Work on war footing, identify COVID-19 hotspots, PM Modi tells CMs
In his meeting with chief ministers of various states on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in the next few weeks testing, tracing, isolation and quarantine should remain the focus areas. “Imperative to work on a war footing, identify COVID-19 hotspots, encircle them, ensure the virus doesn’t spread,” PM Modi further said. The Indian Council […]
PM Modi Holds Video Conference With CMs On Coronavirus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a video conference with all chief ministers to discuss ways to check the spread of coronavirus. Contact tracing of those feared to be exposed to the deadly virus and isolation of those who test positive of the virus are likely to be discussed in the meeting, sources said. […]
Chief Ministers will take up with PM today: Shortage of funds to next steps
A WEEK INTO the lockdown, and faced with an extraordinary situation of large-scale migrant worker movement, several states, including Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, and West Bengal, are scrambling to find funds to undertake even basic relief measures for the most vulnerable sections of their people. Coronavirus LIVE UPDATES While most states have written letters to Prime […]
Toll rises to 50 in India; 1,764 active Covid-19 cases
The toll due to the coronavirus rose to 50 in India on Thursday, while the number of active cases increased by over a 100 to 1,764 from the previous day. At least 150 people have been treated and discharged across the country. State authorities are still tracing and quarantining people who attended a Tablighi Jamaat congregation […]
Promote all students of class 1 to 8, HRD ministry tells CBSE
New Delhi: The HRD ministry on Wednesday directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to promote all students of classes 1 to 8 to the next class in view of the situation due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country. “In view of the current situation due to #COVID19, I have advised @cbseindia29 to promote […]
Bollywood is staring at ‘Rs 1,000-crore loss’ or more if 21-day lockdown is extended
New Delhi: Cinema halls are closed, new releases have been postponed, all shooting schedules cancelled and promotional events called off — the film industry in India has been severely affected by the 21-day nationwide lockdown implemented to arrest the coronavirus outbreak. India has one of the largest movie industries in the world, producing around 1,500 to […]
Markaz leadership resisted, then NSA Ajit Doval dropped by at 2 am
When Maulana Saad, head of Nizamuddin Markaz, refused to yield to pleas from Delhi Police and security agencies to vacate the Banglewali Masjid, Home Minister Amit Shah requested National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval to get the job done. According to top home ministry officials, Doval reached around 2.00 am on March 28-29 night at the markaz and convinced […]
Coronavirus: Across nation, race to trace contacts of Tabligh meeting
AS MANY AS 20 states and Union Territories are scrambling to identify, quarantine and test all those who attended a gathering of almost 4,000 people at Markaz Nizamuddin, the headquarters of Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi, in the middle of March. Cases are showing up in different states, with Tamil Nadu announcing that 50 of the 57 COVID-19 […]
Assam Begins Lookout For COVID Suspects From Delhi Mosque Event
New Delhi: The Assam government is looking for nearly 500 people who attended the religious event held in Delhi hosted by Tablighi Jamaat, which is now being considered a “hotbed” of the spread of coronavirus. So far, 34 people in Delhi tested positive for the virus, seven have died – one in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Covid-19: Of 1,800 people in Delhi’s Nizamuddin, most were from Tamil Nadu
More than half of the 1,800 people who participated in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi’s Nizamuddin came from two states – Tamil Nadu and Assam – officials have said. The Jamaat’s headquarters in Nizamuddin area has emerged as one of the biggest coronavirus disease hotspots in India with 24 people testing positive and nearly 200 others […]