Maharashtra Govt Prohibits Delivery of Newspapers and Magazines to Contain Covid-19 Spread
The Maharashtra government on Saturday said door-to-door delivery of newspapers and magazines was prohibited as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The state government issued consolidated guidelines to control the spread of the pandemic and...
Sena lauds Rahul, says PM must hold talks with him
The Shiv Sena on Saturday praised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that he has taken a positive stand over the coronavirus pandemic and shown how a responsible opposition party should behave during a crisis. The party, which shares power with Congress...
India sending hydroxychloroquine to 55 countries
New Delhi: India is in the process of supplying anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to 55 coronavirus-hit countries as grants as well as on commercial basis, official sources said on Thursday. A number of countries including the United States, Mauritius...
Maha: 2 TV scribes face action for ‘false’ news
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has said action has been ordered against a reporter and an anchor of a news channel for allegedly running a 'false' story that state minister Jitendra Awhad's daughter tested coronavirus positive at the time of...
Congress accuses ABP News for misquoting Rahul Gandhi on lockdown, says ‘this is not journalism’
Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced extension of lockdown till May 3, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that the restrictions are only a pause button to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic but will not...
Union Cabinet meeting at PM’s residence today
A meeting of the Union Cabinet is scheduled to be held on Wednesday evening at the Prime Minister's 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence. The Prime Minister, in his address to the nation, announced on Tuesday that the country will remain...
Governor offers floral tributes to Dr Ambedkar on 129th Birth Anniversary
The Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari garlanded the bust of Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on the occasion of 129 th Birth Anniversary of Dr Ambedkarat Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on Tuesday (14th April). The Governor lighted a...
Migrant workers gather in large numbers at Bandra in Mumbai demanding to go home as lockdown gets extended
Mumbai: Migrant workers have gathered in large number in Bandra, Mumbai, demanding to go back home as the nationwide lockdown got extended till May 3. The inages show thousands of migrant workers gathered in a bid to go to their respective...
PM extends nationwide lockdown to May 3
To cut to the chase, the PM announced that the nationwide lockdown has been extended till May 3....
PM Modi to address country at 10 am on Tuesday
New Delhi: With the lockdown ending on April 14, which is tomorrow, it has been announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 am on Tuesday. He is most likely to announce an extension to the...
6 Taj hotel employees test positive for COVID-19
Mumbai: At least six employees working at the iconic Taj Mahal Palace and Towers hotel in south Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus, a doctor attached to a private hospital said on Saturday. Indian Hotels Company, which runs the Taj Hotel...
MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul Kids appeal to unite and fight against Covid-19
Pune/Nagpur: In a small effort made by the IX graders of MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul Loni Kalbhor, Pune, the school students reached out to people urging them to unite and fight against the novel Corona Virus (Covid-19). For the people...
92 new cases of COVID-19 take Maharashtra tally to 1,666
Mumbai: As 92 more cases of COVID-19 have emerged in Maharashtra, the number of such patients in the state reached 1,666 on Saturday, the state health department said. Seventy-two of these new cases were detected in Mumbai, it said. Five others tested positive...
Lockdown to be extended till April 30
According to highly placed sources in the government, the 3-week national lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which ends on April 14, will be extended for another two weeks, till the end of April. But it will...
Number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra reaches 1,574
The number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra reached 1,574 on Friday with 210 more persons testing positive. Of 210 new patients, 132 were detected in Mumbai, the state health department said. However, there was a significant variance between the official figures for...
PM Likely To Address Nation To Announce Whether Lockdown Ends Tuesday
New Delhi: After days of speculations and feedback from state government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to announce the decision of extending the nationwide lockdown in the wake Coronavirus outbreak on Sunday evening. According to souces, the Prime Minister...
99.8% workforce in IT sector incapable of remote working: Study
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown when all organizations in the IT sector are engaging its employees in remote work or work from home, a study has revealed that only 0.2 per cent workforce in the IT industry is...
Amitabh Gupta sent on compulsory leave after Wadhawans flout lockdown norms
Maharashtra Special Principal Secretary in the Home Department, IPS officer Amitabh Gupta, who allegedly gave permission to the Wadhawan family of DHFL Group to travel from Khandala to Mahabaleshwar amid the COVID-19 lockdown, has been sent on compulsory leave with...
SRPF to ensure lockdown discipline in Mumbai
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said the State Reserve Police Force needs to be deployed in congested areas of Mumbai to ensure strict implementation of the ongoing lockdown and prevent the spread of coronavirus. Tope said the containment strategy...
Govt may soon allow courier, parcel services
In a relief to businesses, the government may soon allow operations of courier and parcel services in the country so that companies are able to send and receive documents at a time when the country is under coronavirus lockdown, sources...
Maha mulls complete shutdown in COVID-19 areas
The Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday expressed concern over crowding in markets despite the lockdown enforced to facilitate social distancing and halt the spread of coronavirus, and mulled if these places can be completely shut for sometime in certain areas. In...
