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Punjab ramps up viral testing of COVID-19 to 20,000 tests per day
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): Countering the surge in Covid-19 cases upfront, Punjab government has upgraded the viral testing of infection in the state to 20, 000 tests per day, informed O.P Soni, Medical Education & Research Minister Punjab after inaugurating Corona labs at
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Flights suspended from six cities to Kolkata till August 31
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): In a bid to contain the novel coronavirus in Kolkata, the West Bengal government has extended the suspension of flights from six major cities-- Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Nagpur and Ahmedabad till August 31.
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India reports 57,117 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, tally rises to 1
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): India on Saturday reported 57,117 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's coronavirus tally to 16,95,988, said the Union Health Ministry.
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With highest single-day spike of 55,079 cases, India's COVID-19 tally brea
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): With the highest single-day spike of 55,079 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India's coronavirus tally breached the 16 lakh mark on Friday, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Jawan injured in exchange of fire with Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 29 (ANI): One District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel was injured in an encounter with Naxals in Bijapur, the police said.
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Samajwadi Party to protest Maharashtra restrictions in transporting animal
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 29 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Abu Asim Azmi on Wednesday said that his party will hold a protest in Mumbai against the guidelines by the State government on regulations for transporting of animals for the upcoming Eid al-Adha festival.
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Assam CM visits flood and erosion-hit areas; distributes relief material
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhemaji (Assam) [India], July 29 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday visited and flood and erosion hit areas in the State. He visited the Jiadhal river site, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, where floods have caused huge damage.
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India's COVID-19 recovery rate improves to 64.51 per cent
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said that the national recovery rate of coronavirus has improved to 64.51 per cent.
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Heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand brings normal life to standstill
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 29 (ANI): A spate of heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand has brought normal life to a standstill. Many roads in Garhwal and Kumaun regions have been closed by the state authorities to avoid any sort of untoward incidents.
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Heavy rainfall likely at a few places in Kerala today: IMD
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 29 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places in Kerala.
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AAP to protest against professional tax
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will stage a protest march on Wednesday outside the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) head office to oppose the imposition of professional tax by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation.
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Ram Gopal Varma fined for film posters on govt property
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 29 (ANI): The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Enforcement Vigilance on Tuesday slapped a fine of Rs 4,000 on film director Ram Gopal Varma after posters of his upcoming film "Power Star" were pasted on government property.
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