Many tea gardens in Assam started work by following COVID-19 protocols
Guwahati/IBNS: After over two weeks of shutdown, tea gardens in some districts of Assam have partially started functions from Saturday.
Manipur: Imphal East district administration introduces food bank for poor and needy people
Guwahati/IBNS: Manipur’s Imphal East district administration has introduced a new initiative to provide immediate aid in the form of free food to the poor and needy with titled – “Food Bank” under the theme, “Help End Hunger Today."
Consignment of hydroxychloroquine from India reaches US
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after the Indian government removed the ban on the export of the anti-malarial drug, the United States has received a consignment of hydroxychloroquine from India, which is seen as a possible cure for COVID-19.
Over 8000 people in India infected by Coronavirus, death toll touches 273
New Delhi/IBNS: Pressing the panic button, the deadly novel coronavirus has infected 8,356 people in India and claimed the lives of 273, the Union health Ministery confirmed on Sunday.
Delhi govt to increase COVID-19 testing capacity amid rising cases
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi government will conduct door-to-door sampling in a bid to identify COVID-19 patients amid rising cases of the infection in the national capital, said a media report.
No indication of economic package for states by PM in today's meet, says Puducherry CM Narayanasamy
New Delhi/ IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi maintained silence in Saturday's video conference meet with Chief Ministers over the demands of economic package to cope with financial distress amid coronavirus lockdown, Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said, according to media reports.
Centre asks West Bengal govt to enforce lockdown strictly, objects to gradual 'dilution'
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Amid reports that West Bengal is not enforcing lockdown measures in some pockets of the state, the Centre on Saturday asked the Mamata Banerjee-led government to enforce containment measures in letter and spirit.
Jharkahnd COVID-19: 1 dead, 17 positive, 1529 negative, results awaited for 366
Ranchi/UNI: So far a total of 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were detected in Jharkahnd with eight cases in Ranchi, six in Bokaro, two in Hazaribagh and one in Koderma.
Odisha govt begins swab collection of suspected people in capital city for COVID-19 testing
Bhubaneswar/UNI:The Odisha government has roped in five schools in the capital city to conduct mass collection of sample swab for COVID-19 testing.
COVID-19: 17 new cases , number swells to 224 in J&K, 8,202 under observation
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday said that 17 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus have been reported thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 224.
Lockdown and containment measures are important to fight COVID19: Health Ministry
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Health Ministry on Saturday said lockdown and containment measures are important to fight COVID19 and if these steps were not implemented in India then the country would have witnessed a spike in the number of coronaviruses cases by now.
Assamese actresses let their hair down in a new campaign during nationwide lockdown
Guwahati/IBNS: The nationwide lockdown has affected all walks of life and has had a profound influence on the very functioning of our day to day lives.
Nagaland police distribute relief materials among stranded labourers, students amid lockdown
Guwahati/IBNS: Amid Coronavirus lockdown, the Nagaland police have taken an initiative to deliver relief materials to the stranded labourers, students door-to-door.
Sikhs for Justice pushes its separatist idea in India behind veil of COVID-19 aid
Chandigarh/New York/IBNS: Hinting to cause disruption in the country at a time when the nation is fighting COVID-19 outbreak, US-based Sikhs for Justice, which is banned in India, is promising Rs 2000 each for Coronavirus positive persons in the state of Punjab and asking people if they support SFJ or the governments led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, media reports said.
Narendra Modi interacts with CMs over COVID-19 via video conference
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday attended a video conference where he interacted with the Chief Ministers of various states to combat COVID-19 outbreak.