Had asked states, UTs in March to ensure COVID-appropriate behaviour in all gatherings: Centre to HCThe submission by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has come in response to a plea seeking to debar campaigners and candidates from campai...
01 May, 2021, 01.39 PM IST
Centre rules out possibility of national lockdownAll states and Union Territories, however, have been directed to consider containment measures suggested by the health ministry recently, a...
30 Apr, 2021, 12.02 PM IST
Ensure local containment measures in districts with high COVID caseload: MHA to statesIt asked the states and Union territories to identify the districts where either the COVID positivity rate was more than 10 per cent or the...
29 Apr, 2021, 10.47 PM IST
Delhi University issues fresh COVID guidelines, online classes to continueIn a notice, the university said the classes for the undergraduate and postgraduate students will continue in the "online mode only" in all...
12 Apr, 2021, 08.12 PM IST
'Janata curfew' to vaccination: India's year-long fight against COVID-19As the lockdown was announced suddenly with people getting less than four hours to put their things in place or travel to places as they de...
24 Mar, 2021, 04.43 PM IST
India's international flight ban extended till April-endThe DGCA order for extending it by a month came after the home ministry announced new guidelines Tuesday on managing rising Covid-19 cases.
24 Mar, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
States, UTs can impose local curbs to control rising coronavirus cases, say new guidelines from CentreThe ministry has asked states and UTs to rapidly scale up vaccinations to cover all priority groups.
23 Mar, 2021, 06.55 PM IST
MHA says existing COVID-19 guidelines to continue till March 31In a statement, the MHA said while there has been a substantial decline in the active and new COVID-19 cases, there is need to maintain sur...
27 Feb, 2021, 12.09 AM IST
MHA issues fresh COVID-19 guidelines, says need to be vigilant as new variant emerging in UK"While there has been a continuous decline in the active and new COVID-19 cases, there is a need to maintain surveillance, containment and ...
28 Dec, 2020, 10.34 PM IST
Ministry issues SOP for conduct of sporting events in countryThe circular issued by the Sports Ministry on Saturday stated that the guidelines were formulated in consultation with all the stakeholders...
27 Dec, 2020, 09.54 PM IST
Metro train services may resume from September 1, reopening of school unlikely, say officialsMetro rail services may be allowed from September 1 when the 'Unlock 4' phase in the graded reopening from the coronavirus-induced lockdown...
27 Aug, 2020, 10.44 AM IST
Mizoram denying entry to Armed Forces in the State clearly violates directions of MHA: Assam RiflesThe restrictions imposed by the State of Mizoram on the operational movement of Assam Rifles is seriously hampering the smooth functioning ...
20 Aug, 2020, 02.54 PM IST
Unlock 3.0: Centre removes night curfew, gyms reopen; no school, metro in AugustInternational air travel of passengers has been permitted in a limited manner under the Vande Bharat mission. Further opening up will take ...
31 Jul, 2020, 11.26 AM IST
E-commerce firms welcome Centre’s move to partially allow sale of non-essentialsThe MHA’s latest notification of Lockdown 3.0 will permit these companies, which mop up more than 90% of sales from non-essential items suc...
01 May, 2020, 09.42 PM IST
Bodies of Indians who die abroad due to COVID can be brought back: MHAAccording to the SOP, the human remains mean the dead body and the exhumed body of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients. It says the im...
25 Apr, 2020, 09.02 PM IST
Penalties listed in lockdown guidelines applicable to only owners who are negligent: GovernmentThe clarification follows "misinterpretation" by some media reports which have "claimed" that the guidelines of the ministry have prescribe...
22 Apr, 2020, 08.32 PM IST
MHA issues fresh guidelines for lockdown till May 3Exemptions have been given for industries operating in rural areas, outside the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities, while ...
15 Apr, 2020, 07.01 PM IST