Samples of 13 people tested Nipah negative, says Kerala health ministerKerala Health Minister Veena George announced that 13 people who had contact with a man who died from Nipah virus in Malappuram tested nega...
17 Sep, 2024, 02.56 PM IST
Forced mobilisation of govt employees for PM’s rally in Srinagar as J&K admin operating like BJP pracharaks: M Y TarigamiRegional political parties in Kashmir allege that the administration forced government employees to attend PM Modi's rally. Former CMs Mehb...
07 Mar, 2024, 10.53 PM IST
Govt launches anganwadi protocol to track, help children with disabilitiesThe government has launched a national protocol to provide for training of anganwadi workers to track and help children with disabilities. ...
28 Nov, 2023, 03.42 PM IST
COVID-19: Mock drill across states, UTs on Tuesday to ensure readiness of health facilitiesA mock drill will be held on Wednesday across a number of health facilities in several states and Union territories to ensure their readine...
26 Dec, 2022, 07.34 PM IST
Centre asks states to hold mock drills at health facilities in view of global rise in Covid casesThe focus during the exercise shall be on parameters such as geographically representative availability of health facilities (covering all ...
24 Dec, 2022, 11.12 PM IST
UP govt withdraws Covid restrictions; swimming pool, anganwadi centres to reopenIn an order, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi allowed swimming pools, water parks and anganwadi centres to open. Though ma...
17 Mar, 2022, 03.00 PM IST
Can't just cast doubt on Covid-19 vaccination programme, cannot afford price of laxity: SC"We have to see the good of the nation as a whole. The world has witnessed an unprecedented pandemic, like of which we have not seen in our...
26 Nov, 2021, 07.44 PM IST
Cleanliness survey for villages across India to be launched on ThursdayThe ODF Plus is an extension of the ODF programme under the Swachch Bharat Mission. Its objective is to sustain the ODF programme and to ta...
08 Sep, 2021, 06.25 PM IST
India administering 1.25 crore Covid vaccines daily: PM ModiHimachal Pradesh has become a champion by being the first state to administer the first dose of Covid vaccine to all eligible people despit...
06 Sep, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
Story behind vaccine turnaround in BastarAs India started inoculating senior citizens against Covid-19 on March 1, Bastar district collector Rajat Bansal faced the daunting task of...
30 Aug, 2021, 11.32 PM IST
Will resolve Mekedatu, Mahadayi and Krishna project disputes: Karnataka CM Basavaraj BommaiKarnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai pointed out that there was a need for a small legal battle in the Supreme Court. He said he would...
15 Aug, 2021, 04.41 PM IST
9.27 lakh severely acute malnourished children identified till November last year: RTIOf these, Uttar Pradesh counted for 3,98,359 and Bihar 2,79,427, according to the figures shared by the ministry. Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Naga...
06 Jun, 2021, 01.30 PM IST
View: Swachh Bharat Mission has lessons to curtail rural spread of coronavirusIn 2014, rural India pledged to eradicate open defecation by October 2019, a pledge it redeemed in earnest. Crores utilised 11 crore toilet...
25 May, 2021, 11.52 PM IST
SC asks states, UTs to decide by Jan 31 on re-opening of Anganwadi centres outside containment zoneA bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan directed that all states and UTs shall issue "necessary orders regarding monitoring and supervision...
13 Jan, 2021, 07.27 PM IST
Second wave of COVID-19 in Karnataka expected during Jan-Feb: Technical Advisory panelIt has also recommended to ban new year public celebrations from December 26 to January 1 and impose night curfew (8 pm to 5 am) during thi...
02 Dec, 2020, 02.36 PM IST
Confident that Hathras rape trial will be fast; hope they hang soon: Smriti Irani"We had had discussions with the home minister and found a lot of support for breaking down the organised crime syndicate that is behind tr...
01 Oct, 2020, 10.31 AM IST
- Sonia-ratified food security bill on govt's court
Sonia Gandhi has formally sent the proposed National Food Security bill to the government on behalf of the National Advisory Council (NAC) ...
07 Jul, 2011, 04.07 AM IST