Justice DY Chandrachud tests positive for COVID-19
May 13, 2021, at 03:01 am
New Delhi/UNI: Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud, who was heading the bench hearing cases on COVID-19 pandemic management, has tested positive for the Coronavirus.
Nurses are a symbol of service: Punjab Health Minister
May 13, 2021, at 02:25 am
Chandigarh/UNI: On the occasion of International Nurses Day, Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu expressed that the whole of humanity is indebted to the medical fraternity, as they have been working day and night to provide healthcare facilities since the corona pandemic started.
12 opposition parties write to PM Modi suggesting measures to handle 'apocalyptic human tragedy'
May 13, 2021, at 02:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Twelve major opposition parties have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that the Centre takes immediate action to combat the massive second wave of Coronavirus which is creating havoc in the Asian country, leaving the heath structure overwhelmed and accounting for an unprecedented number of deaths.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reviews schemes of Finance Department
May 13, 2021, at 02:00 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on his third day in office after taking over the post of Chief Minister, held a meeting with the Finance Department and asked the officials to accord high priority on any file related to health to augment the state’s fight against COVID pandemic.
Four more Punjab Ministers join chorus for disciplinary action against Navjot Singh Sidhu
May 13, 2021, at 01:16 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Protesting strongly against the party MLA’s unwarranted belligerence against Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, four more Punjab cabinet ministers on Wednesday joined the chorus of Punjab Congress leaders seeking strong disciplinary action by the party high command against Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Bengal: Two BJP MLAs Nisith Pramanik, Jagannath Sarkar resign to continue as Lok Sabha MPs
May 13, 2021, at 12:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA-elects, Nisith Pramanik and Jagannath Sarkar, resigned on Wednesday in order to continue as Lok Sabha MPs, following the order of the party.
WHO never classified B.1.617 as 'Indian variant': Govt
May 12, 2021, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The government today opposed the branding of B.1.617 Covid variant as "Indian variant", pointing out that the word "Indian" was never used by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Webinar on Kashmiri Pashmina: Expertspresent their views on issues,prospects
May 12, 2021, at 09:39 pm
Srinagar: As part of the webinar series on Pashmina and its future prospects, second edition of thewebinar was held today in which domain experts, stakeholder, departmentalrepresentatives and INTACH, J&K joined the session.
Kashmiri doctor achieves feat inCancer Drug discovery field
May 12, 2021, at 09:18 pm
Srinagar: Dr Mudasir Nabi Peerzada is the first Kashmiri to publish in Pharmacology &Therapeutics, a high impact journal.
Sisodia says Bharat Biotech refused to supply vaccine doses demanded by Delhi, hits out at Centre
May 12, 2021, at 09:00 pm
Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Deputy Chief MinisterManish Sisodia has hit out at the Centre's vaccine management saying that Covaxin manufacturer BharatBiotech has refused to supply the vaccine to the national capital.
Jammu and Kashmir: Civil Secretariat reopens in Srinagar
May 12, 2021, at 08:59 pm
Srinagar; The Civil Secretariat and other Darbar Move offices on Tuesday reopened in the summercapital after a gap of six months.
Jammu and Kashmir: CUK to organise motivational lectures, online quiz competition for students
May 12, 2021, at 08:32 pm
Srinagar: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Vice Chancellor, Prof Mehrajuddin Mir Tuesdaysaid that the university would organise motivational lectures and week-long onlineextracurricular activities including online quiz and debate competitions for the studentsto de-stress them.
Kashmir: Suspected grenade attack on police party in Samba, no injuries
May 12, 2021, at 06:24 pm
Jammu/UNI: Suspected grenade attack was reported in the Nud area of Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police here said on Wednesday.
All Greater Kolkata residents awaiting Covid vaccine second dose can get jab from govt facility
May 12, 2021, at 05:56 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The residents of Kolkata and its adjoining areas, who took the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine from a private hospital, will now be able to get the second dose from any government health facility, amid the acute shortage of vaccines across the country.
India taught us not to underestimate COVID-19: Dr Fauci
May 12, 2021, at 12:47 pm
Washington/UNI: Top US infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday that India's experience has taught the United States not to underestimate the potency of a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chhattisgarh: Police suspect Covid-19 spreading among Maoists; 10 dead, many sick
May 12, 2021, at 07:31 am
Dantewada/IBNS: At least 10 Maoists have died of Covid-19 or food poisoning in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, police have said, adding that some senior extremist leaders have also contracted the viral infection, reported media.
Karnataka, Delhi to float global tenders to source Covid-19 vaccines
May 12, 2021, at 05:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha, some other states, including Delhi and Karnataka are taking the global-tender route to replenish the supply of COVID-19 vaccines as domestic supplies fall short of meeting the demand after extension of the vaccination net on May 1, said media reports.
Nearly 90 pct of India witnessing high Covid positivity rate: Centre
May 12, 2021, at 04:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Nearly 90 per cent of India is witnessing a high Covid positivity rate, the government said on Tuesday adding that 640 districts out of the 734 are above the national threshold level of 5 per cent positivity rate.
PM Modi won't travel to UK for G-7 Summit in June amid Covid spike in India
May 12, 2021, at 03:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to UK to attend the G-7 summit in June, the government informed on Tuesday.
Cloud burst damages shops, houses in Uttarakhand's Devprayag
May 12, 2021, at 03:31 am
Devprayag (Uttarakhand)/IBNS: Several shops and houses in Uttarakhand's Devprayag have been damaged in a cloudburst that took place, around 120 kilometres from Dehradun on Tuesday, media reports said.
Sachin Waze, accused in Mukesh Ambani security scare case, sacked permanently by Mumbai Police
May 12, 2021, at 02:36 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Sachin Waze, the suspended police officer who is under probe over his alleged role in planting explosives outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani's Mumbai house, has been permanently sacked.
Kolkata rains: Man electrocuted near Raj Bhavan
May 12, 2021, at 01:52 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A middle-aged man died of electrocution near Raj Bhavan in Kolkata's downtown Esplanade area on Tuesday evening, reports said.
ED files case against ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh
May 12, 2021, at 01:05 am
Mumbai/UNI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spokesperson and Minorities Minister Nawab Malik on Tuesday said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh for political motives and conspiracy to defame him.
Eid shoppers violate COVID curfew in Kashmir; huge rush at banks, ATMs
May 12, 2021, at 12:31 am
Srinagar/UNI: Even as there was no pause in COVID-19 cases and deaths, people on Tuesday violated 'COVID curfew' ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr in the summer capital, Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir valley, where huge rush was witnessed outside banks, ATM’s and bakery shops.
Karnataka appeals the Centre to allow utilisation of home produced Oxygen in the state
May 12, 2021, at 12:15 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Minister for Health and Medical Education Dr. K Sudhakar on Tuesday urged the Centre to allow utilisation of locally-produced oxygen to overcome the ongoing second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
May 11, 2021, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The central government on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that the construction work taking place in and around the Rajpath in the central Delhi during the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown was not for the Central Vista Project but for public amenities like new toilet blocks, parking spaces and pedestrian underpasses.
Former MP and JAP President Pappu Yadav detained
May 11, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Patna/UNI: Former MP and Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) President Pappu Yadav was on Tuesday detained for violating the rules of lockdown.
Jammu and Kashmir: Oxygen plant setup in Shopian becomes operational, people express happiness
May 11, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Srinagar: The oxygen plant established in the district hospital in Shopian region of Jammu and Kashmir has become operational, giving relief to people as demand for oxygen has increased over the past few days amid surge in COVID-19 cases, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: PMGSY generates connectivity and employment in Rajouri, people thank govt
May 11, 2021, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi: The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) left people living in the remotest hilly areas in the Kalakote subdivision in Rajouri happy by taking crucial steps like road connectivity and generating employment opportunities.
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan admitted to ICU of pvt hospital in Lucknow
May 11, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Samajwadi Party leader and Rampur Lok Sabha MP Azam Khan has been shifted to the ICU of Medanta Hospital here a day after he was admitted to the superspecialty hospital with coronavirus infection, according to the media reports.