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Meanwhile, 23 more persons were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the viral infection, taking their total to 164, the BMC said in a statement.

Stating that West Bengal is a populous state with the third-highest population density in the country, ICMR-NICED Director Dr Shanta Dutta said the number of tests being conducted in the state is not sufficient.

Punya Salia Srivastava, Joint Secretary, MHA, said the Centre has made a provision of providing 5kg of food grains (either wheat or rice) per month to about 80 crore people under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna.

Military officials said the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) targeted the Indian fishermen on board the fishing boats 'Omkar' and 'Mahasagar' on Sunday near Indo-Pak maritime border in the Arabian Sea. In the firing by PMSA, one Indian fisherman w...

Responding to Modi's announcement on the extension of the lockdown till May 3, Stalin, however, said there was no other option other than such a prohibitory order.

While states like Gujarat and West Bengal have appealed schools to refrain from hiking fees, no clear directive by the Delhi government have been issued on the subject.

In a televised address to the nation, Modi said implementation of the lockdown will be strictly ensured in coming days to ensure that the virus does not spread to new areas.

Niti Aayog Member V K Paul said the impact of coronavirus was 'very very limited' compared to the size of India.

The three-page advisory lists out how senior citizens can take care of their physical and mental health during the pandemic.

Three new coronavirus cases were reported from Madina Nagar, Janata Cooperative Housing Society and Gulmohar chawl of Dharavi, and one each from a chawl and Kalyanwadi locality, an official said.

He urged them to offer prayers and perform other religious rituals like the iftar (breaking of fast) staying inside their homes during the month of Ramzan, which will begin from April 24 or April 25.

The governor cannot ask the Speaker that you should do this, you should not do this, it is beyond his power, senior advocate A M Singhvi said.

In Assam all liquor shops and wholesale warehouses will remain open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the permitted days while these will open from 9 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. from April 13 to April 17 in Meghalaya.

The man was kept at the quarantine centre in Galgotia Engineering College in Greater Noida where he jumped to death from the seventh floor of the building.

The director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine had said that spraying of alcohol, chlorine or lysol on human beings is not only harmful, but also ineffective.

Shalini Pandit, the director of state National Health Mission, had said on Saturday that about 80 per cent of the total number of patients in the state were asymptomatic.