Apr 27, 2021, at 05:01 pm
Guwahati: Assam Health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state is comfortable about oxygen supply in next 10 days as the state is consuming 20 MT per day against its production capacity of 61 MT per day.
Election Commission bans victory processions after poll results on May 2 over Covid-19 spike
Apr 27, 2021, at 04:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after getting slammed by the Madras High Court, India's poll body on Tuesday banned all victory processions after the declaration of election results in four states and one union territory on May 2 over Covid-19 spike.
EC bans victory processions after election results on May 2
Apr 27, 2021, at 04:29 pm
Ex-Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah tests COVID-19 negative
Apr 27, 2021, at 03:58 pm
Srinagar: Ex-Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah has tested COVID-19 negative.
WhatsApp group admin can't be held liable for offensive posts by other members : HC
Apr 27, 2021, at 05:16 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has ruled that the administrator of a WhatsApp group cannot be held criminally liable for an objectionable post made by another member, according to media reports.
COVID: Jharkhand CM announces one-month additional pay for frontline warriors
Apr 27, 2021, at 05:06 am
Ranchi/UNI: The Jharkhand State Government has announced one month of additional pay for the doctors and healthcare staff who are at the forefront of the battle against Coronavirus.
PM Modi, Joe Biden speak on phone; US affirms to support India with therapeutic resources
Apr 27, 2021, at 04:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with United States President Joseph R. Biden on Monday over the Covid situation in both countries.
Punjab imposes daily night curfew, weekend lockdown to curb Covid spike
Apr 27, 2021, at 04:08 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab has announced a night curfew from 6 PM to 5 AM during week days and a weekend lockdown to combat the rapidly increasing number of coronavirus cases in the state.
Sufficient oxygen stock in country, efforts on to hasten supply to high demand areas: MHA
Apr 27, 2021, at 04:03 am
New Delhi/UNI: Amid the continued crisis of ‘Liquid Medical Oxygen' (LMO) in the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday reassured the nation that there was sufficient stock of oxygen in India and the only concern there has been that of transporting the life-saving commodity from the producing states to high-demand areas in this crisis period.
Tirupati declared containment zone with night curfew
Apr 27, 2021, at 03:55 am
Tirupati/UNI: The temple city of Tirupati has been declared as a Covid containment zone by the Tirupati Municipal Corporation (TMC).
Sitalkuchi violence: EC to hold repoll in polling booth 126 on Apr 29
Apr 27, 2021, at 03:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced to conduct repoll at polling booth no. 126 in Sitalkuchi Assembly Constituency (05) in northern West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Apr 29, officials said.
Apr 27, 2021, at 03:33 am
Beijing/IBNS: China's state-run Sichuan Airlines has stopped all its cargo flights to India for the next 15 days, hurting the efforts of the private traders to source the oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies needed to treat the critical cases of COVID-19 even as China offered "support and assistance" to the country to battle the deadly-second wave of the infection, according to media reports.
Centre allows three sectors to use liquid oxygen, revises its order of total ban
Apr 27, 2021, at 03:11 am
New Delhi/UNI: Revising its order for a total ban of liquid oxygen for industrial purpose, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday exempted three sectors-Defence, Ampules and Pharma companies-to use the gas for commercial purposes.
Apr 27, 2021, at 02:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid some stray incidents of violence, the seventh phase of West Bengal Assembly polls concluded on Monday with an overall voters' turnout of 75.06 per cent till 5 PM.
Centre asks states to implement containment framework to flatten Covid curve
Apr 27, 2021, at 02:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Monday instructed the states to impose strict restrictions for 14 days in specific areas in order to flatten the curve of the Covid cases' spike.
Maharashtra: 4 allegedly die of oxygen shortage; probe ordered
Apr 27, 2021, at 12:04 am
Thane/UNI: Maharashtra government constituted a probe committee hours after four COVID patients died on Monday at a private hospital here allegedly due to oxygen shortage.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant hideout busted, incriminating material recovered in Kulgam
Apr 27, 2021, at 12:04 am
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Monday busted a militant hideout and recovered incriminating material in south Kashmir district of Kulgam.
Bangladesh closes land borders with India; Maldives puts restrictions on Indian tourists
Apr 27, 2021, at 12:00 am
As India battles the disastrous second wave of the Covid-19, authorities in Bangladesh have decided to close its borders with India for two weeks while the Maldives barred the entry of the Indian tourists in its inhabited islands. The move came after India continues to report more than 350,000 cases per day and over 2000 deaths.
CDS Gen Rawat briefs PM Modi on Armed Forces’ assistance in Covid management
Apr 26, 2021, at 11:06 pm
New Delhi/ UNI/IBNS: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Monday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Armed Forces’ assistance in Covid management in the country along with preparations and operations being undertaken by the Armed Forces to deal with the pandemic.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two persons arrested with grenades in Baramulla
Apr 26, 2021, at 10:16 pm
Baramulla/UNI: Security forces arrested two persons and recovered two grenades from their possession in border town of Uri in this north Kashmir district, official sources said on Monday.
Yediyurappa announces 14-day Karnataka lockdown from Tuesday; free vaccine for 18-45 yrs age
Apr 26, 2021, at 10:04 pm
Bengaluru, Apr 26 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said that the cabinet has decided to impose a 14-day lockdown in the state from Tuesday night.
Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai to support India's fight against coronavirus
Apr 26, 2021, at 10:00 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (UNI) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday expressed their concern over the unprecedented surge in Covid cases in India and assured help to fight it.
CBI summons TMC's Birbhum chief Anubrata Mondal in cattle smuggling case
Apr 26, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in connection with its ongoing probe into a cattle smuggling case, officials said on Monday.
Assam Rifles averts major fire incident in Lunglei, Mizoram
Apr 26, 2021, at 07:50 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A major fire broke out on Saturday in Gen A College Veng, started spreading further towards Serkawn and Zotlang Area of Lunglei.
EC officers should be booked for murder: Madras HC raps poll body over Covid second wave
Apr 26, 2021, at 07:27 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Slamming the poll body over its way of conducting elections in various parts of India, the Madras High Court on Monday held Election Commission of India (ECI) officers solely responsible for the Covid-19 second wave which has crippled the country.
Arvind Kejriwal announces free Covid-19 vaccines for all above 18 in Delhi
Apr 26, 2021, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: All people aged 18 or more in the national capital Delhi, which is struggling to cope up with the second Covid-19 wave, will be vaccinated free of cost.
Arvind Kejriwal announces free vaccines for all above 18 in Delhi
Apr 26, 2021, at 05:46 pm
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced all people aged 18 or more in the national capital will be getting Covid-19 vaccines free of cost.
BJP candidate in Bengal polls Parno Mittra tests Covid-19 positive
Apr 26, 2021, at 05:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-turned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in the West Bengal assembly elections, Parno Mittra, tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.
West Bengal Assembly polls: Seventh phase voting begins
Apr 26, 2021, at 02:46 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Amidst unprecedented security arrangements, voting for the seventh phase of the eight-phase assembly election in West Bengal began on Monday morning in 34 of the state’s 294 constituencies.
North Kashmir gets oxygen generation plants
Apr 26, 2021, at 04:31 am
Srinagar: Two high-capacity oxygen generation plants having 1000 Lpm each capacity were inaugurated at SubDistrict Hospital (SDH) Kupwara and SDH Sopore on Saturday.