tragic incident, two migrant labourers were crushed to death by a speed truck while returning home, near Supauli village under Sindhwalia police station area in Gopalganj district today.
Over 1.4k migrant workers board Shramik Special train from Kolhapur
May 13, 2020, at 04:37 pm
Kolhapur/UNI: Around 1,440 migrant workers finally boarded a Uttar Pradesh-bound Shramik Special train from the Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus here on Wednesday.
PM Narendra Modi gave us a headline and a blank page: Chidambaram
May 13, 2020, at 03:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Terming the address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday 'a headline and a blank page ', senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said he looked forward to the Finance Minister filling the blank page.
Youth hurt after SFs fire at vehicle that jumps 2 checkpoints in Budgam: Police
May 13, 2020, at 03:05 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A youth was injured when security forces fired at a vehicle after it allegedly jumped two checkpoints despite being signalled to stop in central Kashmir district of Budgam on Wednesday.
Mumbai: ASI succumbs to COVID-19
May 13, 2020, at 01:41 pm
Aurangabad/Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) An Assistant Sub-Inspector(ASI), attached with the Sewree Police Station, succumbed to the COVID-19 in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Ignoring poor during crisis is inhuman: Akhilesh Yadav
May 13, 2020, at 01:32 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that ignoring the poor, on whose foundation of trust the Bharatiya Janata Party had assumed power, is inhuman.
Bengal left empty handed: Mamata Banerjee on video conference with PM
May 13, 2020, at 01:30 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that West Bengal gained nothing from her interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the video conference and was left empty-handed.
Uttar Pradesh: Three killed, 30 injured in road mishap
May 13, 2020, at 01:21 pm
Kanpur Dehat/UNI: Three people were killed while over 30 others were injured when a speeding vehicle rammed into a stationary truck in the Akarpur area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday.
UP has turned into favourite destination for migrant workers: Yogi Adityanath
May 13, 2020, at 01:19 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has claimed that the state has turned into the most favourite destination of the migrant workers as till now over one million of them have reached the state and another over a million are expected this week.
People flout social distancing norms in Madhya Pradesh over arrival of monk
May 13, 2020, at 01:14 pm
Banda/Bhopal/IBNS: The social distancing norms amid the anti-Covid-19 lockdown was blatantly flouted in Madhya Pradesh's Banda when a huge crowd rallied on the arrival of a Jain monk, media reports said.
Assam Rifles nab NSCN (K-YA) militant with arms in Nagaland
May 13, 2020, at 12:35 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces have apprehended a militant of NSCN (K-YA) along with arms in Nagaland’s Zunheboto.
India condemns terror attacks in Afghanistan
May 13, 2020, at 11:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Wednesday condemned the twin terror attacks, the target of one of which was a maternity ward, in Afghanistan that claimed several lives.
May 13, 2020, at 04:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After a day-long violence between two groups over the fears of coronavirus spread in Telinipara area under Bhadreswar Police Station limits in Hooghly district of West Bengal, local administration on Tuesday imposed CrPC 144 and suspended mobile internet as well as broadband services in Serampore and Chandannagar Sub-Divisions till May 17, officials said.
Yogi Adityanath welcomes PM Modi Rs 20 lakh crore economic relief package
May 12, 2020, at 11:25 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of an economic package of Rs 20 lakh crore for the country to meet the challenges due to Coronavirus pandemic.
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Assam CM directs forest dept to put up coordinated efforts for wildlife protection at Kaziranga
May 12, 2020, at 10:20 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday directed the district administration and the state forest department to put up coordinated efforts to ensure protection of wildlife at Kaziranga National Park from poaching and provide the animals adequate relief during flood.
Modi pitches for self-reliant India, announces 20 lakh crore stimulus; lockdown 4.0 in new colours
May 12, 2020, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pitched for his favourite "Make In India" campaign to build a self-reliant India while announcing a mega 20 lakh crore economic package, the second since the Covid-19 outbreak, besides almost notifying an extension of the ongoing lockdown- Lockdown 4.0- but with "different colours" hinting that the stringencies might be reduced.
West Bengal's COVID-19 cases reach 2173 including 126 deaths
May 12, 2020, at 08:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal continues to witness an upward trend in the number of positive cases of Coronavirus with 110 fresh infections reported on Tuesday, taking the total tally to 2173.