Migrant passenger travelling in Shramik Special delivers a baby
Bhubaneswar/UNI: A migrant lady passenger of Shramik Special express today delivered a female child at Titilagarh.
COVID-19 +ve woman gives birth in UP's Prayagraj
Prayagraj/UNI: A woman affected by the novel coronavirus gave birth to a girl child at the Swaroop Rani hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, Nodal Officer said on Thursday.
Railways announces guidelines for train journeys from June 1
New Delhi/UNI: As the Indian Railways begins graded restoration of train services from next month, it has issued guidelines, permitting only online booking of tickets and that no unreserved (UTS) tickets, tatkal and premium tatkal will be allowed.
Couple enters Dhalai district of Tripura from Covid hotspot in Bangladesh; locals question BSF role
Ambassa(Tripura)/UNI: The incident of a couple intruding into the bordering subdivision of Gandacharra in the northern Tripura district of Dhalai from COVID-19 hotspot Khagrachari in Bangladesh, has partially revealed how the BSF personnel in the district are getting infected in large numbers, sources said.
Domestic flights to resume from Monday 'in a calibrated manner': Civil Aviation Minister
New Delhi/IBNS: Domestic flights will resume "in a calibrated manner" from Monday, the government said today, according to the reports.
Coronavirus: Thousands gather at religious leader's funeral in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal/ IBNS: Thousands of people, including BJP and Congress leaders, gathered at the funeral ceremony of a renowned spiritual leader in Madhya Pradesh's Katni amid lockdown on Monday, said media reports.
New Delhi/ IBNS: India has expressed support for the demands to investigate how the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 was transmitted to humans from animals and conduct an 'impartial' investigation of World Health Organisation's response to the pandemic, according to a draft resolution for the annual meeting of WHO starting tomorrow, said a Hindustan Times report.
Over 1,33,425 stranded Odias returned to Odisha till May 16: Official
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Over one lakh Odias stranded in other states due to lockdown have returned to Odisha, state Chief Spokesman on Corona Subroto Bagchi said here on Saturday.
6200 stranded citizens entered Meghalaya, 8500 persons exited
Shillong/UNI: Over 6000 residents of Meghalaya who were stranded across the country due to the lockdown returned to the State till Saturday, a government official said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid verbal fights and counter-allegations between the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal and BJP led Centre over the handling of coronavirus situation in the state, the political fight intensified further on Saturday with FIRs against BJP leader Kailash Vijaywargiya, Chief of IT Cell Amit Malviya, MPs Locket Chatterjee and Arjun Singh.
Assam CM moots triple cropping system to boost agro-based economy
Guwahati/UNI: As a part of series of activities for strengthening agro-based economy in the corona-hit state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today visited Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Kahikuchi campus of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Kamrup and asked the agricultural scientists to develop ways and means for triple cropping system in the state.
After fresh wave of Covid-19 cases, Goa CM urges holidaymakers to avoid visit
Panaji/IBNS: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has expressed concern over people coming to the state, many of them believed to be for holidaying, following new coronavirus cases coming to light in the state after a period of one month.
Part of Sena Bhawan in Delhi sealed after soldier tests Covid-19 positive
New Delhi/IBNS: A part of Sena Bhawan, the headquarters of Indian Army, in the national capital was sealed on Friday after a soldier tested positive for Covid-19, said reports.
SC dismisses petition asking the Centre for food, water and shelter to migrants walking on highways
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking its direction to the Centre for providing food and water to the migrants walking to their homes saying "it is impossible for this court to monitor who is walking and not walking."
CISF personnel posted in Kolkata based Garden Reach Shipbuilders succumbs to COVID-19
Kolkata/IBNS: An Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) posted in its GRSEL unit here has succumbed to COVID-19.