Days after resuming staggered operations in the national capital, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) began operating trains at regular times (6 a.m. to 11 p.m.) starting on Saturday. Metro services were closed on March 22, in light of the Covid-19 outbreak. With the resumption of service on the Airport …
Read More »Indian Railways to Start 80 New Special Trains Starting Today – Here’s the Full List
The Indian Railways will operate 80 more special trains from Saturday, the booking of which began from September 10. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Railways on its official Twitter account. “Indian Railways will run 40 additional pairs of more special trains starting September 12, 2020. These will …
Read More »Maharashtra Approaches 1 Million Coronavirus Cases; ‘People don’t take COVID-19 seriously,’ says doctor
India’s largest and richest state, Maharashtra, will register its millionth new coronavirus infection on Friday, putting it on par with Russia in the pandemic and quelling India’s attempts to reverse an economic downturn. The western state, home to the financial capital Mumbai, is on track to surpass the million mark, …
Read More »North Korea Issues Shoot-to-Kill Orders To Prevent Coronavirus – US
North Korean authorities have issued shoot-to-kill orders to prevent the coronavirus from entering the country from China, according to the commander of US forces in the South. The impoverished North, whose health system in shambles would struggle to cope with a major virus outbreak, has not confirmed a single case …
Read More »Covid vaccine trial stopped after volunteer showed neurological symptoms
A woman who received an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed severe neurological symptoms that led to a pause in testing, a spokesman for the pharmaceutical AstraZeneca said on Thursday. The study participant in the late-stage trials reported symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord, company spokesman …
Read More »Cheaper, faster virtual courts: parliamentary panel fights for ‘digital justice’
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 11, 2020 4:50:52 pm The parliamentary panel said that virtual courts “constituted an advance on the existing system” and that “they were worth adopting.” A parliamentary panel on Friday recommended the continuation of virtual courts, which started in March due …
Read More »‘There is no quarantine for those who leave the state and return in 96 hours’: Assam’s government
Under a new directive from the Assam government, those who travel out of state but return within 96 hours will not have to self-quarantine for 10 days as previously required. “A person who travels anywhere outside of Assam and returns to the state within 96 hours of departure will not …
Read More »At a packed event, Dilip Ghosh says Mamata imposes blockades to stop BJP rallies
File photo of Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh. Dilip Ghosh’s comments came on a day when West Bengal reported more than 3,000 positive Covid-19 cases and 41 deaths. Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma also tested positive for the fatal virus as the overall count rose to 1.93,175 on Thursday. News18 …
Read More »Let virtual courts continue after the pandemic, recommends the parliamentary committee
A parliamentary panel recommended the continuation of virtual courts in certain categories of cases such as appeals and final hearings with the consent of the parties involved even after the Covid-19 pandemic, saying it will pave the way for cheaper and faster means of deliver justice as a court is …
Read More »Delhi Metro will begin operating trains based on pre-Covid schedules from September 12: DMRC
Days after resuming staggered operations in the national capital, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said it would operate trains at regular times (6 a.m. to 11 p.m.) starting tomorrow, September 12. On Sundays (starting September 20) services will begin at 8 am from all sections that had this practice …
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