New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) To check black-marketing of goods under essential commodities and enforce lockdown measures following coronavirus outbreak, a joint team of Delhi police and the state government on Thursday raided a number of shops in the national capital and seized goods worth lakhs of rupees and arrested[Read More…]
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Riteish, Genelia make goofy dishwashing video to wish Ajay Devgn on b’day
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Ajay Devgn celebrated his 51st birthday on Thursday, and his “Total Dhamaal” co-star Riteish Deshmukh sent him a hilarious wish on his special day. Taking to social media, Riteish posted a TikTok video in which he is seen washing utensils while his wife,actress Genelia holding ‘belan’[Read More…]
Coronavirus Lockdown: India’s shutdown due to Covid-19 may not end on April 14
Prime Minister Modi said he will release a short video on Friday morning where through he will address fellow Indians.
Will book Indore attack culprits under NSA: MP CM
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government will take stern action against those who attacked the doctors and paramedic team in Indore on Wednesday and the accused will be booked under the National Security Act (NSA), Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday. In a[Read More…]
Corona: Telangana man buried after due procedure
Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) A man who died of Covid-19 at a government-run hospital here on Wednesday was given a quiet burial at a graveyard in Telangana’s Nirmal town in the early hours of Thursday. The body of the 49-year-old man, who died while undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital, was[Read More…]
Shah Rukh Khan’s appeal: ‘India and Indians are one family’
SRK’s Meer Foundation along with the foundation Ek Saath will provide daily food requirements to over 5500 families for at least a month in Mumbai.
After Nizamuddin incident, Punjab prohibits all gatherings
Chandigarh, April 2 (IANS) Taking a tough stand in the light of Delhi’s Nizamuddin incident, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday prohibited all gatherings, including religious, and said the state would impose a total ban on all congregations, irrespective of the religion involved. He would personally talk to the[Read More…]
Bengal umpires and coaching staff make contributions to fight COVID-19
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) The umpires of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) have come forward to lend their helping hand to the West Bengal State Relief Fund set up for corona aid. 157 current umpires belonging to various grades have pledged their support and solidarity with the association and[Read More…]
Govt unveils Aarogya Setu COVID-19 tracker app
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Indian government has unveiled an app called Aarogya Setu designed to alert users if they have come in close proximity with any COVID-19 positive patient. The app tracks through a Bluetooth and location-generated social graph. It calculates the user’s risk of infection based on[Read More…]
2 from Markaz HQ die, Delhi corona toll 4; 141 new cases (Lead)
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The number of coronavirus cases in the national capital reached 293 on Thursday with 141 new patients testing positive, and two more deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest recorded spike in patient count in a day in the city. The two new deaths[Read More…]
Seven districts in Kerala declared Covid-19 hotspots
Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said seven of the state’s 14 districts have been declared “hotspots” as they account for 226 of the total 256 coronavirus cases in the state. “These are Kasargode, Kannur, Malappuram, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode,” said Vijayan. Earlier, there[Read More…]
Corona cases hit 100 mark in MP
Bhopal/Morena (MP), April 2 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh corona positive cases hit the 100 mark on Thursday with Morena joining the affected towns with two positive cases on Thursday evening. Out of the total 100 coronavirus cases in the state, 75 have been reported from Indore, eight from Jabalpur, six from[Read More…]
Ensure smooth disbursal of PM-GKY money: States, UTs asked
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The central government here on Thursday asked states to ensure smooth disbursal of Rs 27,500 crore financial package under the Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Yojana (PM-GKY). The disbursal will begin on Friday. In a letter to the Chief Secretaries of states and Union Territories, Union[Read More…]
JNU warns students against violating lockdown norms
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A day after a JNU student claimed to have been thrashed by security guards for attempting to go out of the campus during the lockdown, the university administration here on Thursday asked campus residents to follow Covid-19 guidelines or face disciplinary action. “It’s highly unsafe[Read More…]
BSF donates over Rs 33 cr to PM-CARES Fund
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) has joined hands with others in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic by contributing Rs 33.28 crore to the PM-CARES Fund. BSF personnel donated their one-day salary to the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund[Read More…]
Congress seeks special burial spots for Covid-19 victims
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and ex-minister Naseem Khan on Thursday demanded the government allot special burial spots in existing cemeteries or elsewhere for the burial of Muslim Covid-19 victims. In a memorandum to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Khan pointed out that despite the Covid-19 scourge, the Muslim[Read More…]
Test cricket has made me a better person: Kohli
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Test cricket might struggle to grab eyeballs, especially in the sub-continent, but the tradtitional five-day grind has made the game’s present icon Virat Kohli a better person, the Indian captain said on Thursday. During an Instagram live with former England batsman Kevin Pietersen, Kohli was asked[Read More…]
Maha Covid-19 death toll rises to 19, total cases now 416 (Roundup)
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) The Covid-19 death toll in Maharashtra shot up from 16 to 19 even as the number of positive cases rose to 416 on Thursday, officials said here. The 81 new cases registered included 57 from Mumbai, nine each from Pune and Ahmednagar, five in Thane and[Read More…]
TN’s Tiruppur gets disinfectant tunnel spray
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) With Tamil Nadu entering the deep dark ‘coronavirus tunnel’ with no light at the end, the knitwear town Tiruppur has got a different kind of a tunnel that tries to keep the people safe. The district has got the ‘Coronavirus Disinfectant Tunnel’, courtesy D. Venkatesh a[Read More…]
Govt should have called all party meet over COVID-19: Congress
“Prime Minister talked to the Chief Ministers over a video conference today. Why did he not had a similar video conferencing with the Opposition,” he said.
India’s air passenger growth to contract 20-25% in FY21: Report
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Passenger growth in the Indian aviation industry is likely to contract 20-25 per cent in financial year 2020-21, according to a CARE Ratings report. The report noted that the aviation industry which has been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, may not fully recover any[Read More…]
Delhi govt seeks more cops to handle Markaz patients
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Health and Family Welfare Department of Delhi, here on Thursday, wrote to the police for deployment of adequate forces at hospitals and quarantine centres, to prevent any disturbance at hospitals and isolation centres. Citing cases of patients, particularly those shifted from the Nizamuddin Markaz,[Read More…]
Warrant not needed to search hidden Jamaat members: Goa CM
Panaji, April 2 (IANS) Forty six persons who arrived in Goa after attending the Tablighi Jamaat meet in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area last month, have been quarantined and police are instructed to search for them everywhere, even in people’s homes, without a search warrant, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Thursday.[Read More…]
Zomato launches Gold Support Fund to support restaurant staff
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Food delivery platform Zomato on Thursday announced a Gold Support Fund with the aim of supporting restaurant workers who are facing the possibility of losing their livelihoods due COVID-19 shutdowns. With this initiative, all proceeds from the purchase of Zomato Gold annual memberships in April[Read More…]
TN reports 75 new cases, total climbs to 309
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) Tamil Nadu on Thursday announced 75 new coronavirus cases, taking the infected count to 309. Addressing to reporters Health Secretary Beela Rajesh said, 75 new cases tested coronavirus positive and the total number of COVID-19 patients have gone up to 309 across 20 districts. Rajesh said[Read More…]