COVID-19: Delhi allows operation of food home delivery services
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi government on Thursday allowed the operation of food home delivery services during 21-day lockdown which has been called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fight the COVID-19.
COVID-19 measures: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi extends full support to Modi government's lockdown
New Delhi/IBNS: Rising above politics at the crucial time when 1.3 billion Indians are fighting against COVID-19, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has extended her full support to the lockdown called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the spread of the deadly Novel Coronavirus.
Prashant Kishor questions 21-day-lockdown to check coronavirus spread
New Delhi/IBNS: Political strategist Prashant Kishor has questioned the 21-day-lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus in the country arguing that the move does not have scientific backing.
Will order shoot-at-sight if people do not obey lockdown: Telangana CM KCR acts tough
Hyderabad/IBNS: Giving a tough message to the lockdown violators, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has said he will order shoot-at-sight if people do not listen to police, media reports said.
COVID-19: UP to provide Rs 1000 to workers affected due to lock down
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday launched a scheme to provide Rs 1000 to the daily wage workers and others who have been impacted with the lock down.
Chidambaram mocks Centre, says shocking that promised COVID Economic Task Force not set up
New Delhi/UNI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday lashed out at the Union government and said that four days post Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement, the COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force under Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has not been set up.
Rajya Sabha elections deferred over Coronavirus outbreak
New Delhi/IBNS: The elections to Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, have been postponed over the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus.
Delhi Police clears Shaheen Bagh protest site amid Coronavirus outbreak
New Delhi/IBNS: Bringing an end to the three-month long anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act agitation, the Delhi Police on Tuesday cleared the Shaheen Bagh protest site amid the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus.
Kolkata: 255 arrested for violating Coronavirus lockdown
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police on Monday arrested 255 persons for defying lockdown, which has been enforced since last evening in Kolkata as well as other parts of West Bengal in the wake of COVID-19, officials said.
Locals' agitation delays cremation of Bengal's first Covid-19 victim's body in Kolkata
Kolkata/IBNS: Disposal of the body of West Bengal's first Covid-19 victim was delayed by hours due to multiple issues, including unavailability of hearse, absence of relatives for consent and protests staged by locals at the crematorium area, officials said on Monday midnight.
Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra government on Monday announced a statewide curfew with immediate effect to arrest the spread of coronavirus infection which has so far infected 89 people in Maharashtra.
COVID-19: Priest arrested for conducting mass gathering in church
Thrissur/UNI: A priest who conducted a mass at a church in Chalkaudy near here on Monday was arrested for defying the government order against mass gathering in view of the coronavirus outbreak.
Total shut down till Mar 31 in Manipur to stop spread of Covid 19
Imphal/UNI: Manipur government has decided to impose total shutdown till March 31 as a precautionary measure to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami allots Rs 500 cr more to tackle coronavirus
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today announced an additional allocation of Rs 500 crore to tackle the spread of coronavirus in the State.
COVID19 Lockdown: Unplanned closing of shops, lockdown rumours creating confusion in Assam
Guwahati/UNI: Rumours of a lockdown in the state with immediate effect and traders’ bodies unplanned decision to keep commercial establishments, including shops selling essential commodities, closed for the second day today has created a panic-like situation in Assam over COVID 19 pandemic.