Day: May 1, 2020

Two more held in Palghar lynching case

Five more arrested in Palghar lynching case, 115 so far

11:58 pm May 1, 2020

Mumbai: Five more persons were arrested on Friday in the Palghar lynching case by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Maharashtra Police, an official said. It took the number of persons arrested in connection with the lynching of three men including two monks in neighbouring Palghar district to 115, including nine minors, he said. The […]

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COVID-19: Southeast worst affected district in Delhi

11:54 pm May 1, 2020

New Delhi: Southeast district in Delhi has the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases in the city with 1,571 infections, official data showed. Southeast district is followed by Central (477) and North (276) districts, according to the preliminary data on 3,210 cases. Meanwhile, Central Delhi district magistrate Nidhi Srivastava went into self-quarantine after the driver […]

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115 new coronavirus cases in Pune, seven deaths

11:53 pm May 1, 2020

Pune: 115 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Pune district since Thursday night, taking the total number of cases to 1,815, a health official said on Friday. With seven deaths of COVID-19 patients reported on Friday, the death toll has now reached 99 in the district. “In Pune municipal limits, a total of 102 […]

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Only one technical bid received out of 4 coal mines put up for re-auction

Meghalaya to allow mining operations from next week

11:43 pm May 1, 2020

Shillong: Meghalaya government on Friday decided to allow mining activities to resume from next week, though the ongoing nationwide lockdown has been extended by two weeks from May 4. Cement industries are also directed to submit their working plan like materials required to be transported from outside the state, the number of trucks needed in […]

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J&K govt declares entire Kashmir except Bandipora 'red zone' amid rising COVID-19 cases

Classification of zones for COVID-19

11:37 pm May 1, 2020

New Delhi: The government has carried out classification of district across states and union territories into Red, Orange and Green zones. The rules for classification are: Green Zone: Districts with zero confirmed cases till date or districts with no confirmed cases in the last 21 days. Red Zone: Districts under this zone, popularly known as […]

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