International passengers to undergo mandatory quarantine for one week
All International passengers will have to undergo a week of mandatory quarantine, a new order from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday. The new order comes in the middle of bludgeoning Covid-19 cases in India, driven by a highly transmissible variant called Omicron that’s responsible for rising cases worldwide. The new rules will […]
Covid-19 India Update: 495 New Omicron Cases Recorded, Highest Jump In 24 Hours
India on Thursday saw the biggest single-day jump of 495 Omicron cases, taking the total number of infections of the new variant of coronavirus to 2,630, according to Union health ministry data. Of the total cases, Maharashtra has the maximum at 797, followed by Delhi at 465, Rajasthan 236, Kerala 234, Karnataka 226, Gujarat 204 […]
Covid-19 Update: 33,750 New Cases Reported; 1,700 Omicron Infections So Far
A total of 1,700 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected across 23 states and Union Territories so far, out of which 639 have recovered or migrated, according to the Union health ministry’s data updated on Monday. Maharashtra has recorded the maximum number of 510 cases, followed by Delhi (351), Kerala (156), Gujarat […]
Covid-19: 55% Samples In Maharashtra Omicron Positive, 13% With Delta Variant
As much as 55 per cent out of 282 samples of coronavirus patients from Mumbai, sent for genome sequencing, have tested positive for the Omicron variant, and 32 per cent with the Delta variant, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Friday. This was the seventh batch of samples sent to a lab at the Kasturba Hospital of […]
Mumbai Police Urge People To Avoid Visiting Public Places, Imposes Section 144
In view of the surge in Covid-19 situation, Mumbai Police on Friday issued an order under section 144 of the CrPC, prohibiting people from visiting beaches, open grounds, sea faces, promenades, gardens, parks or similar public places between 5 pm and 5 am daily till January 15. DCP (operations) S Chaitanya issued the order, which […]
Uttarakhand: 4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Pithoragarh
An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude struck Pithoragarh district post-midnight on Thursday but no damage has been reported. The earthquake that occurred at 12.39 am had its epicentre at a depth of 10 km in Askot, District Disaster Management Officer Bhupendra Mahar said. “No damage has been reported so far as the earthquake was of mild […]
Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh Meets Amit Shah, JP Nadda In Delhi
Former Punjab chief minister and leader of the newly floated Punjab Lok Congress Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J P Nadda in Delhi. The BJP has announced that it will contest the Punjab assembly polls in alliance with Singh’s party. The meeting is underway […]
Omicron Cases In India At 236, Active Covid-19 Cases At 78,291
India has recorded 236 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus across 16 states and UTs so far out of which 104 people have recovered or migrated, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. Maharashtra has recorded the maximum 65 cases of the Omicron variant followed by Delhi at 64, Telangana 24, Karnataka 19, […]
West Bengal: BSF Foils Narcotics Smuggling Bid Along IB, Kills Intruder From Bangladesh
A Bangladeshi national was killed on Wednesday when BSF personnel fired to thwart a narcotics smuggling bid along the International Border in West Bengal, a senior officer said. The incident took place about 1.2 km inside the Indian territory at around 1:40 am near border post Nawada in Malda district of the state. A Border […]
Chhattisgarh: Cop Injured In IED Blast By Naxals In Dantewada
An assistant constable of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was injured on Tuesday when Naxals denoted an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, a police official said. The incident took place around 8.30 am when a joint team of various security forces was out on a road security operation near Bodli camp, located […]
