Search For "spr"
Punjab announces 'emergency measures' to check COVID-19 spread; weekend lo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered a series of emergency measures, including the extension of weekend lockdown with daily night curfew from 7 pm to 5 am in all the 167 cities/towns in the state from Friday.
Read More
Hastakshep, a milestone in Indian journalism: Upendra Rai
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 20 (ANI/Digpu): We are living in the most troubled times of history. The rate of the spread of coronavirus has become very fast. The country is facing a big challenge from those forces who are anti-national and anti-social. These forces are totally inclined to div
Read More
Seven active Chinese military air bases under close watch of Indian agenci
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Even as the tensions on China border continue over territorial issues, Indian agencies are keeping a close eye on the activities of the People's Liberation Army's Air Force (PLAAF) spread all along the Line of Actual Control with India opposite Ladakh in t
Read More
Broccoli, Brussels sprouts a cut above for blood vessel health
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Joondalup [Australia], August 20 (ANI): Broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage, some of the least favourite vegetables of people, could be the most beneficial when it comes to preventing advanced blood vessel disease, suggests new research.
Read More
Idol makers in Chennai struggle to make ends meet ahead of Ganesh Chaturth
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Business of idol makers in Chennai has been hampered due to the spread of coronavirus. Artists preparing idols of Lord Ganesh ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi are facing a shortage of work as orders have reduced in comparison with last year.
Read More
Kerala government bans roadside sale of fish
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kottayam (Kerala) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): In the wake of the COVID-19 spread, the Kerala government has again banned the sale of fishes on the roadside in the state.
Read More
Lokajat Yatra begins in Uttarakhand, devotees carry Nanda Devi's 'doli' to
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Devotees from Chamoli district on Tuesday carried the 'doli' (palanquin) of Goddess Nanda Devi on their journey to Chota Kailash during the 11-day Nanda Devi Lokajat yatra.
Read More
58 pc citizens believe small towns, rural districts 'unprepared' to handle
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): As India's daily case load becomes highest in the world, 53 per cent citizens are in favour of some sort of lockdown to contain COVID-19 spread while 58 per cent believe small towns and rural districts are "unprepared" to handle the pandemic, according to a s
Read More
Combating COVID: Curfew announced in Puducherry tomorrow
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Puducherry Chief Minister Narayanasamy on Monday announced curfew on trial basis in the Union Territory tomorrow in order to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Read More
As Punjab Covid cases rise, CM Amarinder says not averse to harsher measur
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Expressing serious concern over the surge in Covid cases and increasing number of deaths per million in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said he was not averse to imposing harsher measures to check further spread of the pand
Read More
India's GDP to contract 16.5 pc in Q1 as pandemic spreads: SBI report
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): India's GDP is expected to contract by 16.5 per cent during the first quarter of current fiscal as the current Covid-19 pandemic is spreading at a much faster rate after the opening up of the economy, State Bank of India's research report Ecowrap s
Read More
Bihar extends Covid-19 lockdown till September 6
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 17 (ANI): The Bihar government on Monday extended the lockdown till September 6 in the wake of COVID-19 spread in the state.
Read More