News on TV channel got migrants to gather at Bandra station in Mumbai: Minister Nawab Malik
New Delhi: Maharashtra’s Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik said it was a television news channel spreading misinformation about railway services resuming that led to migrants gathering at the Bandra station in Mumbai Tuesday during lockdown. Speaking to ThePrint, he also said the Narendra Modi government should come up with a clear policy on migrants who are stuck […]
New lockdown guideline issued: What it means for you
The government on Wednesday issued revised guideline to be followed during the extended lockdown period till May 3. While several things have been kept suspended to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease Covid-19, the government has allowed others which have a direct impact on the lives of the common people. As per the revised guideline, […]
Lockdown Guidelines: Some Activities, Including Procurement Of Agri-products, Farming, Allowed From April 20
Agricultural, horticultural-related activities, farming and procurement of agri-products will be allowed from April 20 even as India remains under a nationwide lockdown till May 3, the Ministry of Home Affairs in its latest guidelines said on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his fourth address to the nation on Coronavirus pandemic, had on Tuesday said […]
Covid-19 lockdown: 13 activities that will remain suspended till May 3
The government on Wednesday issued a revised set of guidelines for citizens and state governments to follow during the course of Covid-19 lockdown which has been extended till May 3. The announcement for extending the lockdown was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation – the fifth since the Covid-19 […]
If you have flu symptoms, tell us — new health ministry advice to detect more Covid-19 cases
New Delhi: The health ministry Tuesday asked people with influenza or flu-like symptoms to report themselves. “This is done to detect positive cases in the field, as early as possible,” said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, at a press briefing. He said people can report themselves either by calling the call […]
‘Lockdown Isn’t Lock-up, Don’t Worry’: Uddhav Thackeray After Migrant Workers Flood Bandra Station
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday tried to reassure migrant workers who are stranded in the state that lockdown is not “lock-up”, and appealed them to face the “challenge” of coronavirus by staying back. “Lockdown is not lock-up, do not worry,” he said. He was speaking in a live webcast after hundreds of migrant workers […]
IMF projects India’s growth rate at 1.9% in 2020 due to coronavirus
The IMF on Tuesday projected a GDP growth of 1.9 per cent for India in 2020, as the global economy hits the worst recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s due to the raging coronavirus pandemic that has nearly stalled all economic activities across the world. With this subdued forecast, India is likely to […]
West Bengal: 20 cops injured in clash over Covid-19 quarantine centre
Around 20 police personnel, including at least one senior officer, were injured in West Bengal’s West Burdwan district on Tuesday when hundreds of villagers attacked them twice at Churulia, the native village of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh, demanding the removal of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) quarantine centre set up at a […]
Migrant Workers Defy Lockdown In Mumbai; Amit Shah Calls Uddhav Thackeray Expressing Concern
Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of the coronavirus-enforced lockdown till May 3, hundreds of migrant workers came out on road in Mumbai on Tuesday demanding transport arrangements to go back to their native places. Home Minister Amit Shah called up Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray expressing concern over the large gathering of people and […]
Coronavirus tests, hotspots: All you need to know
As the world is reeling under the COVID-19 pandemic, medical terminologies like rapid antibodies test, RT-PCR test, hotspots and containment zones have come into focus. Doctors explain for the common man what these testing and containment terminologies mean. Two kinds of diagnostic tests are being currently used in India — RT-PCR test and rapid antibodies […]