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COVID-19: Kerala govt requests Centre for permission to issue Pandemic Rel
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 9 (ANI): With aim to tide over the economic situation arising in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic, the Kerala Government has requested the Centre to grant permission to state governments to issue special Pandemic Relief Bonds.
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China's leading think tank backs PM Modi's initiatives to fight COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 9 (ANI): At the Extraordinary G20 Virtual Summit held last month in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the G20 leaders to come out with a plan putting the focus on human lives. He urged for a plan to reduce the hardships faced by e
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Several migrant workers stuck at sealed India-Nepal border due to lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], April 9 (ANI): Scores of Nepali migrant workers are left stranded at the India-Nepal border here following its closure during to the lockdown imposed in the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic.
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J-K Police arrests 30 persons for violating lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 8 (ANI): Handwara and Srinagar Police have arrested 30 persons and seized 6 vehicles for violating the lockdown imposed in backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: World Athletics Championships Oregon rescheduled for July 2022
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], April 8 (ANI): The World Athletics Championships in Oregon was rescheduled for July 15-24 in 2022, following the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games for 2021 in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.
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BMC makes wearing mask compulsory in public places
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI): In the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made wearing of mask mandatory for all the persons moving in public places.
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Ganga water quality improves by 40-50 pc during lockdown, says expert
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 5 (ANI): The quality of water in the river Ganga has witnessed a significant improvement during the lockdown, imposed in the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic. According to experts, the quality has improved by 40-50 percent as compared to earlier.
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NGO provides free medicines to labourers in J-K's Poonch
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 5 (ANI): Free medicines are being provided to the labourers by NGO 'Ummeed Welfare Society' during the lockdown imposed in the backdrop of COVID-19 outbreak. The NGO is also conducting free health check-ups of the workers.
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Nursing officers voluntarily choose to serve at AIIMS COVID ICU ward
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Setting a novel example for others, a group of five nurses has voluntarily come forward to provide their services at the newly setup COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the backdrop of coronavirus cris
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Police arrests 41 for violating lockdown in Kochi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 4 (ANI): The police have arrested 41 persons who were out for a morning walk on Saturday during the lockdown imposed in the backdrop of coronavirus outbreak.
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COIVD-19: Andhra govt's chief whip holds constituency level meet, ask offi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 4 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Government chief whip Gadikota Srikanth Reddy on Saturday held a constituency level review meeting at Tehsildar office in Rayachoti town and directed officials to remain more alert for the next two weeks in the backdrop of sur
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Shortage of grains at Noida ration shops hits poor hard
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Gautam Budh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 3 (ANI): Even after waiting for long, people returned empty-handed from the ration shops here on Friday amid the national lockdown in the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic.
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