COVID-19 pandemic

Prez greets citizens on eve of Buddha Purnima

8:14 pm May 25, 2021

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday greeted citizens on the eve of Buddha Purnima and prayed that the country emerges successfully from the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are faced with an unprecedented crisis in the form of COVID-19 pandemic. On this auspicious festival of Buddha Purnima, I pray that through our solidarity and collective […]

‘Black fungus’ declared as notifiable disease in TN

8:08 pm May 20, 2021

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday declared ‘black fungus’ or Mucormycois as a notifiable disease after nine people were found to have been infected with it in the state. “Currently nine people are being treated for the disease, of which six are old cases and three, new ones. Seven of them are diabetic… all […]

COVID-19: Kerala under complete lockdown

3:11 pm May 8, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Shutting shops, suspending public vehicle transport and strictly restricting the on-road movement of people, Kerala came under complete lockdown from Saturday morning to contain the massive spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The restrictions came into force by 6am and would be extended up to May 16 midnight, official sources here said. The state government decided […]

World shaken by India’s COVID-19 situation; Modi govt focussed on imagery, brand-building: Rahul

11:58 pm May 1, 2021

New Delhi: As India logged a world record of over four lakh coronavirus infections on Saturday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the entire world is shaken by what is happening here and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “dropping the ball and throwing it to states” after prematurely taking credit for having “won against COVID-19” […]

Maha govt imposes new lockdown-like restrictions

11:56 pm April 21, 2021

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday imposed several new restrictions including a ban on inter-city and inter-district travel and curbs on office attendance in an attempt to bring the spiralling coronavirus infections under control. Central, state and local governing body offices shall function with 15 per cent attendance. But emergency services dealing with the COVID-19 […]