Tag: Covid
Delhi Shatters Record For Covid Deaths With 131 Fatalities In 24 Hours
As the wrath of the Covid-19 pandemic continued to grapple the national capital, it reported the highest single-day fatalities on Wednesday at 131, taking its overall death toll to 7,943, while 7,486 new cases out of the 60,229 samples tested in the last 24 hours mounted Delhi's Covid tally to 5,03,084. ....
Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi Passes Away After Post-COVID Complications
Veteran Congress leader and three-time Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi (86) passed away on Monday evening after a protracted illness, Assam Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. ....
Delhi Reports 121 Covid Deaths In 24 Hours
As the national capital recorded 121 fatalities due to Covid-19 on Monday, the second-highest so far, the number of deaths in November alone has reached 1,950, pushing the overall toll to 8,512. ....
Tarun Gogoi's Cremation On Thursday, Body To Be Taken To Temple, Mosque & Church
Veteran Congress leader and three-time (2001-2016) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi (86) passed away on Monday evening after a protracted illness, Assam Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. ....
Odisha Seeks Centre's Clarity On Class 10, 12 Board Exams
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring clarity on the time frame for the conduct of Class 10 and 12 Board examinations and the duration of the 2020-21 academic session. ....
Goa Waives 50% Road Tax For Commercial Vehicles
The Goa Cabinet on Wednesday decided to waive 50 per cent road tax levied on commercial vehicles in the state during fiscal 2020-21, in order to compensate owners for the period such vehicles were off roads during the COVID-19 lockdown. ....
MHA Rejects Lockdown Possibilities, Issues 19 SOPs
In the wake of ongoing Covid-19 cases, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued a 19-point Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) giving nod to states and UTs to impose local restrictions if necessary. ....
Actively Considering Lockdown, Night Curfew: Delhi Govt Tells HC
The Delhi government on Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that it is "actively considering" the option of imposing night curfews or a lockdown in the national capital and this would depend on the Covid-19 situation. ....
India's COVID Caseload Crosses 93 Lakh-mark With 43k New Cases
With 43,082 new cases of Covid infections, India's total caseload reached 93,09,787 on Friday. ....
Tamil Nadu Extends Covid-19 Lockdown Till Dec 31
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Monday extended the Covid-19 lockdown in the state till December 31 subject to certain relaxations. ....
