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COVID-19 lockdown: CRPF distributes food among needy in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Apr 22 (ANI): Troops of 51st Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force prepared food to distribute among the needy amid coronavirus lockdown. They distributed around 200 cooked food packets to labourers and migrants, residing in different areas in Chandigarh. The distribution of food was done in coordination with Chandigarh administration and police.

COVID-19 lockdown: Haryana Govt initiates helpline number to solve locals' grievances

Panchkula (Haryana), Apr 22 (ANI): Amid COVID-19 outbreak, Haryana government took a step for helping people who are in stress or want to inquire anything during lockdown. Around 55 agents have been hired to solve queries of the residents. The aim is to resolve queries of migrant workers, queries related to ration cards and doctor services. Approximately 900 doctors also volunteered in this initiative to help the needy. The Nodal Officer of Haryana Control Room, Vikas Gupta said, "Government of Haryana has established a call center for residents of Haryana to spread the information related to coronavirus as well as to address the grievances. This helpline number will work 24*7. We have handled more than 1,62,000 calls so far. This helpline will help those who will ask any help in terms of ration, movement, availability of medicines, etc. We immediately help them." 254 positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in Haryana as of now.

J and K encounter: Two terrorists killed in Shopian

Shopian (J and K), Apr 22 (ANI): An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in J and K's Shopian. According to Chinar Corps of Indian Army, two terrorists killed in the Operation Melahura in Shopian. The operation is still underway. Further details are awaited.

Police personnel conduct security checks at Delhi-Noida border amid COVID-19 outbreak

New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): Police conducted security checks at Delhi-Noida border on April 22. The traffic movement between Delhi and Noida has been completely closed by GautamBuddha Nagar administration as a preventive measure against COVID-19. Only those rendering essential services with valid passes are allowed to move. One of the police officials said, "Only those with passes, media personnel, doctors, sanitation workers and vehicles carrying fruits or vegetables are being allowed." 15474 active cases of coronavirus have been reported in India as of now.

Vegetable sellers request state govts to keep mandis shut for a week

New Delhi/Mumbai, Apr 22(ANI): Vegetable sellers request the government to shut the mandis for atleast a week. One of vegetable sellers of Azadpur Mandi said, "If the mandi is not shut down, then situation similar to Italy will be in Azadpur mandi that there will be no place for people to bury." After government lifted lockdown from Azadpur Sabzi Mandi in New Delhi and Byculla Sabji Mandi in Mumbai, people in huge numbers throng the market area sending social distancing norms for a toss.

COVID-19 lockdown: Police conduct security checks at Delhi-Ghaziabad border

New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): Police conducted security checks at the Delhi-Ghaziabad border on April 22. Traffic movement between Delhi and Ghaziabad has been completely prohibited in wake of coronavirus and only those rendering essential services and people holding valid passes are being allowed to move. 15122 active cases of coronavirus have been reported in India as of now.

Stringent action against culprits: Haryana DGP on cops attacked during lockdown

Panchkula (Haryana), Apr 22 (ANI): Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Yadava reacted on cops in the state beaten up by locals amid COVID-19 lockdown. He said that such attacks will not be tolerated and police will take stringent action against it. Recently, a head constable and a special police officer were beaten up by people in Nuh as they have asked one of the attackers to remain inside their homes amid the nationwide lockdown.

Watch: Islamic Center of India requests Muslims to offer 'namaz' from home during Ramadan

Lucknow (UP), Apr 22 (ANI): Islamic Center of India, Lucknow requested Muslims to offer Ramadan prayers from home. Islamic Center of India reached people of Lucknow by a vehicle and announced that Muslims should stay at their homes and follow the guidelines given by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Won't be any shortage of grains as India has surplus stock of 539 lakh tonnes: Ram Vilas Paswan

New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): Amid coronavirus lockdown, Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan informed that there will be no shortage of grains as India has surplus stock of 539 lakh tonnes. "We have surplus grains stock of 539 lakh tonnes. There will no shortage in the near future. We have asked all State governments to distribute ration to the poor in their states. GOI has clearly said that no poor should go hungry," said Paswan.

CM Kejriwal announces food quota for 30 lakh poor who don't have ration cards

New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that 30 lakh more people who don't have ration cards will be given free ration. "Nearly 1 crore people in Delhi are being given free ration," he added.

Civil society in Gilgit Baltistan demands immediate COVID-19 relief

Gilgit (PoK), Apr 21 (ANI): The cooperative society of Gilgit Baltistan has asked the government of Pakistan to sanction Rs. 10,000 crores to make for the economic losses people have suffering due to the pandemic COVID-19.Meer Nawaz Khan, the President of the society said the region must be given a significant amount to meet its needs. The members also accused the government of making extravagant expenditures from the exchequer in order to keep up with their own luxurious lifestyles. These accusations came after the local leaders booked all rooms of 52 hotels for just 52 patients. This comes at a time when the region has an acute shortage of testing kits and PPE suits. The local administration which works at the suggestions and commands of Islamabad has been exploiting the public money for years. 'While all the resources have been indiscriminately exploited over the years, they are not sparing even a health crisis of Covis-19 magnitude. In fact, they see it as an opportunity to plunde

Watch: West Bengal Police escorts central team for area visits in Kolkata

Kolkata, Apr 21 (ANI): An Inter-Ministerial Central Team was escorted by the West Bengal Police and the Border Security Force (BSF) for area visits in Kolkata on April 21. This comes after IMCT leader Apurva Chandra told ANI that the assessment of containment zones has been delayed by the state government a day after it gave assurance for the same.

Health workers provided strength to my family: Bengaluru corona survivor

Bengaluru, Apr 21 (ANI): As country continues to struggle with rising cases of coronavirus, a ray of hope is still left among people. A COVID-19 patient from Bengaluru recovered from the deadly disease. Sharing his experience, he said, "I am completely healthy now. I thank health workers who followed up when I was in hospital. They gave strength to my family. I received maximum help from them. I'm requesting everyone to cooperate with health workers."

Sensex tanks over 1000 points as US oil prices dip below zero dollar a barrel

Mumbai, Apr 21 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices plunged by over 3 per cent on Tuesday after US oil prices slipped below zero dollar a barrel in overnight trade and President Donald Trump announcement that he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration. US crude futures turned negative for the first time in history following a collapse in oil demand as coronavirus pandemic derails the global economy. A rapidly rising number of COVID-19 infections in India and the resultant deaths also put pressure on bourses. At the closing bell, the BSE SandP Sensex was down by 1,011 points or 3.2 per cent at 30,637 while the Nifty 50 edged lower by 280 points or 3.03 per cent at 8,981. Except for Nifty pharma, all sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the red with Nifty private bank down by 5.8 per cent, financial service by 4.6 per cent, auto by 5.3 per cent and metal by 5.1 per cent. Among stocks, IndusInd Bank was the top loser after slipping by 12.2 per cent to

Amid COVID-19 lockdown, World Heritage Site in Nepal becomes silent

Kathmandu (Nepal), Apr 21 (ANI): It's been a month since Kathmandu Durbar Square fell silent under the spell of lockdown imposed by Nepal Government to avert further spread of COVID-19. Revered World Heritage Site in capital Kathmandu is also known as Basantapur Durbar Square. Abuzz with tourists a few days back, the monument is currently witnessing dead silence for the first time in centuries. The reconstruction of the temples of Durbar Square which were devastated in 2015's earthquakes has also been temporarily suspended due to the lockdown. The Basantapur Durbar Square is a major source of revenue for the state. Tourism sector alone contributes to about 8 per cent of the total GDP of the Himalayan Nation. With the clouds of pandemic hovering over the nation, it is predicted that Nepal would lose overall 1.6 trillion Nepal rupees in the year 2020 from the hospitality sector, worst from that of 2015 earthquake. As Nepal was gearing up to celebrate Visit Nepal Year in 2020 for the worl

We'll first kill coronavirus and then save the country: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Apr 21 (ANI): Appealing to people stay at home and cooperate in the fight against coronavirus, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on April 21 said, "We will first kill coronavirus, and then we will save the country." She made the appeal on a loudspeaker inside a car in the Rajabazar area in Kolkata.

ICMR advises states not to use rapid testing kits for 2 days, wait for advisory

New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): ICMR Scientist, Dr Raman R Gangakhdkar on Tuesday said that they have advised states not to use rapid testing kits for two days. "A lot of variations, kits will be tested and validated by on-ground teams and we will give advisory in the next 2 days," he added.

1336 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, total at 18,601: Health Ministry

New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in the national capital on April 21 amid COVID-19 pandemic, the Joint Secretary of Union Health Ministry, Lav Agarwal said, "Till now 3252 people were cured including 705 people who recovered yesterday. In last 24 hours, 1336 new cases of COVID-19 were reported which takes the total number of confirmed cases in the nation to 18,601.

Stopped rapid testing as accuracy turned out to be 5.4% against proposed 90%: Rajasthan Health Minister

Jaipur (Rajasthan), Apr 21 (ANI): Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma informed that the state has stopped coronavirus rapid testing after its accuracy turned out to 5.4% against proposed 90%. "We had received rapid testing kits from ICMR and it was used in Rajasthan. We formed a committee of the Head of our Microbiology Department and Head of our Medicine Dept to see if these tests are effective. Its accuracy was supposed to be 90% but it turned out to be 5.4%," said Sharma on rapid testing in Rajasthan.

35,852 samples tested on Apr 20, almost 4.5 lakh tests done so far: ICMR

New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): ICMR Scientist, Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar on April 21 said 4,49,810 samples have been tested so far. "35,852 samples were tested yesterday, of which 29,776 samples were tested in 201 Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) network labs and remaining 6,076 samples were tested in 86 private labs," he added.