Assam: Minor boy killed in grenade blast in Tinsukia district
May 11, 2021, at 10:01 pm
Guwahati: A12-year-old minor boy was killed in a grenade blast incident in Assam’sTinsukia district on Tuesday morning.
10-day lockdown clamped in Telangana amid Covid surge
May 11, 2021, at 09:19 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana government has imposed a lockdown for 10 days to curb the chain of coronavirus infection.
11 patients die after disruption in oxygen flow in a govt hosp in Andhra Pradesh
May 11, 2021, at 08:46 pm
Tirupati/IBNS: Eleven Covid-19 patients have died in the ICU ward of a government hospital in Tirupati allegedly after the oxygen supply to these patients was disrupted for some time, reported media.
May 11, 2021, at 07:59 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were on Tuesday killed in an encounter which ensued after security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Anantnag.
India should be provided resources to make vaccines, says top US disease expert
May 11, 2021, at 07:04 pm
India, the largest vaccine maker in the world, should be provided with resources to make its own vaccines or donate vaccines, Antony Fauci, the top US expert on COVID-19, has said. He also said that all of India should “shut down,” as some its states have done, to break the chain of transmission. Fauci suggested that a priority for India should be to set up field hospitals like China had done.
Jammu and Kashmir: No Eid related relaxation in corona curfew in Baramulla
May 11, 2021, at 06:42 pm
Baramulla/UNI: There will be no relaxation in the corona curfew for Eid-ul-Fitr, which is being celebrated after the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadhan on May 13 or 14 subject appearance of the Shawal moon.
Anantnag encounter in Jammu and Kashmir: 3 militants killed, operation continues
May 11, 2021, at 06:36 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three militants were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Anantnag on Tuesday, a police spokesman said.
Kerala's tallest woman politician Gouri Amma passes away
May 11, 2021, at 06:29 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala's tallest woman politician K R Gouri Amma, who has been admitted to a private hospital here due to age related illness, passed away on Tuesday.
Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' to celebrate 'power of positivity' in May, govt seeks inspiring stories
May 11, 2021, at 06:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will in May celebrate the "power of positivity" in his monthly radio show, amid a grim picture of India in the wake of the Covid-19 second wave.
No link between 5G technology and spread of COVID-19: Indian govt
May 11, 2021, at 05:44 pm
New Delhi: It has come to the notice of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications that several misleading messages are being circulated on various social media platforms claiming that the second wave of coronavirus has been caused by the testing of the 5G mobile towers.
Uttar Pradesh: Cleric's funeral in Badaun flouts Covid norms, case filed
May 11, 2021, at 05:38 pm
Badaun/IBNS: A Muslim cleric's funeral on Monday led to a massive gathering and procession in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun, flouting norms of Covid-19 at a time the country is grappling with the huge spike in infections, media reports said.
Japan joins hands with UNDP to boost oxygen supply in Northeast India
May 11, 2021, at 05:01 pm
As the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic rages in India, Japan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India have partnered to provide eight oxygen generation plants to the North Eastern Region (NER) in India.
Kashmir: Encounter underway between militants and security forces in Anantnag
May 11, 2021, at 04:34 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An encounter is going on between militants and security forces in the south Kashmir district of Anantnag on Tuesday, a police spokesman said.
'Put our house in order': Sonia Gandhi tells Congress leaders on party's debacle in state elections
May 11, 2021, at 04:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday demanded that the party "take note of our serious setbacks (and) put our house in order", after disappointing performances in state elections.
Covid-19: TMC wants virtual parliamentary committee meetings, Congress backs
May 11, 2021, at 03:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s appeal to the central government to hold virtual parliamentary committee meetings in the wake of Covid-19 spike was on Monday backed by several Congress leaders.
Kerala needs more oxygen, can't supply to other states: Pinarayi Vijayan writes to PM Modi
May 11, 2021, at 02:58 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, informing that his state cannot spare any further medical oxygen as they have already supplied their buffer stock to neighbouring states and are now left with just 86 metric tonne buffer.
Anti-Covid-19 lockdown extended in Haryana till May 17
May 11, 2021, at 02:37 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Monday announced the extension of the anti-Covid-19 lockdown in the state till May 17.
Third consignment of oxygen concentrators, respirators airlifted to India from Israel
May 11, 2021, at 02:32 am
New Delhi: A third consignment of life-saving medical equipment from Israel, including over 1300 oxygen concentrators and 400 respirators, was airlifted to India and arrived in New Delhi last night.
Activist Natasha Narwal gets interim bail after her father dies of Covid-19
May 11, 2021, at 02:26 am
New Delhi/UNI: Activist and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Natasha Narwal was granted a three-week interim bail by the Delhi High Court on Monday to perform the last rites of her father Mahavir Narwal, who passed away during treatment for Covid-19 a day ago.
Kerala director of prison orders to grant parole, bail to prisoners amid Covid cases' spike
May 11, 2021, at 02:06 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services Rishi Raj Singh has directed to grant parole and bail to the prisoners citing the rising number of Covid cases in jails within the state.
Give status of frontline workers to journalists in Maharashtra, says Minister Chhagan Bhujbal
May 11, 2021, at 01:52 am
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday said that journalists in the state should be given the status of frontline workers and vaccinated immediately and also informed that in this regard he has written a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
May 11, 2021, at 01:03 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A 25-year-old woman from the eastern state of West Bengal, who was on her way to the ongoing farmers' protests at Tikri along Delhi-Haryana border, was allegedly raped by two men, media reports said. The victim has, however, died at a Jhajjar Hospital after developing Covid-19 symptoms.
Decomposed bodies wash up on banks of Ganga in Bihar, creates panic amid Covid
May 11, 2021, at 12:22 am
Patna/IBNS: Hitting the panic button amid Covid-19 crisis, bloated, decomposed bodies washed up on the banks of River Ganga at Bihar’s Buxar, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Corona curfew extended till May 17
May 10, 2021, at 09:43 pm
Srinagar: Corona Curfew imposed in all 20 districts of J&K till 7 am on Monday, May 10 has beenextended further by 7 days till 7 am on Monday, May 17.
Jammu and Kashmir: KPDC enhances supply to keep oxygen concentrators running
May 10, 2021, at 09:27 pm
Srinagar: As hundreds of home quarantine patients require electricity to keep the oxygen concentrators running, the Kashmir Power Development Corporation (KPDC) has enhanced supply to ensure uninterrupted power at this time of crisis.
Jammu and Kashmir: Govt advances grant of Rs 8923.8 crto Panchayats for COVID relief
May 10, 2021, at 09:09 pm
Srinagar: The Finance ministry has released an amount of Rs 8,923.8 crore to 25 States as grantsto the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs).
Jammu and Kashmir: Dir Health inaugurates 500 LMPoxygen plant at Chanapora
May 10, 2021, at 08:58 pm
Srinagar: Director Health Services Kashmir, Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather on Sunday inaugurated500 LPM oxygen plant at Chanapora which would lower the burden on the nearbyhospitals which are in need of oxygen.
Sitalkuchi firing: Bengal CID summons six CISF personnel including a deputy commandant
May 10, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday summoned six Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, including four constables, one inspector and a deputy commandant, in connection with its ongoing probe into the Sitalkuchi firing incident, sources said.
Suvendu Adhikari named Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly
May 10, 2021, at 07:40 pm
Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has been named as the party's Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
COVID-19 impact: Major shrines, mosques remains shut on Shab-e-Qadr in Kashmir
May 10, 2021, at 07:12 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Major shrines and mosques remained closed on Shab-e-Qadr, the night of the holy month of Ramadhan when the first verses of the holy Quran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, in the Kashmir valley in view of the continued surge of COVID-19 positive cases.