Union Home Minister Amit Shah has spoken to Chief Ministers to get their views of the nationwide lockdown. The ongoing lockdown is supposed to end on May 31.
India and Australia Leaders' virtual summit to be held on June 4 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, news agency ANI reported citing sources. The news is yet to be confirmed.
"25 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in the state; taking the total number of cases to 856. Active cases stand at 762," said Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh is 276 including 200 actives cases, 67 recovered and 5 deaths, said State Health Department.
The number of COVID-19 cases under active medical supervision is 86,110. So far, a total of 67,691 people has been cured. In the last 24 hours, 3,266 patients were found cured. This takes our total recovery rate to 42.75 per cent, said a statement issued by the Government of India.
Lucknow: A Special court to record statements of 32 accused including BJP leaders Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti in Babri Masjid demolition case. The trail to commence on June 4.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman formally launched facility for instant allotment of PAN (on near to real time basis) today. This facility is now available for those PAN applicants who possess a valid Aadhaar number&have a mobile number registered with Aadhaar: CBDT
Domestic operation figures for 27th May 2020: Departures 460 with 34,336 passengers handled. Arrivals 464 with 33,525 passengers handled. Making it a total of 924 flight movements with 67,861 passenger footfalls on Day 3: HS Puri, Union Civil Aviation Minister
"The fight against Coronavirus will be won through vaccine and drugs. Our country's science and technology institutions and pharma industry are very strong," said VK Paul, Member- Health, Niti Aayog.
Jaipur: Ramavtar Singh who worked as a teacher at a private school now works as a labourer under the MGNREGA scheme, says,"due to COVID-19 many teachers like us who used to earn around Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 are now working here. Schools have been closed so we applied here".
33 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Assam today. Total number of positive cases stands at 831, including 87 discharged and 4 deaths: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Mumbai, May 28: The locust invasion has been a cause of worry to farmers across Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and now Odisha has also issued guidelines for farmers against the locust attack. The mercury levels have been rising across North India over the last few days. The maximum temperature recorded was 42.3°C in Rajkot on Wednesday, as per India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
On Wednesday, Maharashtra, the worst coronavirus-hit state in the country, on Wednesday notched a record 105 deaths, up by eight over the previous high of 97 fatalities recorded yesterday. The death toll in Maharashtra mounted to 1,897. The state has been recording 50-plus fatalities and over 2,000 new patients daily for the past 10 days now.
A penalty of Rs 500 would be levied if any person is found not wearing a face mask or spitting in public in Haryana, according to State Home Minister Anil Vij. Amid rising tensions between India and China, United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered to mediate on the "raging border issues" between both the two countries. Donald Trump said that he have informed India and China that the US is ready to mediate their border dispute.
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