Union territories

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 […]

Nearly 15,000 guest workers go home from Tamil Nadu

Govt allows movement of stranded people with conditions

11:07 pm April 29, 2020

New Delhi: Migrant workers, tourists, students and other people stranded in different parts of the country were on Wednesday allowed to move to their respective destinations with certain conditions, giving a big relief to the distressed people. In an order, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said buses shall be used for transport of such groups […]

IAF airlifted essential supplies to Assam, UP, J&K, Ladakh in last 2 days: Defence Ministry

10:58 pm April 3, 2020

New Delhi: Amid the 21-day lockdown imposed to combat coronavirus, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has airlifted essential medical supplies and commodities from its nodal points such as Delhi to states such as Assam and Uttar Pradesh and Union territories like Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. “During the last […]

Lockdown violators should be booked under IPC, DM Act: MHA

11:34 pm April 2, 2020

New Delhi: The government on Thursday directed states and union territories to book under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Disaster Management Act, 2005 people who violate the lockdown or make false claims. In a letter to all chief secretaries of the states and union territories, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said […]

20 states, UTs in complete lockdown; six partially shut

9:14 pm March 23, 2020

New Delhi: As many as 20 states and Union Territories have ordered complete lockdown under their jurisdiction and six other states have put in place similar restrictions in some areas in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, officials said on Monday. The central government has also asked states to enforce additional restrictions, if necessary, leading to […]