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  • IAF Prepares For Cyclone Tauktae

    May 15, 2021

    Delhi, May 15: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has kept 16 transport aircraft and 18 helicopters on operational readiness in peninsular India in preparation for the Cyclone Tauktae which is expected to cause very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall along the Western coast of India in the next few days. One IL-76 aircraft has airlifted 127 personnel and 11 tonnes of cargo from Bhatinda to Jamnagar. A C-130 aircraft has airlifted 25 personnel and 12.

  • Black fungus declared notified disease in Haryana: Anil Vij

    May 15, 2021

    Chandigarh, May 15: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Saturday said that black fungus has been declared a notified disease in the state. Now, if any cases of this disease are found, the doctors will have to report them to the concerned chief medical officer (CMO), Vij said in a statement here. The black fungus infection, also known as mucormycosis, is caused by a fungus called mucor.

  • Six-time MP from Amritsar Raghunandan Lal Bhatia passes away at 100

    May 15, 2021

    Amritsar (Punjab), May 15: Senior Congress leader and six-time MP from Amritsar Raghunandan Lal Bhatia passed away after a brief illness, his family members said on Saturday. He was 100. Raghunandan Bhatia died at a private hospital here on Friday night and he is survived by his son Ramesh Bhatia, daughter Saroj Munjal and younger brother J L Bhatia, they said.

  • Delhi Police arrests 15 people, lodges 17 FIRs over posters critical of PM Modi

    May 15, 2021

    New Delhi, May 15: Delhi Police has registered 17 FIRs and arrested 15 people for allegedly pasting posters critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the vaccination drive against COVID-19, officials said on Saturday. The posters reading "Modiji humare bachon ki vaccine videsh kyu bhej diya (PM why did you send vaccines of our children to foreign countries?)" were pasted in several parts of the city, they said.

  • COVID-19 positive woman gives birth to healthy baby in UP

    May 15, 2021

    Shahjahanpur (UP), May 15: A COVID-19 infected woman gave birth to a healthy baby girl at a hospital here, officials said on Saturday. Sarladevi, 30, a resident of the Tilhar area, was admitted to the ICU unit of the Medical College in the city after she complained of labour pain. Subsequently, she gave birth to the baby, Public Relations Officer of Medical College Dr Pooja Tripathi said, adding it was a normal delivery.

  • Cases of black fungus found in few patients in Haryana, govt should form state-level committee: Selja

    May 15, 2021

    Chandigarh: Haryana Congress president Kumari Selja said few cases of black fungus disease have been found in a few patients recovering from COVID-19 in the state and demanded the government form a state-level committee of doctors to monitor such cases. Expressing deep concern about black fungus cases found in some patients, she demanded from the Haryana government that people should be made aware of this disease.

  • Bhagat Singh's nephew passes away due to post-COVID complications

    May 15, 2021

    Chandigarh: Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's nephew, Abhay Singh Sandhu, passed away at a private hospital in Mohali due to post-COVID complications. Expressing condolences over the demise of Sandhu (63), Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said the social activist, passed away at Fortis hospital, "where he failed to recover from post-COVID-19 health-related complications".

  • Precaution, not panic, key to fight COVID-19 pandemic: Jitendra Singh

    May 15, 2021

    New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh said community management of the COVID-19 pandemic is equally important along with medical and administrative measures. "Precaution, not panic, is the key to fight the pandemic," the Minister of State for Personnel said during an interaction with public activists from his Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir.

  • UP: 4 held in separate cases for black marketing of oxygen cylinders, flow meters

    May 15, 2021

    Ghaziabad: Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested four people in two separate incidents for black marketing of oxygen cylinders and flow meters. After receiving a tip-off, Kavi Nagar police intercepted a car near the KDB school intersection in Ghaziabad and upon conducting a search, they recovered 20 oxygen flow meters from the vehicle which was seized, Superintendent of Police (City), Nipun Agarwal said.

  • Pune cops help man get back Rs 2.4L he lost to online cheats

    May 15, 2021

    Pune: A teacher from Pune was cheated of Rs 2.40 lakh by cyber fraudsters while looking for information on RT-PCR tests for coronavirus as he had to fly to Jammu and Kashmir, police said. However, since the victim had intimated the cyber cell of the local police in time, the amount was frozen before it could be transferred into the accounts of the fraudsters, an official said. "The man called on an airline number he found on the net.

  • Three held for black-marketing Remdesivir, 5 vials recovered

    May 14, 2021

    Bhopal: Three men were arrested here for allegedly black-marketing Remdesivir, an anti-viral drug used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients, police said. The accused were identified as Ankit Saluja (36), Dilpreet Saluja (26) and Akarsh Saxena (25), the police. "Based on a tip-off, we found a stationary car in the Kolar area of the city on Thursday evening.

  • Bihar govt encourages people to install indoor plants for fresh oxygen

    May 14, 2021

    New Delhi: In an attempt to help those worried about oxygen scarcity amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bihar government launched a campaign to encourage the installation of oxygen-giving indoor plants. Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bihar launched the campaign '#NatureCuresYou' to sensitise people about how nature can help beat coronavirus.

  • Six including 5 children drown in a pond in Punjab

    May 14, 2021

    Ludhiana, May 14: Six including five children died after they drowned in a pond in Mangarh village, about 20 km from here, on Friday, police said. Police said that one of the children entered the pond to take a bath during which he slipped and lost control. As the other four boys standing outside saw him drown they also jumped into the pond in a bid to save him.

  • Farmers in U'khand receive Rs 171 cr under PM-KISAN scheme

    May 14, 2021

    Dehradun, May 14: Farmers in Uttarakhand received Rs 171 crore on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the eighth instalment under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme virtually for beneficiaries across the country.

  • 'Sewa Bharati has started many COVID care centres across country'

    May 14, 2021

    New Delhi, May 14: The RSS-affiliated Sewa Bharati has opened many COVID care centres equipped with oxygen cylinders and is also providing oxygen concentrators to help the needy across the country amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, its general secretary Shravan Goel said on Friday. He said Sewa Bharati was among the first social organisations to open isolation care centres in the country.

  • Two COVID care centres set up in Ludhiana with Radha Soami Satsang Beas' support

    May 14, 2021

    Ludhiana, May 14: Two COVID care centres, set up with the support of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas sect, were inaugurated here on Friday. The facilities were inaugurated by Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu at Hambran Road and Mundian areas of the city. City MLA Sanjay Talwar, Municipal Corporation Councillor Mamta Ashu and Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma were present at both the events.

  • Large number of COVID cases being reported from rural areas: LS Speaker Om Birla

    May 14, 2021

    Kota, May 14: In the first COVID-19 wave mostly urban areas were affected, but this time a large number of cases are being reported from rural areas and some villages have registered over 25 per cent positivity rate, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday. He also called for establishing a healthcare network at the village level so that a person suffering from coronavirus disease can be provided adequate medical care near his house.

  • Malerkotla to be Punjab's 23rd district

    May 14, 2021

    Chandigarh, May 14: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced Malerkotla as the state's new district and noted that a long-pending demand of the people has been fulfilled. Malerkotla will be the 23rd district of the state.

  • Dr Reddy''s launches Sputnik V vaccine in India at around Rs 995.4 per dose

    May 14, 2021

    New Delhi, May 14: Drug firm Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Friday said it has launched COVID vaccine Sputnik V in the Indian market with the first dose being administered in Hyderabad, as part of a limited pilot. The company said the imported doses of the vaccine are presently priced at a maximum retail price of Rs 948, with 5 per cent GST per dose, amounting to Rs 995.4 per dose.

  • NIA arrests PLA lieutenant for killing Assam Rifles official in Manipur

    May 14, 2021

    New Delhi, May 14: The NIA has arrested a self-styled lieutenant of the outlawed People's Liberation Army/Revolutionary People's Front for his alleged involvement in an ambush and killing of an Assam Rifles official in Manipur, an official said on Friday. Mayanglambam Siromani, 32, of Manipur's Kakching district was arrested by the premier investigation agency on Thursday. He had fled India and taken shelter in Myanmar after the ambush.

  • MP woman killed for giving birth to 4 girls, over dowry

    May 14, 2021

    Shivpuri, May 14: A 28-year-old woman was killed allegedly by her husband and in-laws for giving birth to four girls, the last of which was born just three months ago, and also over dowry in Madhya PradeshsShivpuri district, police said on Friday.

  • Woman sentenced to five years in prison in 33-year-old case

    May 14, 2021

    Shravasti (UP), May 14: A local court has sentenced a woman to five years' imprisonment for helping three men in abducting and raping a 12-year-old girl 33 years ago. Additional Sessions Judge Parmeshwar Prasad on Thursday also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on Ramvati, government counsel KP Singh said. All the other accused in the case had died during the course of the trial, he said.

  • PM releases 8th installment worth over Rs 20,000 cr to 9.5 cr farmers under PM-KISAN

    May 14, 2021

    New Delhi, May 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released the eighth instalment of over Rs 20,000 crore to more than 9.5 crore farmer-beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Friday via video-conferencing. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, who was present on the occasion, said West Bengal has joined the scheme with more than 7 lakh farmers of the state getting the benefit today.

  • Coronavirus a living organism: Trivendra

    May 14, 2021

    Dehradun: Former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that coronavirus is a living organism that has a right to live. "Seen from a philosophical angle, coronavirus is also a living organism. It has the right to live like the rest of us. But we (humans) think ourselves to be the most intelligent and are out to eliminate it. So it is constantly mutating itself," he told a private news channel here.

  • UP: Ambulance driver booked under Disaster Management Act for overcharging

    May 14, 2021

    Noida (UP): The owner of a private ambulance in Noida has been booked under the National Disaster Management Act (NDMA) after he allegedly charged Rs 17,000 for ferrying a body to a crematorium over a distance of 7 km, officials said. The deceased was a 78-year-old woman and wife of a retired Army colonel living in Sector 37 of the city.

  • Kejriwal, Sisodia condole demise of former AAP MLA Jarnail Singh

    May 14, 2021

    New Delhi, May 14: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia on Friday condoled the demise of former AAP MLA Jarnail Singh. "Deeply saddened by the untimely demise of former Delhi MLA Sh Jarnail Singh ji. May God bless his soul. He will always be fondly remembered for his contributions to society," Kejriwal said in a tweet.

  • Bengal governor's visit to violence hit areas unconstitutional: TMC

    May 13, 2021

    Kolkata, May 13: West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress alleged that Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who visited post-poll violence-affected areas of Cooch Behar district on Thursday ignoring the advice of the state government, violated constitutional provisions.

  • President extends Eid greetings, urges all to follow Covid-19 guidelines

    May 13, 2021

    New Delhi, May 13: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday greeted citizens on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr and urged all to follow rules and guidelines to defeat the coronavirus pandemic, and work for the well-being of society and the country. In his message, the president said, "The auspicious festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, is celebrated as an occasion to strengthen the spirit of fraternity and harmony.

  • Firozpur railway division cancels 16 express trains due to low occupancy amid pandemic

    May 13, 2021

    Ferozepur, May: The Firozpur railway division said it has decided to cancel 16 unreserved express trains in view of low occupancy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The cancelled trains include Amritsar-Pathankot Express, Fazilka-Bathinda DEMU, Firozpur Cantt-Fazilka Express and Jalandhar City-Firozpur Cantt. Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the trains had very low occupancy, said Divisional Railway Manager Rajesh Aggarwal. The Firozpur railway division caters to Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and a part of Himachal Pradesh.

  • Govt approves procurement of 1.5 lakh units of DRDO's 'Oxycare' system

    May 12, 2021

    New Delhi, May 12: The government on Wednesday approved the procurement of 1,50,000 units of 'Oxycare' system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to help in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Oxycare is an oxygen supply system based on SpO2 (oxygen saturation) level. The DRDO has already transferred the technology to multiple industries in India for large-scale production of the Oxycare system.

  • PM Modi, Shah congratulate Sarma on taking oath as Assam CM

    May 10, 2021

    New Delhi, May 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Himanta Biswa Sarma on taking oath as Assam chief minister, and expressed confidence that he and his team of ministers will add momentum to the development journey of the state and fulfil people's aspirations.

  • Need to draw lessons from serious setbacks in polls, put house in order: Sonia Gandhi

    May 10, 2021

    New Delhi, May 10: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the party has to take note of its serious setbacks in assembly polls, and face the reality to draw the right lessons and put its house in order. Addressing a crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), Gandhi said she intends to set up a small group to look at every aspect that caused such reverses and come back with its findings.

  • Amarinder Singh urges PM Modi to increase oxygen, vaccine supplies

    May 09, 2021

    Chandigarh, May 9: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase the state's oxygen quota and ensure urgent supplies of anti-COVID-19 vaccines. The chief minister raised these issues when Modi called him up to discuss the state's COVID-19 situation and the measures being taken to tackle the crisis, according to an official statement issued here.

  • Indian rowing team of Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh qualifies for Olympics

    May 07, 2021

    New Delhi, May 7: Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualified for the Olympics in men's lightweight double sculls event after finishing second in the final race of the Asia/Oceania Continental Qualifying Regatta in Tokyo on Friday. Another Indian, Jakar Khan finished fourth in the men's singles sculls final which offers five Olympic quotas but he missed out as a country gets only one qualifying spot from this regatta.

  • PIL in HC for compensating families of those who died due to oxygen shortage

    May 07, 2021

    New Delhi, May 7: The Delhi High Court Friday asked the AAP government to treat as a representation a PIL seeking compensation for the families of those patients who died due to shortage of oxygen. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh directed that the representation be decided in accordance with the law, rules, regulations and government policy applicable to the facts of the case.

  • Sonia Gandhi says Covid battle transcends political differences, demands all-party meet

    May 07, 2021

    New Delhi, May 7: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday accused the Modi government of having failed the people of the country in handling the pandemic and demanded that an all-party meeting be convened immediately on the COVID-19 situation. The battle against the pandemic transcends political differences and everyone has to fight it together as a nation, she said at a virtual meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party.

  • PM Modi congratulates Stalin on taking oath as Tamil Nadu CM

    May 07, 2021

    New Delhi, May 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated DMK leader M K Stalin on taking oath as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 68-year old Stalin, for whom this would be the first stint as CM, in a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai. In a tweet, Modi said, "Congratulations to Thiru @mkstalin on being sworn-in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister." PTI KR

  • Mamata announces compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for families of post-poll violence victims

    May 06, 2021

    Kolkata, May 6 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said 16 people have lost their lives in post-poll violence in the state, and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for their families. Banerjee, during a press meet here, also said that her government will provide jobs of home guard to one family member each of all five persons killed in CAPF firing in Cooch Behar's Sitalkuchi area last month.

  • Attack at newly-elected UP panchayat member's house,1 dead

    May 06, 2021

    Bareilly (UP), May 6: The sister-in-law of a newly-elected kshetra panchayat member died while 10 others were injured in an alleged attack by rival groups in Bhandaria village in Bhuta area here, police said on Thursday.

  • RLD chief Ajit Singh dies of COVID-19

    May 06, 2021

    New Delhi, May 6: Former Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Ajit Singh passed away at a Gurgaon hospital on Thursday morning battling COVID-19, his family said. He was 82. Singh, a prominent farmer leader and the son of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, was diagnosed positive for COVID-19 on April 20, the family said in a statement. "Chaudhary Ajit Singh ji was diagnosed as COVID+ on the 20th April.

  • Dire crises spawned by COVID, political violence await Mamata as she strides back to office

    May 05, 2021

    Kolkata, May 5: The "Bangla nijer meyekei chay" slogan underpinned her aggressive election campaign that helped her outsmart the BJP. On Wednesday, Bengal's own daughter she firmly pitched herself as, was sworn in as the chief minister of the turbulent state for the third succesive term amid raging fires of political violence and a rampaging pandemic.

  • More virulent COVID strain, insufficient infra have led to more deaths in Delhi: Experts

    May 04, 2021

    New Delhi, May 4: A more virulent strain of coronavirus, insufficient infrastructure to handle critical cases and hoarding of essential drugs have led to more deaths in Delhi, experts said on Tuesday, a day after the city registered a record 448 deaths. They also said the number of deaths could be more as many patients die outside hospitals waiting for a bed.

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