FIR against Tablighi Jamaat sect chief, 6 others for defying COVID-19 warning
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police have registered an FIR against Tablighi Jamaat sect chief cleric Maulana Saad and six others for flouting Coronavirus warning and hosting a congregation of 3000 people at Alami Markaz Banglewali Masjid in Delhi, which emerged as country's one of the hotspots of the COVID-19 outbreak.
New Delhi/IBNS: With the increase in COVID-19 cases recorded in India in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health on Wednesday said 1800 people related to Tabligh Jamaat have been shifted to 9 hospitals or quarantined centers across Delhi.
CRPF deployment in Jalandhar to enforce Covid-19 lockdown
Jalandhar/UNI: Six sections of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were on Wednesday deployed at vulnerable locations and hot spots of the city to enforce the ongoing lockdown to contain the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
IAF continues its support towards fight against Coronavirus
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Air Force on Wednesday said it continues to provide full support in Nation's efforts to contain the spread of the Novel Coronavirus and the management of COVID-19.
Maharashtra Health Min orders to trace Nizamuddin congregation returnees
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has directed health and civic officials to vigorously trace the people who returned to the State after attending the religious gathering at Nizamuddin mosque in Delhi so as to contain the COVID-19 spread.
Police directed to track mobile phones of people under quarantine: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday the Delhi Police have been directed to track mobile phones of people in home-quarantine to find out if they stepped out or came in contact with others.
COVID-19 cases rise to 5 in Assam; Health Min says could go to double-digit very soon
Guwahati/UNI: Stating that the number of Coronavirus infection cases could go up to double-digit in the state very soon, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that four new cases of positive COVID- 19 have been reported in the state, taking the total number of cases to five, with all the patients having a history of visiting congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi.
A convenient excuse for some to vilify Muslims: Omar Abdullah tweets on Tablighi Jamaat
Srinagar/IBNS: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said as several people, who attended a Tablighi Jamaat event at a mosque in Delhi, tested positive for COVID-19, some people were given an oppurtunity to 'vilify Muslims'.
PM Modi earns kudos from world for his 21-day lockdown order to combat COVID-19
New Delhi/IBNS: Several international experts and think thank groups have appreciated Indian PM Narendra Modi's 21-day lockdown move to combat COVID-19 outbreak in India with many calling the process as a step in the right direction.
Covid-19: Shopian youth distributes food items, medicines to people in need
Shopian/IBNS: In a positive move at a time when the country, including the Kashmir Valley, is witnessing a COVID-19 outbreak, a group of volunteers in South Kashmir’s Shopian district led by advocate Owais Khan distributed essential commodities to the people.
Activist slams Pakistan government for raking up Kashmir issue amid COVID-19 outbreak
Islamabad/IBNS: A Kashmiri political activist has flayed the Pakistan government for raking up the Kashmir issue at a time when the entire world is combating the COVID-19 outbreak.
Kolkata/IBNS: After at least 24 people evacuated from Markaz Nizamudding were found positive for Covid-19, West Bengal government has directed its authorities to trace out and isolate all the people who had reportedly attended Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi's Nizamuddin weeks ago, officials said on Tuesday.
COVID-19's local transmission is under control in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said local transmission of COVID-19 is under control in the national capital.
Yogi Adityanath cancels his Meerut, Agra visit amid Nizamuddin corona scare in UP
LucknowUNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday cancelled his Meerut, Agra visit and rushed to the state capital to review the situation arising from Coronavirus scare after reports of 157 people recently attending a religious gathering at Nizamuddin in Delhi surfaced.
COVID-19: Delhi govt identifies more than 20,000 homes for home quarantine, says LG Baijal
New Delhi/UNI: Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday informed that more than 20,000 homes have been identified by the Delhi Government for home quarantine as part of the steps being taken to contain the spread of COVID-19.