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In Chhattisgarh, a Police Sub Inspector martyred in an encounter with Maoists. Four Maoists also killed in this gun battle. AIR Raipur correspondent reports that after security forces received a specific input that large number of Maoists are present in the Manpur area of Rajnandgaon district, a team of District …

Health Ministry has issued revised discharge policy for COVID-19 patients. As per new policy, very mild, mild and moderate patients can be discharged without COVID-19 test, subject to clinical conditions. Very mild, mild and pre-symptomatic cases admitted to a COVID Care Facility will undergo regular temperature and pulse oximetry monitoring. …

Six flights will bring back stranded Indians from abroad on the third day of Vande Bharat Mission today. Five of these are flying from Gulf countries while one from Dhaka to Delhi has taken off. This is the second flight from Dhaka which is carrying 129 passengers including students, stranded …

The government of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each on part of the respective state governments to the kin of the workers killed in the Aurangabad train mishap. “Rupees five lakhs each has been announced as ex gratia to families of the …

Around 39 crore poor and needy people received financial assistance of 34 thousand 800 crore rupees under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, PMGKP so far. The package was announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in March to protect the poor people from the impact of the lockdown imposed …

Government of India will  facilitate the return of Indian nationals stranded abroad on compelling grounds in a phased manner. Indian Embassies and High Commissions are preparing a list of distressed Indian citizens and the  travel will begin in a phased manner from 7th of this month. The travel will be …

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday said that India has lodged protest with Pakistan for its efforts to bring “material change” in Pak-occupied territories in Jammu and Kashmir and asked Islamabad to vacate them. India has issued a demarche to Islamabad protesting Pakistan Supreme Court’s order on so-called …

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the death of five security personnel who died while during an encounter with terrorists in Kashmir’s Handwara. He said that their valour and sacrifice will never be forgotten. “Tributes to our courageous soldiers and security personnel martyred in Handwara. Their valour …

Hyderabad, May 2 (PMI): Union minister of state for home affairs G. Kishan Reddy today said that the decision to extend the ongoing lockdown till May 17 was a collective decision taken with the consensus of the chief ministers of all the states of the country. He made it clear that …

In the last 24 hours, 1,823 cases and 65 deaths have been recorded across the country. The death toll due to COVID-19 touched 1,075 on Thursday with the number of infected cases rising above 33,000 in the country, according to the Union Health Ministry. As per the latest update provided …