Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], March 9 (ANI): In wake of surge in the cases of COVID-19 in Punjab's Ludhiana, Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police Rakesh Agrawal on Tuesday warned that FIRs under National Disaster Management Act would be registered aga
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 9 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Odisha government on Tuesday restricted any kind of congregation on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri on March 11.
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions under the Disaster Management Act to prevent the sale of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines, and asked the petitioner to file a fresh one, with "concrete fa
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court on Tuesday by lawyer, Vishal Tiwari, seeking a direction to the Union of India (UoI) and others, to issue strict guidelines and regulations under the Disaster Management Act by co
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): A national plan should be formulated under National Disaster Management Act (NDMA), 2005 and Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 for co-ordination between the centre, states and UTs for quick response to a crisis like a coronavirus in future, the Parliamentar
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): The Odisha government has banned congregation at river ghats and near other water bodies to take bath and sail miniature boats on the occasion of Kartik Purnima on November 30 to contain COVID-19 spread.
Chandigarh [India], November 15 (ANI): Chandigarh's sector 22 woke up with fresh air and clean roads even after Diwali. Due to the blanket ban on bursting firecrackers, the city observed less pollution, residents said.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], October 18 (ANI): Three hundred Congress leaders and workers including former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat have been booked under Disaster Management Act for holding a rally in Haridwar on October 17.
Datia (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): An FIR has been registered against Madhya Pradesh's former Chief Minister and Congress leader Kamal Nath and eight others, under multiple sections of IPC and Disaster Management Act, for violation of COVID-19 norms during a public meeting in t
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to nationals from Brazil, Australia, Fiji, China and the Philippines, who had participated in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 28 (ANI): Private medical establishments in Karnataka cannot deny treatment to COVID-19 patients or those with related symptoms, said the State Government on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The Health Ministry has sent an order to chief secretaries of states and union territories asking them to ensure that salaries of doctors and health workers doing COVID-19 related duties are released on time by all concerned and any violation will be treate