Can't impose COVID restrictions everywhere as it may impact economy: Mamata"Most omicron cases are being detected among people coming on flights from the UK. It's a fact that the omicron carriers are coming via int...
30 Dec, 2021, 08.02 PM IST
No mass gatherings at seafronts in Mumbai for Chhath Puja: Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationAs per the revised guidelines, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will instead create artificial ponds in various regions of the ...
08 Nov, 2021, 07.08 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh to allow Kanwar yatra this yearUttarakhand has cancelled the yatra this year citing the pandemic. Uttrakhand has appealed to officers of neighbouring states to ask devote...
07 Jul, 2021, 11.50 AM IST
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announces easing of Covid curbs; night curfew to remainAs part of the gradual unlock process in the state, government and private offices have been allowed to function in full strength till 5 PM...
15 Jun, 2021, 03.41 PM IST
Lockdown restrictions extended in Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and UttarakhandStates and Union Territories started imposing restrictions from mid-April for varying periods as the deadly second wave of coronavirus hit ...
24 May, 2021, 09.39 PM IST
Heartland states likely to ease lockdown from June as cases declineMP has a positivity rate of around 5% and Chouhan said it needs to come down to zero through restrictions in the coming week. Some cities s...
24 May, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
Lockdown in West Bengal, restrictions extended in several statesChairing a high-level meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of augmenting healthcare resources in rural areas and asserted that local...
15 May, 2021, 09.59 PM IST
Third eye: Expenditure on Central Vista attracts criticismThere is growing anger against the continuing work at the new Parliament House site despite the high number of Covid cases in Delhi. Govern...
01 May, 2021, 11.59 PM IST
Local restrictions amid rising COVID fear impacts rice and palm oil demandLockdowns, local restrictions and the rising fear of Covid-19 have impacted basmati rice and palm oil demand in the past one and a half mon...
18 Apr, 2021, 06.54 PM IST
As states tighten Covid restrictions: Centre keeping tabs on migrant workers’ movesOn Tuesday, the labour ministry reviewed the situation with state labour secretaries as concerns grew over the rise in infections from thos...
15 Apr, 2021, 08.24 AM IST
Centre keeping tabs on movement of workers across the country, concerned about mass exodusA top government official told ET that as of now the worker movement across states continues to be normal and no state has reported any maj...
14 Apr, 2021, 03.45 PM IST
Charges of irregularities in counting of votes in Bihar: CEC says ultimate decision lies with peopleHe also said the Bihar chief electoral officer has already responded to everything. The EC had to hold four press conferences on counting d...
12 Nov, 2020, 07.49 PM IST
EC relaxes timeline for entities to register as parties in Bihar in view of COVID restrictionsAs per the existing guidelines, a party seeking registration has to submit an application to the Commission within 30 days following the da...
08 Oct, 2020, 10.00 PM IST
The much-needed Corona code of conduct for upcoming Bihar assembly electionsWhile election operations in the field have always required oversight by nodal officers in a range of critical areas such as security, elec...
08 Sep, 2020, 01.15 PM IST
Lockdown in Bihar extended till September 6Under Unlock 3.0, government offices barring defence, central and police force, public utilities, disaster management, power generation and...
17 Aug, 2020, 05.22 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi, Bihar Congress Chief mum on missed alliance deadlineSenior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged around 1,000 Congress delegates from Bihar in a virtual meeting to fight the upcoming...
06 Aug, 2020, 11.49 PM IST
After record cases, Bihar goes for 15-day lockdown, UP makes weekend restrictions permanent"Bihar government has decided on a 15-day lockdown from July 16 to July 31. All city municipalities, district headquarters, block headquart...
14 Jul, 2020, 08.50 PM IST