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Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

Maha govt urges Centre for supply of oxygen from nearby states

3:42 pm April 7, 2021

Mumbai: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said the state has requested the Centre for the supply of oxygen for medical use from nearby states. “12 metric tonnes of oxygen is produced and over 7 tonnes of oxygen is consumed daily. We’ve urged that we should be supplied medical oxygen from the nearby states. […]

COVID: India grieves 200,000 dead with many more probably uncounted

Maharashtra: 8 bodies of COVID-19 victims cremated on one pyre

3:28 pm April 7, 2021

Aurangabad: Eight bodies of COVID-19 victims were cremated on one pyre due to shortage of space at a makeshift crematorium in Maharashtra’s Beed district, a civic official said on Wednesday. Since residents had opposed the cremation of bodies of COVID-19 patients at crematoriums in Ambajogai town, local authorities had to identify another place away from […]

MP: Sunday 'corona' curfew to be lifted as pandemic under control now, says CM

COVID-19 surge: Not wearing mask amounts to crime, says MP CM

3:44 pm April 6, 2021

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said not wearing a face mask amounts to crime and appealed to people to follow appropriate ”social behaviour” to check the spread of COVID-19. The surge in cases now is due to people lowering their guard, Chouhan said after starting a 24-hour ‘sit-in’ here to […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Relax norms for opening vaccination centre, taking jab: Kejriwal writes to PM

7:26 pm April 5, 2021

New Delhi: With Delhi witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to relax the norms for opening vaccination centres and lift the age criterion for getting inoculated. He reiterated the Delhi government can vaccinate all the residents of the city within three months […]

BJP supports Thackeray govt’s decision to impose weekend lockdown in Maharashtra

2:40 pm April 5, 2021

Nagpur: After the Maharashtra government announced the decision to impose a complete lockdown on weekends, former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that his party supports the decision and appealed to the people to follow the restrictions. “BJP supports government decision to impose lockdown. People should abide by restrictions and follow COVID-19 protocols. To ensure maximum […]