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Don't know why Farooq Abdullah was detained for 7 months: GN Azad on meeting NC leader

Srinagar, Mar 14 (ANI): Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad expressed his happiness after0 meeting Farooq Abdullah who was released after being in detention for over 7 months and said that reason of his detention is not yet known. "It is a matter of great happiness for me. I met him (National Conference MP Farooq Abdullah) after over 7 months. He was detained for all these months, the reason for his detention is not yet known to me," said Azad after National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah released from house arrest on March 13.

All political leaders must be released if J-K has to progress: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Srinagar, Mar 14 (ANI): Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said all the political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir must be released if the state has to be brought back on the path of development. "If J-K has to progress then all political leaders under detention in Srinagar must be released. Political process must begin in Jammu - Kashmir. Elections must be conducted in J-K, following proper procedure," said Azad after National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah was released from house arrest on March 13.

Farooq Abdullah meets under detention son Omar in Srinagar

Srinagar, Mar 14 (ANI): National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah met his son and party leader Omar Abdullah on March 14. Omar Abdullah is in detention in Srinagar since August 05 when the central government abrogated Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, under Public Safety Act (PSA). Farooq Abdullah was released from house arrest on March 13.

Special isolation ward set up at Hubli railway station to tackle coronavirus pandemic

Hubli (Karnataka), Mar 14 (ANI): Special isolation ward has been set up at Karnataka's Hubli railway station. The much-needed step has been taken as precautionary measure to restrict the spread of coronavirus. Hoardings have also been placed at the station to spread awareness about the disease.

Bengaluru malls closed in view of COVID-19 pandemic

Bengaluru (Karnataka), Mar 14 (ANI): In order to tackle the dreadful COVID-19 pandemic, malls in Bengaluru have been closed. All malls, theatres, night clubs, pubs, and swimming pools will also remain closed for the next week in the state. Around 84 positive cases have been confirmed in India.

Massive fire engulfs chemical factory at GT Karnal road

New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): A chemical factory was engulfed in smoke caused due to massive fire at GT Karnal road in Delhi on March 14. Around 15 fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the flames. More details are awaited.

India will be best in every aspect of healthcare by 2030: Amit Shah

Rishikesh (Uttarakhand), Mar 14 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that by 2030 India will be best in every aspect of health care. "By 2030, India will be among the best in every aspect of health care including medical education, research and development (R-D), infrastructure and accessibility of health care services," said Shah at convocation ceremony of AIIMS Rishikesh.

Healthy people don't need to use N95 masks: Delhi Health Minister on coronavirus scare

New Delhi, Mar 14(ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that N95 masks should only be used by healthcare workers or those who are displaying symptoms, not healthy people. "We have also constituted teams to take action against hoarding and over charging for masks and sanitizers," said Delhi Health Minister.

Separate isolation wards set up in Vadodara railway hospital to battle coronavirus

Vadodara (Gujarat), Mar 14(ANI): Western Railways have set up separate isolation wards in Vadodara's railway hospital, located in Railway colony, Danteshwar for coronavirus cases. Along with this, precautionary measures are displayed on posters put around and on the digital platform. The coronavirus cases in India has mounted up to 83 and so far 2 people have died.

COVID-19: Chennai schoolchildren organise 'Wash Hand, Live Long' program

Chennai, Mar 14 (ANI): Amid growing fear of dreadful coronavirus in the country, school students organised a massive awareness program at their school playground. They used almost 25,000 soaps at a mammoth area of 10,000 sq ft to make text 'Wash Hand, Live Long'. Students also held placards with useful instructions. They also demonstrated hand wash as part of the awareness program. So far, 83 positive cases of coronavirus have been registered in India. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared COVID-19 a 'pandemic'.

Foremost priority is to follow Health Ministry's instructions: Tourism Minister on visa suspension

New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): In view of growing cases of coronavirus in India, tourist visas have been suspended to which Prahlad Singh Patel said that foreign tourist footfall will decrease but foremost priority is to follow the Health Ministry's instructions. While speaking to ANI, Patel said, "We need to understand that Health Ministry is the nodal department to take call for COVID-19. We are following their instructions. As tourist visas have been suspended, foreign tourist footfall will decrease. But we will assess all these things once the situation become normal. Our foremost priority is to follow the instructions of the Health Ministry and take precautions against coronavirus. It would be good if we take care of us during this time."

3 dead, 1 injured after car rams into divider in Mumbai

Mumbai, Mar 14 (ANI): At least three people died after a speeding car rammed into a divider in Mumbai's Worli. One person received injuries area in the incident. Police said, "The woman who was driving the car has been admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital and she is serious. Further investigation is underway."

Rajya Sabha polls need to be interesting: Hemant Soren after Congress candidate files nomination

Ranchi (Jharkhand), Mar 14 (ANI): Shahzada Anwar has filed his nomination as Congress candidate for Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand. Earlier, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) supremo Shibu Soren and BJP state president Deepak Prakash have already filed their nominations. Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that it's important for the RS elections to be interesting. He said, "The equation is absolutely right. There is one more candidate from the alliance now." Two seats are vacant for Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand.

Low-dose aspirin mitigates liver cancer risk: Study

New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): Among adults at high risk of liver cancer, those who took low-dose aspirin were less likely to develop the disease or to die from liver-related causes. The findings come from an analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine and conducted by a team led by investigators at the Karolinska Institutet, in Sweden, and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). For the analysis, investigators examined information from Swedish registries on 50,275 adults who had chronic viral hepatitis, a type of liver infection that is caused by the hepatitis B or C virus and is the most common risk factor for liver cancer. Over a median follow-up of nearly 8 years, 4.0% of patients who took low-dose aspirin (less than 163mg/day) and 8.3% of nonusers of aspirin developed liver cancer. Aspirin users had a 31% lower relative risk of developing liver cancer. Importantly, the study showed that the longer a person took low-dose aspirin, the greater the benefit. Compared with short-t

Statue of freedom fighter, goddess's idol vandalised in West Godavari school

West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh), Mar 14 (ANI): A statue of freedom fighter Potti Sriramulu and an idol of Goddess Saraswati were vandalised by unknown miscreants at a school in Andhra Pradesh. The incident took place in Sarojini Naidu Girls High School in West Godavari's Akividu, on March 13. FIR has been registered.

Law and order collapsed in Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Chouhan on black flag shown to Scindia

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Mar 14 (ANI): After Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jyotiraditya Scindia was shown black flag in Bhopal, Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the law and order situation has completely collapsed in state. Chouhan said, "Law and order have collapsed in the State. There was an attempt to attack him by stopping his car and throwing stones at it. When such an incident can happen to Jyotiraditya Scindia, one can imagine how bad is the situation in the State. Is the govt which has lost the majority behind this? I demand an investigation into the incident."

Formula E suspended over COVID-19 concerns

New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): Formula E organising body has officially announced that the motor sport's 2019/20 season has been temporarily suspended in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic concerns.The season has been suspended for a two-month period. On the official website, the body explained that it is implementing a flag system to determine phases and times windows for the races. As of now, March and April are marked with red flags with no races to be hosted as previously planned while May is categorised with a yellow flag - keeping the opportunity open. June and July are given the green flag - indicative of going ahead as planned.

COVID-19: Health Ministry warns of 'drastic action' over exorbitant prices of masks

New Delhi, Mar 13(ANI): The country has reached number of patients of coronavirus to 81 and dreadful virus has also claimed one life in southern India as well. Amid the tension prevailing in the country, the Health Ministry warned the sellers who are selling masks at higher prices. Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry said, "If masks are sold at exorbitant prices then States can take action as per law. If need be we will take drastic action on abnormal increase in price of masks."

Watch: Delhi Assembly passes resolution against NPR

New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): A resolution has been passed in Delhi Assembly against the implementation of the process of National Population Register (NPR) enumeration in Delhi on March 13. Speaking in the state Assembly, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday also urged the Centre to withdraw NPR and National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Delhi Police renews 'focus drive' to decongest 18 corridors

New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): Delhi Police is conducting a renewed drive on 18 congested corridors, which have been identified for zero tolerance to prevent improper parking so as to ensure the smooth flow of traffic. This is required to make these corridors free from obstruction, which causes delay in travel time. This renewed "focus drive" would help in developing effective mechanism to keep such important corridors free from obstruction and same can be replicated to other corridors and important places. General Public at large can give feedback to Traffic Police at Helpline No. i.e 011-25844444 regarding inconvenience caused in the following stretches.