New Delhi/UNI: The streets of Delhi on Saturday almost wore a deserted look, owing to the weekend curfew imposed in the national capital in the wake of a spike in cases of Covid-19.
West Bengal govt allows salons, beauty parlours to operate with 50 percent of seating capacity
Kolkata/IBNS: In another relaxation to the anti-COVID-19 restrictions, the West Bengal government on Saturday allowed salons and beauty parlours to operate with 50 percent of the seating capacity till 10 pm.
Karnataka mulls green pass for vaccinated citizens
Bengaluru/UNI: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the state government is considering issuing green passes to identify fully-vaccinated citizens, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Saturday.
PM Modi lauds India for administering 150 cr anti-COVID-19 vaccine doses
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India has crossed another landmark in its vaccination drive with 150 crore vaccine doses administered as he virtually inaugurated the second campus of the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) in Kolkata.
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of rising the number of COVID-19 cases in the state, the Assam government on Friday issued fresh COVID-19 guidelines to check the spread of the Omicron variant in the state.
India registers 1,17,100 fresh COVID-19 cases, 302 deaths in past 24 hours
New Delhi: India, a nation which is yet again witnessing a spike in COVID-9 cases, registered 1,17,100 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Friday.During the same period, country's overall Omicron tally touched 3007.
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot tests COVID-19 positive
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has tested positive for COVID-19.
Punjab: 125 passengers of chartered flight from Italy test positive for Covid in Amritsar
New Delhi/IBNS: As many as 125 passengers, who arrived Punjab's Amritsar on a flight from Italy, have tested Covid-19 positive, media reports said.
MoS Dr Bharati Pawar tests COVID-19 positive
New Delhi/UNI: Junior Union Health Minister, Dr Bharati Pawar, has tested positive for the COVID-19, she informed on Thursday.
Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala tests COVID-19 positive
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday confirmed he has tested COVID-19 positive.
Karnataka imposes weekend curfew amid COVID spike
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka will impose a weekend curfew, starting this Friday to stem the spread of the COVID-19 cases, which are on spike again.
Night Curfew imposed in Meghalaya to prevent spread of COVID-19
Shillong/UNI: District authorities in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills, which includes state capital Shillong, has banned official, public and political gatherings and also put a curb on the number of people attending weddings and reimposed the night curfew.
Lockdown likely in Mumbai if COVID-19 spike crosses 20,000 daily: Mayor Pednekar
Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar has said lockdown is likely to be imposed in the city if daily COVID-19 spike crosses 20,000, media reports said.
Delhi imposes weekend curfew to stem COVID-19 spread
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi government on Tuesday announced the imposition of weekend curfew in the national capital to stem the further spread of COVID-19.
Babul Supriyo, his family and multiple staff test COVID-19 positive
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Union Minister and ex-Lok Sabha MP, Babul Supriyo, his wife, father and multiple staff have tested positive for COVID-19.