Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa tests Covid+
Bengaluru/IBNS: After Home Minister Amit Shah, another top BJP leader and Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa has tested Covid-19 positive on Sunday.
Yogi Adityanath Government doesn’t have any blueprint for corona: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Lucknow/UNI: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Yogi Government in view of the deteriorating situation in the state due to corona.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah tests COVID-19 positive
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday confirmed he has tested COVID-19 positive.
Assam: 67 COVID-19 cured police personnel donate plasma
Guwahati/IBNS: As the state has witnessed a sharp spike in the number of COVID-19 cases and many patients in hospitals are in critical condition, Assam police brought a ray of hope for the sick as 67 police personnel, cured of the infection, donated their plasma.
COVID-19: West Bengal reports highest one-day spike of 2589 cases, 48 deaths
Kolkata/IBNS: With highest single-day spike of 2589 infections and 48 deaths, West Bengal's Covid-19 tally has jumped to 72,777, including 20,631 active cases, 1629 fatalities and 50,517 discharges, reports said on Saturday.
Postpone Bihar elections amid Covid, Nitish Kumar ally Chirag Paswan writes to election commission
Patna/IBNS: NDA ally Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) President Chirag Paswan has written a letter to the Election Commission requesting to defer the Bihar assembly elections due this year, citing dangers polls can pose to voters and contestants amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Kolkata Police reports its seventh Covid-19 fatality
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Police on Friday reported its seventh Covid-19 fatality as an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) posted at northern Kolkata's Chitpur Police Station succumbed to coronavirus.
9 people die in Andhra Pradesh after consuming hand sanitiser
Hyderabad/IBNS: Nine people have died in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district in the last two days after allegedly consuming alcohol-based hand sanitiser, media reports said.
Covid-19: Assam government to start testing drive among tea garden workers
Guwahati/IBNS: Amid the growing number of Covid-19 positive cases in the state and fearing of a possible transmission of the new virus, the Assam government has decided to start an extensive Covid-19 testing drive among the tea garden workers in the state.
Supreme Court bans registration of BS-IV vehicles
New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback for auto dealers, the Supreme Court on Friday banned the registration of BS-IV vehicles until further order, media reports said.
Covid-19: KMC begins rapid antigen tests in Kolkata
Kolkata/IBNS: In the wake of the growing number of Covid-19 cases, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Thursday conducted rapid antigen tests of around 50 local people in south Kolkata's Chetla area, reports said.
Ayodhya:16 cops and priest at the site of Ram Temple groundbreaking ceremony test Covid +ve
Ayodhya/IBNS: A priest and 16 policemen, deployed at the location where the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple is expected to be held on August 5, have tested positive for coronavirus, said media reports.
Veteran CPI-M leader Shyamal Chakraborty hospitalised
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran CPI-M leader Shyamal Chakraborty has been hospitalised, informed her actress daughter Ushasie Chakraborty.
West Bengal observing complete lockdown to break COVID-19 chain
Kolkata/UNI: Bengal once again wore a deserted look on Wednesday following statewide complete lockdown as part of the State Government's decision to impose bi-weekly lockdown till August-end to break the Covid-19 pandemic chain.
Madhya Pradesh Minister Tulsi Silawat, wife test positive for COVID-19
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Minister Tulsi Silawat on Tuesday said he and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19.