[ad_1] Coronavirus outbreak LAST updates: The Andhra Pradesh government will resume bus services within the state starting Thursday, ANI quoted Madireddy Pratap, Managing Director of the Andhra Pradesh State Highway Transportation Corporation as saying. At least 1,683 buses will run first on 434 routes in non-containment zones, he added. Booth …
Read More »“You cannot stop or control your movement on the roads”: SC rejects the request for help for migrants
[ad_1] By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: May 15, 2020 4:33:19 pm In this file photo, migrant workers walk along the Maharashtra-Gujarat border to return home. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty) Coronavirus (COVID-19): The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a statement seeking an address to the Center …
Read More »The Delhi government asks the Center to reopen stores and shopping malls in an odd way, allow public transport with strict rules of social distancing
[ad_1] New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday submitted a proposal to the Center on lockdown relaxations after May 17 and suggested opening markets, shopping complexes and operating buses and subway services with strict rules on social distancing. Archive image of Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal. AND ME The government …
Read More »Coronavirus: Supreme Court upholds MHA order, employers will not be prosecuted for failure to pay wages
[ad_1] Supreme Court of India. Stock Image The SC has maintained the circular of the Ministry of the Interior that orders private companies to continue paying full wages during the shutdown. Cut wages during closing: The Supreme Court on Friday suspended the operation of a government circular asking private companies, …
Read More »Almost 82,000 people infected with COVID-19 when India enters 52 days of confinement; 34% recovery rate
[ad_1] Coronavirus outbreak LAST updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address a press conference at 4pm on Friday. Details of the third tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore Center economic rescue package will be announced. The second tranche, announced Thursday, focused on migrant workers, street vendors, small merchants, freelancers, …
Read More »Almost 82,000 people infected with COVID-19 when India enters 52 days of confinement; 34% recovery rate
[ad_1] Coronavirus outbreak LAST updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address a press conference at 4pm on Friday. Details of the third tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore Center economic rescue package will be announced. The second tranche, announced Thursday, focused on migrant workers, street vendors, small merchants, freelancers, …
Read More »“Odd” markets, revised zoning rules in Delhi 4.0 closure plan
[ad_1] The Delhi government’s submission to the central government in the fourth phase of the closure from May 18 wants the restrictions to apply only to so-called containment zones and not to entire districts that are labeled as red zones by the health ministry They will also contain protocols for …
Read More »The development of the Covid-19 Indian vaccine will be supported by the PM-CARES Fund
[ad_1] The government has allocated Rs 100 crore from the PM-CARES Fund (Prime Minister’s Citizen Relief and Assistance Fund for Emergency Situations) to support the initiative to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). According to the Department of Biotechnology, there are up to 25 vaccine development initiatives underway …
Read More »An open letter from scientists around the world calling for the use of cloth masks to prevent COVID-19
[ad_1] In light of compelling research evidence that face masks are a great tool to stop the community spread of COVID-19, a group of scientists from around the world has come together to issue an open letter promoting the use of masks by part of the public. Arguing that the …
Read More »Center, West Bengal faced by repatriation flights under the Vande Bharat Mission
[ad_1] The Central and West Bengal governments were involved in another dispute over the repatriation of residents on Thursday, and the Foreign Ministry said the state had not confirmed whether it had organized quarantine facilities to receive people wishing to return from abroad. Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava tweeted that …
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