PM Modi to hold meeting with top officials to review Covid-19 situation in county at 8pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narenda Modi will hold a meeting on Covid-19 and the situation of vaccination in India and top officers across ministries will participate in the meeting, said media reports.
Piyush Goyal says Maharashtra has so far received the highest quantity of Oxygen in India
New Delhi: Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, and Food & Public Distribution Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that Government of India, with all stakeholders, is ensuring maximum Oxygen production in India.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra mocks govt, says from vaccine exporter, compelled to become importer
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday criticised Narendra Modi’s led NDA government at Centre for vaccine 'mismanagement', saying that from being vaccine exporter, India is compelled to become importer to curb coronavirus surge.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi urges govt to lower Covid vaccination eligibility to 25 years
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asked the government to lower the COVID vaccine age eligibility to 25 years instead of 45.
PM Modi appeals to make Kumbh Mela 'symbolic' amid Covid-19 spike
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to make this year's Kumbh Mela, a major pilgrimage and festival of Hindus, symbolic, to avoid the risk of spreading Covid-19.
Kumbh Mela should now be symbolic, tweets PM Modi amid rising COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed that the annual Kumbh Mela "should now only be symbolic" due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Centre asks states, UTs to ensure uninterrupted movement of medical oxygen
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has asked the state governments to ensure uninterrupted passage of vehicles carrying medical oxygen along their borders and to not impose any curbs on the production of the life-saving gas, amid massive rise in Coronavirus cases and reports of oxygen shortage across the country.
Sri Lankan seeks urgent delivery of Covishield from India
The Sri Lankan government is reportedly in touch with Indian officials to seek urgent export of around one million doses of Covishield vaccines from India for the second phase of its vaccination drive, reported Daily Mirror.
Kumbh Mela: Top seer dies of Covid-19, several others infected
Haridwar/IBNS: Mahamandaleshwar Kapil Dev Das, 65, who was admitted to hospital earlier this week with coronavirus infection, died on Thursday, according to officials, media reports said.
Bengal polls: Left candidate in Murshidabad's Jangipur AC Pradip Nandi succumbs to Covid-19
Kolkata/IBNS: Sanjukta Morcha supported RSP candidate in Jangipur Assembly seat in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, Pradip Nandi, died of Covid-19 on Friday evening, reports said.
No shortage of Remdesivir in UP, Yogi orders crackdown on black marketing of Covid-19 drugs
Lucknow/UNI: In the wake of the rising coronavirus infections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued strict instructions to the State Health Department and State Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to check black marketing and hoarding of Remdesivir and other drugs essential for the treatment of COVID-19 patients and ensure that they are not sold at high prices.
BJP responsible for COVID surge in Bengal : Mamata Banerjee
Nabadwip/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday held the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) responsible for COVID surge in Bengal.
Arvind Kejriwal to hold review meeting on Covid situation in Delhi
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet Health Minister Satyendar Jain and others senior officials on Friday evening to review the COVID-19 situation in the National Capital.
New Delhi: Narendra Modi took a comprehensive review to ensure adequate medical grade oxygen supply in the country. Inputs from ministries like Health, DPIIT, Steel, Road Transport, etc were also shared with the PM.
Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa tests Covid-19 positive
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday became the latest politician to get infected with Covid-19.