EC battles violations of guidelines, Opposition parties' charges as campaigning picks upUP's chief electoral officer Ajay Kumar Shukla told ET that more than 130 cases have been lodged for violation of various rules of the MCC ...
17 Jan, 2022, 11.11 PM IST
'Thiruvathirakali' flouts COVID norms; CPI-M draws flakThe incident also landed the Marxist party in a soup as the critics pointed out that the event, organised by the district leadership, was h...
13 Jan, 2022, 05.39 PM IST
Delhi Police issued over 100 challans on Diwali for violation of Covid norms, other rulesA total of 116 challans were issued on Diwali on Thursday. Out of them, 99 were issued for not wearing face masks, two for not maintaining ...
05 Nov, 2021, 06.39 PM IST
Covid still not over, urge people to follow norms: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Diwali eveEarlier on Dhanteras also a large number of people flocked to various markets in Delhi and many of them did not adhere to Covid-appropriate...
03 Nov, 2021, 06.05 PM IST
Why do so many flout Covid norms? Because they are creatures of institutional behaviourCovid protocol upsets social institutions like the family, the corporate office, the school, Diwali celebrations, and so on. These are foun...
02 Aug, 2021, 10.39 AM IST
FIR registered for flouting Covid norms at Sidhu's installation ceremonyChandigarh Police has registered an FIR against unidentified persons for allegedly violating COVID-19 guidelines during the installation ce...
24 Jul, 2021, 01.58 PM IST
Pilgrimage, tourist travel can wait: IMA appeals to states to control mass gatheringsStressing that tourist bonanza, pilgrimage travel, religious fervour are needed, but can wait for a few more months, the Indian Medical Ass...
14 Jul, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
Kumbh mela returnees may exacerbate COVID-19 pandemic: Raut"It is painful for the Shiv Sena to put restrictions on our festivals and religious celebrations but the party dares to do so to save the l...
13 Apr, 2021, 04.47 PM IST
After EC warning, parties says political campaigning as important as Covid-19 controlOn Friday, the Election Commission of India reminded political parties to follow Covid-19 protocols while campaigning, after finding instan...
11 Apr, 2021, 08.02 AM IST
EC warns parties of campaign ban if Covid norms not followedIn a late night advisory to all political parties, the poll panel has advised political leaders and candidates on their ‘incumbent duty to ...
10 Apr, 2021, 07.57 AM IST
10 dead in fire at mall hospital treating COVID-19 patientsIt is not clear how many of those dead were COVID-19 patients. There was also no word from civic officials on how many of those evacuated f...
26 Mar, 2021, 02.23 PM IST
Treat as representation PIL to regulate powers of civil defence volunteers: HC to authoritiesA bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said them to take a decision on the plea in accordance with law, rules, regula...
07 Dec, 2020, 12.57 PM IST
EC frowns on political parties flouting Covid instructions; reminds them of penal action for violationsTaking a “serious view of the laxity on the part of political parties and candidates in terms of maintaining crowd discipline”, the ECI sou...
21 Oct, 2020, 08.46 PM IST
If people don’t behave properly, virus won’t leave Mumbai for another year: Iqbal Singh ChahalThe commissioner told ET that in spite of vigorous testing and contact tracing, the city has still not been able to bring down the cases as...
28 Sep, 2020, 08.26 AM IST
Gujarat High Court asks leaders to adhere to Covid protocols“The political leaders of the state are expected to lead their masses and not by themselves flout the norms or the rules and regulations pr...
18 Sep, 2020, 09.59 AM IST
Sadananda Gowda’s travel triggers quarantine questionThe minister took a flight from Delhi and landed in Bengaluru on Monday as domestic flights resumed in the country after two months. Gowda ...
26 May, 2020, 12.15 PM IST
People spitting, urinating in public irk Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw; Biocon boss demands stricter Covid normsThe biotech boss feels people will be in danger of uncontrollable viral infection without proper measures.
21 May, 2020, 04.52 PM IST