Forces may halt anti-Naxal ops during corona pandemic

New Delhi/Bastar (IANS) In view of the humanitarian crisis that has erupted due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, security agencies are mulling over the option of halting all the counter-insurgency operations against armed Maoists in the Naxal belt…

Rs 50 lakh medical insurance for doctors, paramedics, nurses

New Delhi (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced that doctors, paramedics, nurses, 'Asha' workers, cleaning workers involved in the fight against coronavirus pandemic and treating affected patients would be…

Bring us back home, say Indian students stranded in Kazakhstan

New Delhi (IANS) More than 200 students stuck at the Almaty airport in Kazakhstan following curbs in that country against the coronavirus pandemic are desperate to return home.

Forced to live in rented rooms near the Almaty airport, a student…

Feed 9 poor families for 21 days, don't harass doctors, says Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the coronavirus outbreak and the ensuing 21-day-long lockdown with the people of his Los Sabha constituency Varanasi on Wednesday, through a video conferencing. He hoped that the 'war against…

'Soft loan for MSMEs, cash transfers expected amid corona crisis'

New Delhi (IANS) As the country goes into a 21-day lockdown starting Wednesday in view of the coronavirus crisis, Emkay Global Financial Services expects that the government would offer soft loans for Micro, Small and Medium Entreprises (MSMEs), cash…

Lakhs of labourers left without succour in UP

Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) While Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has announced Rs 1000 and free ration for 20.37 lakh construction workers registered with the labour department during the period of the lockdown, lakhs of unregistered labourers…

EU warns China against 'politics of generosity'

New Delhi/Brussels, March 25 (IANS) The European Union (EU) has warned Beijing against "politics of generosity" aimed at influencing some individual countries in Europe by sending medical supplies to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic which originated…

Mehbooba Mufti likely to be released today

Srinagar (IANS) Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is likely to be released on Wednesday after nearly eight months of detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA).

Sources told IANS that the PSA detention order against Mehbooba Mufti is likely…

277 evacuees from Iran are coronavirus negative

Jaipur (IANS) All the 277 evacuees who arrived in India from COVID-19 hit Iran on Wednesday are coronavirus negative, said additional chief secretary of Rajasthan Rohit Kumar Singh.

Of the 277 Indians, 273 are pilgrims and 4 are non-pilgrim…

2 CRPF troopers killed in fratricidal firing in Srinagar

Srinagar (IANS) Two CRPF troopers were killed on Tuesday in a fratricidal firing incident in Srinagar city.

Police said the incident took place in the water wing of CRPF in Dalgate area of the city.

Both slain troopers belonged to 114…