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Coast Guard deploys teams to tackle super cyclone

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has deployed multiple teams on land and at sea to conduct search and rescueand-relief operations during and in the aftermath of super cyclone ‘Amphan’, which is likely to hit the coast of Odisha and West Bengal on Wednesday. The preparation to tackle ‘Amphan’ was on

Buses will now ply with 20 passengers in Delhi, shops to open on odd-even basis

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that while buses and autos will be allowed with restrictions, Metro services will continue to remain suspended.

States can’t dilute Lockdown 4.0 guidelines: MHA

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday clarified that no state or Union Territory would dilute the guidelines and restrictions issued for the nationwide lockdown that would continue till 31 May. The Central government, on Sunday, had extended the nationwide lockdown by 14 days till 31 May. According to

Reforms can wait, deploy Army to help labourers: Yashwant Sinha

Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha lashes out at the Modi government and calls the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus a mere eyewash.

HC rescues doctor in Andhra, asks Chief Secretary to be present in court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday took suo motu cognizance of the thrashing, disrobing and dragging of a senior doctor across the road in Visakhapatnam by the police in full public view. It directed the Chief Secretary of the state to appear personally in court on Wednesday to give

Migrants ask why Delhi govt didn’t open 2,000 empty schools, colleges for them

The grim scenario of thousands of migrant workers walking hundreds of miles to reach their native places could have been avoided had the Delhi government opened over 2,000 schools and colleges — currently shut due to Covid-19 — to house these labourers. The Delhi government and the Municipal Corporations of

Haryana, UP allow lawyers to enter Delhi via e-passes

Delhi High Court was hearing a petition challenging the decision of the neighbouring states restricting the movement of advocates.

AIADMK govt failed to understand the extent of Covid crisis: DMK leader

There has been a rapid growth of Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu and the Opposition parties led by the DMK blame the AIADMK government in the state for its failure to act on time to curb the spread of the pandemic. In an interview with The Daily Guardian, DMK MLA

46 BMP jawans test positive in Bihar

Forty-six jawans of the Bihar Military Police (BMP) tested positive for Covid-19, informed Additional Director of Police Jitendra Kumar on Monday. The number of coronapositive cases have been on a rise after a retired jawan in BMP camp tested positive. The entire department has been put on high-alert and according

MGNREGS leveraged to alleviate rural distress during Covid-19: Punjab CM

As Punjab gets ready to utilise the additional allocation to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) to help the poor, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said that the state had undertaken significant labour-intensive works in the villages to effectively leverage the scheme even during the

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Chhattisgarh shows the way to fight Coronavirus

Of the 59 Covid-19 cases recorded in the state till 14 May, all but three have been cured and no life has succumbed to the pandemic.