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Highlights Delhi CM took the step due to the deteriorating COVID-19 situation. New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (April 25, 2021) extended the complete lockdown in the national capital by one more week due to the deteriorating COVID-19 situation. The COVID-19-induced lockdown in Delhi which was supposed to be in effect till April 26 morning will now remain in place till May 3.  "We had imposed a 6-day lockdown in Delhi. The lockdown is being extended to next Monday til...

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made an appeal to the top industrialists of the country saying "please do whatever you can to support us", as the national capital battles a distressing shortage of medical oxygen due to a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.

Highlights The Delhi traders body also decided to shut markets for one more week. New Delhi: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Friday (April 23, 2021) asked the Arvind Kejriwal-led government to extend the COVID-19-induced lockdown in the national capital. They also decided to shut markets for one more week. The announcement regarding the closure of markets was made by CAITs Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal on Saturday (April 24). The Traders Body took the voluntary decision...

Highlights Restrictions to remain till 6 am on April 26 Essential and emergency services to be allowed during restrictions Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration announced a 34-hour curfew from 8 pm on Saturday (April 25) amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the Union Territory. "Complete corona curfew to be observed in the Union Territory from 8 pm, 24th April (Saturday) till 6 am, April 26 (Monday). Essential and emergency services to be allowed. All market, commercial institutions will ...

In view of the rising COVID-19 cases, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka have imposed a weekend curfew that has come into effect on Friday (April 23, 2021) evening and will remain in place till Monday morning.

Highlights After UK and UAE, now Kuwait has suspended commercial flights from India Kuwait’s D-G of Civil Aviation said in a tweet that it had suspended all direct commercial flights coming from India, effective April 24 and until further notice. CAIRO: In view of the rising COVID-19 cases in the country, the Government of Kuwait has now suspended commercial flights from India. Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a tweet on Saturday that it had suspended all direct commer...

The containers were airlifted from Singapore It landed at Panagarh air base in West Bengal New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Saturday (April 24) brought four cryogenic tanks, to be used for transporting oxygen, from Singapore as the country scrambles to meet the spike in demand for medical oxygen amid a surge in COVID-19 infections. The containers were airlifted from Singapore by C17 heavy-lift aircraft of the IAF. The aircraft "with 4 cryogenic containers for storage of liquid O2 from Singapo...

Highlights The Centre will soon issue notifications to extend the dates for important issues NEW DELHI: In view of the severe Covid-19 pandemic raging unabated across the country affecting the lives of our people, and in view of requests received from taxpayers, tax consultants & other stakeholders that various time barring dates, which were earlier extended to 30th April 2021 by various notifications, as well as under the Direct Tax ‘Vivad se Vishwas’ Act, 2020, maybe further extended, th...

Highlights Oxygen Express train is carrying 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen Lucknow: Amid the scramble for medical oxygen as COVID-19 cases across the country continue to surge, a special train carrying 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen arrived in Lucknow from Bokaro, Jharkhand on Saturday. “Oxygen Express train carrying liquid medical oxygen has arrived in Lucknow at 6.30 AM,”  UP Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Kumar Awasthi said. “The Oxygen Express train carryi...

The Haryana government had on Thursday announced several restrictions to control the spread, including the closure of shops by 6 pm and a ban on all non-essential gatherings. The restrictions came into effect from Friday. "All shops will remain closed from 6 pm onward in Haryana from Friday, all non-essential gatherings are banned, anybody holding any function within the prescribed limit will have to seek permission from concerned SDM (Sub Divisional Magistrate)," state’s Home and Health Min...