Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad has written to district collectors, asking them to transform at least one hotel in every district of the state into a COVID care centre for patients with very mild or no symptoms.
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) General Manager (Cricket Operations) Saba Karim has been asked to step down from the position.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 19 (ANI): Hitting out at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Congress leader PT Thomas on Saturday asked for an investigation in the "unholy relationship" between the former's daughter's company and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 18 (ANI): BJP leader Gulab Chand Kataria on Saturday raised questions over tapping of phones in Rajasthan saying that authorities have denied giving permission and asked if it was not a violation of civil rights of people to tap phone without authorisation.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asked officials to ramp up rapid antigen COVID testing and directed them to increase the number of ambulances in all districts.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 18 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has appealed to the people to avoid bathing in the Ganga River on July 20 on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya, in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The Election Commission of India has asked national and regional political parties to send in their views and suggestions regarding conducting election campaigns and public meetings during COVID-19 pandemic period.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 18 (ANI): The policy adopted by the Telangana government to provide safe drinking water to every household in the state under the Mission Bhagiratha program has won accolades from the National Jal Jeevan Mission Director Manoj Kumar Sahu.
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 18 (ANI): The district administration in Madurai has issued a notice to 120 private hospitals for allegedly remaining closed despite being asked to remain open and continue serving patients during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday said that the government had earmarked Rs 15,735 crores for SC welfare and Rs 5,177 crores for ST welfare for 2020-21.
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Delhi government to consider opening a window for two weeks to enable advocates, who are residents of the national capital, to register in Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme for medical and term insurance.
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to ensure that states and Union Territories (UTs) ban the use of petcoke and furnace oil as fuel to prevent damage to the environment and public health.