Covid-19 situation betters in Delhi, national capital now 8th in terms of active cases
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi, which is one of the worst Covid-19-affected parts of the country, is slowly recovering from grasp of the contagion as the national capital is now placed at the eighth position in terms of active cases.
Biometric authentication not necessary for drawing ration in Kashmir : Govt
Srinagar/UNI: Clarifying that punching fingerprints and biometric authentication on Point of Sale (POS) machines while drawing the ration was not necessary, Directorate of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Kashmir, said it was voluntary.
Kolkata Police report second Covid-19 fatality in single day, toll now 5
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police reported its second death due to Covid-19 within 24 hours on Friday, taking the total number of fatalities in the city police to five, reports said on Saturday.
Two remand prisoners escape from Covid Care Centre
Eluru/UNI: Two remand prisoners, who had tested positive for Coronavirus, escaped from Covid Care Centre (CCC) at Vatluru here on Saturday.
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests Covid-19 positive
Bhopal/IBNS: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
Assam reduces home quarantine period to 7 days, state's Covid-19 tally now 29,921
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government has decided to reduce the home quarantine period for Covid-19 patients from 14 days to 7 days.
West Bengal on second day of biweekly anti-Covid-19 lockdown today
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal, the eastern state of India, is on Saturday witnessing the second day of a biweekly lockdown called by its government to stem the spread of Novel Coronavirus.
New Delhi/IBNS: This year the Independence day will be celebrated in the absence of large gatherings while maintaining social distancing, wearing of masks, proper sanitization and other guidelines related to Covid-19, the Home Ministry has said.
Another Kolkata cop succumbs to Covid-19
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Police on Friday morning reported its fourth Covid-19 fatality as an Inspector rank officer posted in the city police's traffic department succumbed to Covid-19.
Total lockdown imposed in Manipur amid increasing Covid cases
Imphal/UNI: Manipur government has imposed a total lockdown in the state from 1400 hours today for one week amid rising Covid cases.
Strict restrictions in Kashmir amid rise in Covid-19 deaths
Srinagar/UNI: Strict restrictions were imposed in the summer capital, Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir valley on Thursday in view of five-day lockdown ordered by administration till Jul 27 to curtail the rapid rise of fresh Covid-19 cases and deaths since the past fortnight.
West Bengal witnesses complete anti-Covid-19 lockdown today
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal is witnessing a complete lockdown to stem the spread of Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19 on Thursday.
Kalaburagi administration withdraws anti-Covid-19 lockdown
Kalaburagi/UNI: The lockdown imposed in Kalaburagi district till Jul 27 has been withdrawn by the district administration following a direction from Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday.
Washington: President Donald Trump on Tuesday said India is doing the second highest number of COVID-19 testing in the world after the US.
Make In India push: Kashmir people join 'Boycott China' drive
Srinagar: Giving the 'Make in India' campaign a push, people in Jammu and Kashmir recently came out in large numbers to join the 'Boycott China' drive.