AMID COVID SURGE, MHA ISSUES NEW ‘TEST, TRACK, TREAT’ GUIDELINES

March 24, 2021

Amid the recent spike in cases, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday issued new guidelines for Covid control which will be effective from April 1 to 30. A new Test-Track-Treat protocol will be a part of the new guidelines. “Keeping in view a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases,...

Mamata Banerjee playing divide and rule politics: Shivraj Chouhan

March 20, 2021

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan reached Midnapore for campaigning in West Bengal. He said, “I warn TMC goons that on 2 May, each goon will be taught a lesson. We are not going to leave them.” In an exclusive chat with The Sunday Guardian, Chouhan said that West Bengal...

A WOUNDED TIGER IS MORE DANGEROUS, SAYS MAMATA IN FIRST RALLY AFTER ACCIDENT

March 15, 2021

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday afternoon made her first public appearance after her injury. Observing Nandigram Diwas, Banerjee, seated in a wheelchair, took part in a procession, before making a speech where she stated that “an injured tiger is far more dangerous”. Sitting in a wheelchair that...

EC SLAMS TMC FOR ITS LETTER ‘FULL OF INSINUATIONS’, BJP SEEKS PROBE

March 12, 2021

The Election Commission on Thursday came down heavily on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the tone and content of its Wednesday letter to the constitutional body, saying it is “full of insinuations and averments” and it “undermines the very foundation of the Constitution”. “It is completely incorrect to suggest that...

As India records 15k fresh Covid cases, Bharat Biotech gets a shot in the arm

March 10, 2021

After 15,388 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in India in a day, the total tally of cases in the country went up to 1,12,44,786. The death toll increased to 1,57,930 with 77 new fatalities. The active caseload stands at 1,87,462 which now comprises 1.67 percent of the total infections....

Maharashtra now has half of India’s 1,88,747 active Covid cases

March 9, 2021

Maharashtra accounts for more than half of both new and total active coronavirus infections, Union Health Ministry data showed on Monday. On the whole, India reported 18,599 new Covid-19 cases, 14,278 recoveries, and 97 deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the total cases reached 1,12,29,398, including 1,88,747 active...

PM Modi bats for ‘asol paribartan’ in Bengal

March 8, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed a mega rally at the Brigade Ground in Kolkata on Sunday. In his speech, PM Modi made remarks about the current Mamata Banerjee-led state government and declared that West Bengal will move towards development after the BJP is elected to power. The rally...

AS COVID NUMBERS SEE A SURGE, INDIA PUTS VACCINATION DRIVE IN FAST LANE

March 6, 2021

With the country witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases, the government has put the vaccination drive in the fast lane. India administered 1.4 million vaccine doses in the past 24 hours, Health Ministry data showed on Friday, the highest in a day since the campaign began on 16 January. The...

Seven states account for 85.51% of new Covid-19 cases

March 5, 2021

After 17,407 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in India in a day, the number of infected in the country increased to 1,11,56,923. At the same time, after the death of 89 more patients, the death toll increased to 1,57,435. There are 1,73,413 people undergoing treatment for coronavirus infection in...

India’s Covid-19 recovery rate surges to 97.06%

March 4, 2021

India’s total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 1,11,39,516 with 14,989 new infections, while the active cases were recorded above 1.7 lakh after a month, on Wednesday. The number of deaths increased to 1,57,346 with 98 fatalities in a day. The Covid-19 active caseload has increased to 1,70,126 which comprises...