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Amid rise in COVID cases, Jammu administration increases testing in rural
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 24 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases reported from rural areas in Jammu are on the rise, the district administration has started aggressive door to door testing in villages.
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India remains greatest rising power despite COVID-19 tragedy: report
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Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 22 (ANI): Despite the damage caused by the record rise in COVID-19 cases, India remains the "greatest rising power" on the planet and has a number of fundamental strengths that will make it one of the "most powerful" countries in the world, according to report p
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Karnataka minister says unnecessary movement of people will be curbed stri
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Amid rise in COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, state Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Thursday that the Home department shall ensure stricter implementation of lockdown by measures such as seizure of vehicles and controlling unncessary movement
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Amid spike in COVID-related deaths, Mumbai's Muslim graveyard on verge of
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-related deaths in Maharashtra, a Muslim graveyard in Mumbai has put up a hoarding outside, warning people of its closure due to a shortage of land to bury bodies.
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Congress party attacks Centre over COVID vaccination policy
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New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented rise in COVID-19 cases, Congress Leader Shaktisinh Gohil urged the Centre to vaccinate 60 percent of the population, through a "universal vaccination" programme, to stop a "third wave" of Covid-19 from occurring.
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Tokyo Olympics: Japan's entry ban will not affect Indian athletes, assures
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New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): With Japan restricting entry of people from India, Pakistan and Nepal due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, questions have been raised on whether the Indian athletes will also face issues in entering the country for the Tokyo Olympics. But Indian Olympic Associa
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India's new daily cases slightly rise, dip reported in deaths
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New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): With 3,62,727 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, India on Thursday reported a slight rise in COVID-19 cases, about 15,000 more than the previous day.
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Timing changes for Sewa Kendras in Punjab's Ludhiana amid surge in COVID-1
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Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 12 (ANI): Owing to the rise in COVID-19 cases in Punjab, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Tuesday informed that the timing of Sewa Kendras has been changed with immediate effect from 7 am to 12 pm in Ludhiana.
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COVID-19 crisis: Over 5 lakh Favipiravir Tablets from UAE arrive in India
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New Delhi [India] May 11, (ANI): Amid the unprecedented rise in COVID-19 cases in India, over five lakh Favipiravir Tablets from the UAE reached here on Tuesday.
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Delhi received 488 MT oxygen on Friday as against SC order to Centre to su
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New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Delhi government on Saturday informed that the national capital had received 488 MT of oxygen on May 7 despite the Supreme Court direction to the Centre to supply 700 metric tonnes of medical oxygen to Delhi everyday as hospitals in the national capital ha
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COVID-19: Switzerland stands with India in its hour of need, says envoy He
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New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Switzerland stands with India in its hour of need and our objective is to get all possible assistance that we can as quickly as possible, said Swiss Ambassador Dr. Ralf Heckner on Friday as India continues to face the mounting challenge posed by the record ris
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Oxygen Expresses delivered more than 2511 MT liquid medical oxygen to stat
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New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways on Thursday informed that Oxygen Expresses have delivered more than 2511 metric tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in 161 tankers to different states amid a shortage of medical oxygen in several parts of the country due to rise in
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