COVID

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Weekend curfew announced in Delhi; malls, gyms, spas to be closed

9:32 pm April 15, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced sweeping restrictions, including a weekend curfew and the closure of malls, gymnasiums, spas and auditoriums, in a bid to break the chain of the COVID-19 infection in the national capital. He also said there is no shortage of hospital beds in Delhi and over 5,000 […]

Plan prepared to vaccinate all adults in 3 months: CM Kejriwal

Hindu Rao, Swami Dayanand hospitals should be declared as fully COVID facilities: Kejriwal

5:01 pm April 15, 2021

New Delhi: Two MCD hospitals – Hindu Rao and Swami Dayanand should be declared as fully COVID hospitals and there should be no politics on the matter, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday adding that the Delhi government will provide every possible help to the MCD hospitals, including funds. It will lead to […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

CBSE Class 12 board exams postponed, Class 10 exams cancelled

2:42 pm April 14, 2021

New Delhi: The Central government has reportedly decided to postpone the CBSE Class 12 board exams and cancel the Class 10 exams amid surge in COVID cases across the country, reported news website Mint. The decision was taken in the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, […]

Mandatory 14-day quarantine for Delhi residents returning from Haridwar Kumbh

Kumbh and Markaz shouldn’t be compared: Tirath

10:52 pm April 13, 2021

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Tuesday said the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Haridwar should not be compared with the Nizamuddin Markaz which was held in a closed space and attended even by foreigners. ”There should be no comparison between Kumbh and Markaz. The Markaz was held in a closed space, in a Kothi like structure whereas the Kumbh is being held in the open on the sprawling ghats of the […]

US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports

10:24 pm April 13, 2021

WASHINGTON: The U.S. on Tuesday recommended a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, a development that could jeopardize the rollout of vaccines around the world. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration announced that they […]