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Manipur government to help students in Delhi
Imphal, May 9 (UNI): Manipur government has taken up measures through Ma nipur Bhawan, New Delhi to assist the population from Manipur residing in Delhi and NCR. An oxygen cylinder bank with 10 cylinders has been opened at the Bhawan. It…
Railways delivers over 3400 MT Oxygen to Maha, Delhi, Rajasthan, Telangana & UP
New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) The Indian Railways on Saturday said that as on date, it has delivered nearly 3400 MT of LMO in more than 220 tankers to various states across the country.
As of now, it has delivered 230 MT of life saving gas has…
Delhi lockdown extended till May 17, Metro too halted
New Delhi, May 9 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced the extension of COVID-19 lockdown for one more week, in a bid to stem the spread of the dreaded virus.
The restrictions, which also includes the suspension…
Nation observes 160th birth anniversary of Gurudev Tagore
Kolkata, May 9 (UNI) Amid mellifluous songs and captivating poems, West Bengal along with the rest of the country on Sunday observed the 160th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West…
Gov Jagdeep Dhankhar sanctions prosecution of Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Madan Mitra and Sovan…
Kolkata, May 9 (UNI) West Bengal governor Jadgeep Dhankar on Sunday accorded sanction for prosecution of Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Madan Mitra and Sovan Chatterjee, all the former ministers in the previous Mamata Banerjee…
43 legislators to take oath as Ministers in Mamata Banerjee’s 3rd team
Kolkata, May 9 (UNI) Besides Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, the 3rd Trinamool Congress government will have a 43-member cabinet, where former India cricketer Manoj Tiwari has been named as one of the ministers of state, which would take…
Haryana Govt to launch special screening drive in rural areas to combat COVID-19
Chandigarh, May 8 (UNI) Haryana Government has decided to launch a special door-to-door screening drive in villages by constituting 8000 Multidisciplinary teams to stem the spread of coronavirus.
Presiding over a review meeting with top…
Supreme Court forms 12-member oxygen task force to fight COVID emergency
NEW DELHI: To ensure scientific allocation of medical oxygen to all states and Union Territories, the Supreme Court on Saturday constituted a national task force.
This 12-member task force will be formulating a methodology to achieve…
India, EU decide to resume negotiations on FTA; unveils connectivity partnership
NEW DELHI: India and the European Union (EU) on Saturday announced their decision to resume negotiations for a balanced and comprehensive trade agreement after a gap of eight years and unveiled an ambitious connectivity partnership, during…
First batch of 83 women soldiers inducted into Indian Army
New Delhi , May 8 The first batch of 83 women military soldiers from the Corps of Military Police Centre and School was inducted into the Indian Army at the Dronacharya Parade Ground in Bengaluru on Saturday.
As per a statement, an…
Supreme Court sets up National Task Force to assess oxygen distribution in country amid COVID-19…
New Delhi , May 8 The Supreme Court on Saturday set up a National Task Force for an effective and transparent mechanism for allocating medical oxygen in view of a surge in COVID-19 cases in the second wave of pandemic.
A Supreme…
COVID-19: Remdesivir Injection Monitoring Centre in Punjab to stop black marketing of anti-viral…
Chandigarh (Punjab) , May 9 Punjab Food and Drug Administration has established the 'Remdesivir Injection Monitoring Centre' at the head office to stop black marketing of the anti-viral drug amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
State Health…
Oxygen shortage in Goa: Congress slams BJP govt, seeks clarification from Pramod Sawant
Margao (Goa) , May 8 Goa Leader of Opposition (LoP) Digambar Kamat on Friday sought clarification from Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for promising to supply oxygen to neighbouring Maharashtra when the BJP government is unable to…
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Bhupender Yadav observers for electing Bengal BJP legislative party leader
New Delhi , May 9 The Parliamentary Board of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday appointed Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and the party's national general secretary Bhupender Yadav as central observers for the election…
First session of new Tamil Nadu assembly from May 11
Chennai: The first session of new Tamil Nadu Assembly will start on May 11 at Kalaivanar Arangam, Omandurar Government Estate in Chennai.
According to an official release, election of assembly speaker and Deputy Speaker will be held on…
Already giving 20 MT oxygen to PGIMER out of ‘our quota of 40 MT’, Chandigarh admn…
Chandigarh , May 9 The Chandigarh administration has been assigned total quota of 40 MT oxygen, which includes 20 MT oxygen exclusively for Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER).
Explaining about the…
Indore: Woman ends life by jumping from hospital after husband succumbs to COVID-19
Indore (Madhya Pradesh), May 9 Devastated by her husband's death due to COVID-19, a woman allegedly died by suicide after jumping from a hospital in Indore on Saturday.
The woman identified as Khushboo jumped from the ninth floor of…
Dantewada Police urges Maoists suffering from COVID, food poisoning to surrender, offers free…
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) , May 9 Dantewada Police has appealed to top Maoist leaders and their cadets, who are reportedly suffering from COVID infection and food poisoning in the district, to surrender and get access to free medical…
Indian Navy and Air Force widen operations for oxygen availability
NEW DELHI: The massive requirement of oxygen availability across the country for COVID-19 patients has acquired the focus of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Navy, who have raised the scale of their operations.
Naval warships have been…
India-EIB sign contract for second tranche of 150 million euros for Pune Metro Rail
New Delhi, May 7 (UNI) The Government of India (GoI) and European Investment Bank (EIB) here
on Friday signed the finance contract for second tranche of Euro 150 million for Pune Metro Rail project through a virtual signing ceremony.
The…
