Covid-19 cases in India continue to rise albeit now at a slower pace in the Omicron led third wave. Yet we need to be extra careful as many people are contracting the virus while traveling – by rail, bus or air. The current guidelines and rules on preventing the spread of this deadly epidemic are focused around masking, hand-washing and social distancing. Decision makers and civic authorities seem to have completely ignored travellers who test positive during their sojourns out of their home town.
UP Polls: Done in five years what wasn't done in decades, claims Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow/IBNS: A week ahead of the beginning of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday claimed his government has accomplished works, which were not done in decades, in just five years, media reports said.
Jobs for COVID-19-hit Indian emigrants in Gulf priority: S Jaishankar
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar responding to a question in Rajya Sabha on Thursday on loss of wages of Indians working abroad,especially in the Gulf nations, said the data of pending salaries was not yet available, however, the matter has been taken up on priority with the Gulf countries.
Supreme Court rejects plea to postpone GATE exam
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking postponement of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examination 2022 due to COVID-19.
Maharashtra: Restrictions lifted as COVID-19 cases decline
Mumbai/UNI: Following sharp decline in the number of coronavirus cases in the state, the Maharashtra government lifted the COVID-19 related restrictions in the state on Tuesday.
West Bengal to reopen schools, colleges, universities on Feb 3
Kolkata/IBNS: Schools for classes eighth to 12th standard, colleges and universities will reopen with the decline in COVID-19 cases in West Bengal on Feb 3, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Monday amid sporadic protests against the closure of educational institutions.
Parliamentarian Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur tests COVID-19 positive
Bhopal/UNI: Local parliamentarian Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has become infected with the novel coronavirus.
Union Budget session starts tomorrow with Covid-19 protocols in place
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Budget session will start from tomorrow and last for 79 hours during which the government will conduct legislative business and pass the Finance Bill, the Rajya Sabha secretariat said today.
75 pct of India's adult population vaccinated, PM Modi tweets congratulations
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated citizens as 75 per cent of India's adult population got fully vaccinated.
Tamil Nadu schools, colleges to reopen Feb 1, night curfew lifted from tomorrow
Chennai/IBNS: Schools and colleges in Tamil Nadu, closed due to the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases, will reopen from Feb 1, the state government announced on Thursday.
Delhi to lift anti-COVID-19 weekend curfew, schools to remain shut: Sources
New Delhi/UNI: Weekend curfew would be lifted in the national capital while schools will continue to remain closed, according to the decisions taken in a meeting of Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) held on Thursday.
India registers 2,85,914 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
New Delhi: India registered 2,85,914 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as daily positivity rate touched 16.16 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Sharad Pawar tests COVID-19 positive
Mumbai/UNI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has tested positive for COVID-19.
Assam suspends all offline classes due to COVID-19 situation
Guwahati/UNI: In a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), the Assam government has suspended all offline classes in schools up to Class 8 to control the spread of COVID-19.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu tests COVID-19 positive
New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday tested COVID-19 positive.