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The Health Ministry has been directed to finalise the tender for the same and also explore possible sources for import identified by the missions of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), it said.

Highlights These include 3,693 monuments and 50 museums. New Delhi: All centrally protected monuments, museums and sites under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have been closed with immediate effect till May 15 due to the surge in coronavirus cases in the country. An order to this effect was issued by the ASI and it was tweeted by Culture Minister Prahlad Patel on Thursday evening. "Due to the prevailing COVID situation, it has been decided to close all centrally protected monuments, s...

Highlights Yogi Adityanath-led UP government has said that a massive sanitisation programme will be carried out across all 75 districts during this period As per the notification issued by the state govt, the restrictions will come into effect at 8 pm on Saturday night and remain in place until 7 am on Monday New Delhi: Weekend lockdown has been imposed in Noida in view of rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh. The Gautam Buddha Nagar administration has also imposed a fine of Rs 1...

Highlights A woman drowned herself after her husband died of COVID-19 in Maharashtra The womans three-year-old son also followed his mother into the Sunegaon lake in Loha and drowned as a result Nanded: In an unpleasant development, a 33-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by drowning herself in a lake after her husband died due to the COVID-19 infection in Maharashtras Nanded district. The tragic incident came to light on Thursday, according to the The womans three-year-old son also f...

In an office memorandum, the Home Ministry said all officers who attend the office can stagger timings with entry into the office spread between 9 AM to 10 AM with corresponding office exit timings and those living in containment zones be exempted from attending office.

He tested positive for COVID-19 four days ago He was RSP candidate from Jangipur assembly constituency Berhampore: Revolutionary Socialist Party candidate Pradip Kumar Nandi, who tested positive for COVID-19 four days ago, died at a hospital in Berhampore on Friday (April 16), a health department official said.  Nandi, 73, the partys nominee from the Jangipur assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the ongoing West Bengal assembly elections, was in home isolation and taken to the Berh...

Highlights In Delhi, essential service providers are allowed to move during weekend curfew in the city, but with essential e-passes. In UP, all market offices will remain closed at all urban and rural areas across the state, whereas all essential services will be exempted from any restrictions. The restrictions will come into effect at 8 pm on Saturday night and remain in place until 7:00 am on Monday. New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday (April 16) announced a lockdown across the...

The AAP chief said that the restrictions announced today are necessary to curb the spread of coronavirus in Delhi. The Chief Minister also announced sweeping restrictions, including the closure of malls, gyms, spas and auditoriums, in a bid to break the chain of COVID infections in the city. He warned that enforcement of COVID-19 norms will be strictly implemented in public places. COVID-19 cases, he said, are rising every day in Delhi and restrictions were needed to check the spread of the v...

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is holding a crucial meet with Lt Governor Anil Baijal regarding the coronavirus situation in the UT and is expected to announce what decision has been taken to curb the COVID-19 surge in the national capital. The meeting is being attended by the Delhi Health Minister, Chief Secretary and senior officials. The development comes as the national capital on Wednesday recorded the biggest single-day jump in its COVID-19 tally with 17,282 new cases, while over 100 peop...

Highlights The AAP government on Thursday (April 15) imposed weekend curfew in the national capital to curb the rising COVID-19 infections in the city. Arvind Kejriwal addressed the residents of the national capital and urged them not to panic. Kejriwal also clarified that the aim behind this weekend curfew is to break the transmission chain. New Delhi: The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government on Thursday (April 15) imposed weekend curfew in the national capital to curb the rising COVID-19 infect...