India

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Monday said that the process to bring back students stuck in Kota had been initiated and they would soon start the journey back home.

The Lifeline Udan Initiative was launched by the Civil Aviation Ministry on March 26 for the movement of medical and essential supplies across India and beyond.

The post kicked up a row. After which Zafarul-Islam Khan has clarified that he has never complained against his country to any foreign government or organization and nor does he have any intentions to do so in future.

The proposal is part of the Centre’s measures to implement social distancing while travelling by metro. To prevent the spread of the COVID-19, screening and crowd control measures will also be taken at stations.

While, the other two ministers have not responded so far, according to sources, one of them had undergone the test and tested negative.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chuouhan made this announcement in a video-statement on Wednesday.

The study showed that 'high impact' and 'very high impact' districts together account for 56 per cent of two-wheeler sales and 6 8 per cent of passenger vehicle sales in India.

The SC emphasised that rights for the minority institutions do not come in the way of securing transparency and recognition of merits in the matter of admissions.

Despite the mammoth challenge they face, local officials say increased awareness of the workers' plight due to the lockdown should boost efforts to register them.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh last week said the Indian Army is carrying out targeted strikes on terror launch pads along the LoC and eliminating the Pakistani infiltrators before they cross over to the Indian side.

Police said they would take care of the basic needs of the family during the lockdown.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his best wishes and appreciation to the health professionals and workers for the good work they have been doing to block the spread of coronavirus.

Two people have died of COVID-19. The fatalities include a 70-year-old Delhi resident who had stayed at a guest house of a factory in Solan's Baddi and died at the PGIMER, Chandigarh, on April 2.

According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the number of withdrawals from exempted PF trusts has also increased. According to the data on April 27, a total of 79,743 exempted PF trust account holders withdrew Rs 875.52 crore from the accounts.

One of the largest private testing laboratories, Thyrocare has stopped working for BMC for now, bringing down the testing capacity of the city which has been witnessing huge numbers of Covid-19 cases.

A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana, hearing the matter through video-conferencing, passed the direction after it was informed that asymptomatic Covid-19 patients are reported to be on the rise in India.