covid-19 situation
- India
Bangladesh extends border closure with India till June 30
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Sunday extended border closure with India till June 30 as the COVID-19 situation in neighbouring districts of the country continued to deteriorate. The decision for extending the closure of…
- Bangalore
Kumaraswamy urges govt to declare teachers as COVID warriors
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday urged the Karnataka government to declare teachers as COVID-19 warriors and give them compensation, in wake of the prevailing situation. In a tweet,…
- India
Harsh Vardhan to hold video meet with 4 CMs on COVID-19
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will be holding a meeting with Health Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat on Covid-19 situation and progress on vaccination drive…
- India
PM Modi praises Maharashtra’s efforts to fight COVID-19
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over the Covid-19 related situation and praised the state’s efforts to fight coronavirus, informed state Chief Minister Office (CMO).…
- India
May edition of JEE-Mains postponed due to COVID-19 situation
New Delhi: Engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains scheduled from May 24 to 28 has been postponed in view of the COVID-19 situation, according to the Ministry of Education’s National Testing Agency (NTA). The…
- Telangana
KCR instructs CS Somesh Kumar to personally monitor COVID situation
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao has plunged into action after holding health portfolio on Saturday directed the chief secretary to personally monitor the COVID-19 situation in the state. KCR directed…
- News
Enough oxygen stock at present but transportation is challenge, says MHA official
New Delhi: The country has enough medical oxygen at present but its transportation is a challenge and the Centre and state governments are working together to minimise the time taken in movement…
- India
Steep hike in fares on India-US flights after US govt’s ‘do not travel’ advisory
New Delhi: Airfares on India-US flights have increased significantly since the American government’s advisory to its citizens to avoid travelling to India due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, aviation industry…
- India
Raut demands special Parliament session to discuss COVID-19 situation
Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday called for convening a special session of Parliament for at least two days to discuss the COVID-19 situation in the country. Terming the COVID-19…
- Entertainment
With Mumbai theatres shut, will Bollywood move to OTT?
Mumbai:”Sooryavanshi” has been postponed. The Akshay Kumar-Katrina Kaif starrer cop action drama, which was supposed to be Bollywood’s first mega release of the year on April 30, has been pushed, with no…
- India
PM Modi reviews COVID-19 situation, vaccination status
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking a high-level meeting with senior officials to review COVID-19 related issues and the status of vaccination in the country, sources told ANI. “Prime Minister…
