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Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Maha Veer Chakra awardee Major General Chittoor Venugopal passes away
Secunderabad (Telangana) , April 29 Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) and Maha Veer Chakra (MVC) awardee Major General Chittoor Venugopal (Retired), died due to severe cardiac arrest on Wednesday evening.
He was born on November 14,…
With 25,986 new COVID-19 infections, Delhi’s active cases near one lakh
New Delhi , April 29 Delhi reported 25,986 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total active cases in the national capital to 99,752, which is the highest so far.
According to the Delhi Health Department bulletin, the city also…
J-K police files chargesheet against terrorist associates for attack on BJP leader in Ganderbal
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) , April 29 Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday submitted a charge-sheet against terrorist associates responsible for attacking BJP's Ganderbal district vice president at his native village Nunner on…
PM Modi thanks Qatar Amir for offering support to India in fight against COVID-19
New Delhi , April 28 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday had a telephonic conversation with Qatar's Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and thanked him for offering support in India's fight against COVID-19.
Prime Minister Modi in…
Delhi govt withdraws order converting 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel as Covid facility for HC Justices,…
New Delhi , April 28 Delhi government on Tuesday issued directions to withdraw the order of converting 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel into a Covid Health facility for Justices and other judicial officers of the Delhi High Court and their…
Delhi: ITBP admits 149 Covid patients at Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre
New Delhi , April 28 A total of 149 COVID-19 patients were admitted at Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre and Hospital in Chhattarpur till Tuesday evening, said Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
ITBP in a statement said that all most…
Need to be prepared to deal with worst situation: Odisha CM instructs officials regarding COVID-19
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) , April 28 In view of the massive surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday asked the state administration to be prepared to deal with the worst situation just as it…
Covid norms flouted at Telangana BJP president’s roadshow in Warangal
Warangal (Telangana) , April 28 Amid the massive surge in coronavirus cases in the state, Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Bandi Sanjay on Tuesday participated in a roadshow while campaigning for Greater Warangal…
Earthquake of magnitude 6.4 hits Assam’s Sonitpur, no casualties reported
GUWAHATI/ NEW DELHI: A massive earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hit Assam on Wednesday morning, causing widespread damage in the Northeast state, officials said.
Tremors were felt in the entire region, including neighbouring Meghalaya and…
State has reserve of 510 MT of oxygen: Kerala Govt
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) , April 28 Kerala government on Tuesday informed that the state has a reserve of 510 MT of oxygen.
In the wake of surging Covid-19 cases in Kerala, the state's Health Minister KK Shailja on Tuesday chaired…
India to get first doses of Sputnik V vaccine by May 1: RDIF CEO
Moscow , April 27 The Russian Direct Investment Fund will deliver the Sputnik V vaccine to India as it battles the second wave of coronavirus, RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev said on Monday.
Dmitriev, in an interview with CNN on Monday, said…
Augmenting medical oxygen, can’t have unlimited stock: Centre
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday submitted its national plan for Covid-19 preparedness before the Supreme Court, while saying it does not contain micro details on day-to-day management. The plan gives an overview of the distribution of…
Jaishankar condoles death of ‘dedicated colleague’ Ambassador Ashok Amrohi
New Delhi April 27, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed condolences on the demise of Ambassador Ashok Amrohi.
Jaishankar said Amrohi, a 1981-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, was his good friend and a…
Delhi govt to covert 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel as Covid facility for HC Justices, families
New Delhi, April 27: Delhi government on Monday passed an order to convert 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel as a Covid Health facility for Justices and other judicial officers of the Delhi High Court and their families.
In the order,…
Avalanche in Siachen, Two Jawans succumb to injuries
Siachen, April 27: Two army soldiers, who were rescued after an avalanche in Sub Sector Haneef, Siachen Sector on Sunday succumbed to their injuries, the Indian Army said.
As per an official statement from the Indian Army on Monday,…
With 100 beds, no billing counter, free dialysis centre at Delhi
New Delhi: The Guru Harkrishan Institute of Medical Sciences and Research’s new block at Delhi’s Gurdwara Bala Sahib was teeming with people Tuesday as the facility threw its doors open for those seeking free dialysis treatment.
Built…
In phone call with PM Modi, Biden pledges US ‘steadfast support’ for India amid COVID-19…
New Delhi , April 27 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden had a telephonic conversation on Monday wherein the latter pledged America's "steadfast support" for the people of India who have been impacted by the recent…
Twitter India suspends fake account of CJI NV Ramana
New Delhi , April 27 Twitter India on Monday suspended the microblogging account of a user allegedly impersonating the 48th Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana, sources in the Supreme Court registry told ANI.
Notably, the Supreme…
Delhi hospital nurse, one more person apprehended for black marketing of Remdesivir injection
New Delhi , April 27 Delhi Police on Monday arrested a nurse and another person for their alleged role in selling two doses of Remdesivir injection at Rs 1.16 lakhs.
As per an official statement of Delhi Police, legal action is being…
HP Govt to acquire Radhaswami Complex as 1000 bedded hospital
Dharamshala Apr 26 (UNI) Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said that efforts were on to acquire Radhaswami Complex, Paraur in Kangra district to operationalize up to thousand bedded makeshift hospital.
Chief Minister, while presiding…
