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Odisha CM does aerial survey of cyclone | Bhubaneswar, May 21 (TIWN) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday made an aerial survey of cyclone Amaphan-affected areas in the state and expressed deep concern over extensive damages, especially to the standing crops. | 21-May-2020 |
'Amphan' weakens into Very Severe Cyclon | New Delhi, May 20 (TIWN) Cyclone 'Amphan' weakened into a Very Severe Cyclone Storm, while half of its eye is over land and the entire eye will be over too soon, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday evening. | 20-May-2020 |
Cyclone Amphan wreaks havoc in Odisha, t | Bhubaneswar, May 20 (TIWN) Cyclone Amphan caused havoc in the coastal districts of Odisha as it triggered heavy rainfall, coupled with high-velocity winds while moving towards the West Bengal on Wednesday. | 20-May-2020 |
Cyclone Amphan: Landfall begins, to cont | New Delhi, May 20 (TIWN) The landfall process of cyclone 'Amphan' commenced at 2.30 p.m. and will continue for four hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday afternoon. | 20-May-2020 |
Cyclone Amphan: Heavy rain, strong winds | Bhubaneswar, May 20 (TIWN) The Odisha government has evacuated over 1.37 lakh people to safer places as extremely severe cyclone Amphan hurtled towards the coast triggering heavy rain and strong wind on Wednesday morning. | 20-May-2020 |
COVID-19: Total tally in India mounts to | New Delhi, May 20 (TIWN) With 5,611 new novel coronavirus cases and 140 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, the total tally of such infections in India stood at 1,06,750 on Wednesday, the Health Ministry data revealed. | 20-May-2020 |
Cyclone Amphan is second disaster amid C | New Delhi, May 19 (TIWN) The National Disaster Response Force on Tuesday said as many as 41 teams are pre-positioned to carry out evacuation and awareness in both Odisha and West Bengal which are likely to be affected by the impending Cyclone Amphan. | 19-May-2020 |
CBI books 2 ex-army generals for wrongfu | New Delhi, May 19 (TIWN) In a major development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against two retired Major Generals and two others for allegedly tampering with the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination marks in 2002, for wrongful selection of 44 candidates for promotion. | 19-May-2020 |
9 letters at centre of war b/w Priyanka | New Delhi, May 19 (TIWN) The Uttar Pradesh government and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are engaged in a bitter letter war as both of them writing to each other over the buses arranged for taking the migrants to their destinations. As many as 9 letters were exchanged between them, the latest by Priyanka Gandhi at 3.45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. | 19-May-2020 |
3 migrants killed in Maharashtra road cr | Nagpur, May 19 (TIWN) At least three migrants were killed and 22 others injured when their bus rammed against a truck near Arni in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district early on Tuesday, police said. | 19-May-2020 |
Bengal evacuates people in coastal areas | Kolkata, May 19 (TIWN) As cyclone Amphan intensified into a super-cyclonic storm, the West Bengal government on Tuesday started evacuating people from the coastal belts in view of the strong winds and heavy rainfall that may devastate a large part of the south Bengal districts. | 19-May-2020 |
‘BJP Govt is changing labours law, | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Lashing out at the BJP led Central and various State Govts, Tripura former MP, GMP President Jitendra Choudhury has said that the Govts are changing labours law when oppositions can not stage protest due to COVID-19 pandemic. | 18-May-2020 |
‘West Bengal Govt agrees to send 3 | AGARTALA / KOLKATA, May 18 (TIWN): With the lockdown situations nationwide and increasing problems of migrant people who are stranding far from own states, Tripura Govt is continuing efforts to bring back own state’s people. In a press conference, Tripura Law Minister Ratanlal Nath has announced today that the West Bengal Govt is little late to respond to Tripura Govt’s call but finally the West Bengal Govt has agreed to send 3 special Shramik trains to Tripura. Addressing media, Minister Ratanlal Nath said, “CM’s relief fund is being used in public welfare. For example yesterday a train left from Jirania to state Bihar and Tripura Govt is bearing the whole cost. Applying same way, from Belonia tomorrow another train is leaving for Bihar. The Bengaluru-Agartala train to arrive today, Chennai, UP, Maharashtra routes are also being covered. On yesterday, it was informed that West Bengal Govt is sending 3 Shramik Special trains to Tripura in response to Tripura Govt's request". | 18-May-2020 |
Surge in traffic on Delhi borders as cur | New Delhi, May 18 (TIWN) As the nationwide lockdown has been extended for two more weeks till May 31, heavy vehicular traffic was witnessed on Monday at the Delhi-Gurugram and Delhi-Noida borders as people came out to attend their offices. | 18-May-2020 |
14,000 vacant post's claims in Education | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Tripura's Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath's previous promises failed to charm public, as his much hyped 14,000 vacant posts now resulted in abolition of posts. | 18-May-2020 |
Amid Tripura Govt’s attempts to s | AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Although Tripura Govt is arranging Shramik Trains for the stranded migrant workers of Tripura, but a larger section of people can’t see any solution of their problems and left stranded. In a shocking update it was known that at least 17 migrant workers of West Bengal started for home by feet, was spotted by locals and police at the far areas of Agartala, provided them with food and other items. Same situations are being faced by Rajasthan and other states’ people, who are neither get any help from Tripura Govt or their own State’s Govt. The workers have begged the Govts to relief them from the miseries. Earlier, Tripura Govt alleged ‘lack of cooperation’ from West Bengal Govt. | 18-May-2020 |
Domestic, international flights now barr | New Delhi, May 17 (TIWN) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has extended the prohibition on scheduled domestic and international passenger flights till May 31. | 17-May-2020 |
Lockdown 4.0: Govt warns of strict actio | New Delhi, May 17 (TIWN) The Central government, which on Sunday extended the nation-wide lockdown for another 14 days till May 31, warned of strict action under the Disaster Management Act and Indian Penal Code if the fresh guidelines are not complied with. | 17-May-2020 |
Cyclone alert for West Bengal, Banglades | New Delhi, May 17 (TIWN) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a cyclone alert for West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts after Cyclone Amphan intensified over the Bay of Bengal. | 17-May-2020 |
Minor assaulted by policemen in UP, prob | Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), May 17 (TIWN) Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav tweeted the video clip of a 12-year-old boy from Bareilly who was allegedly thrashed by the police in the Baradari area of the city while he was selling fruits on a cart on Saturday. | 17-May-2020 |
Migrant couple killed in mishap in UP, m | Unnao (Uttar Pradesh), May 17 (TIWN) A migrant couple, heading to Bihar from Haryana, was killed when a pickup loader hit them in the Unnao district on the Agra-Lucknow expressway, police said. | 17-May-2020 |
Heavy rains lash Hyderabad, other Telang | Hyderabad, May 16 (TIWN) Heavy rains accompanied by gales lashed Hyderabad and some other districts of Telangana on Saturday, officials said. | 16-May-2020 |
Cop killed in Kashmir terror attack | Srinagar, May 16 (TIWN) A J&K policeman was killed in a terror attack in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Saturday. | 16-May-2020 |
Atomic energy research reactor, faciliti | New Delhi, May 16 (TIWN) Announcing reforms in the atomic energy sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the government will establish a research reactor and also set up facilities in public private partnership (PPP) mode. | 16-May-2020 |
UP no less in nation building, Prasada s | New Delhi, May 16 (TIWN) Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh Jitin Prasada has hit out at his party colleague and data analytics department chief Praveen Chakravarty after and old video of the latter where he is seen analysing the resource allocation between states for a media house, went viral. Prasada said contribution of UP can't be ignored in nation building. | 16-May-2020 |
India surpasses China in COVID tally, to | New Delhi, May 16 (TIWN) With India's total tally rising to 85,940, the world's largest democracy has now surpassed China with a total of 53,035 active cases and 2,752 deaths while 30,152 people have recovered so far, the union health ministry said on Saturday. | 16-May-2020 |
E-filing paving way for virtual courts, | New Delhi, May 15 (TIWN) Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde on Friday said the coronavirus pandemic forced rethinking on the functioning of the top court, which paved the way for virtual courts. He stressed that this step will not be reversed. | 15-May-2020 |
Case Fatality Rate reduced, recovery rat | New Delhi, May 15 (TIWN) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of COVID-19 has come down in the country. | 15-May-2020 |
Will lockdown 4.0 differ from state to s | New Delhi, May 15 (TIWN) As the three-phase lockdown nears its end and Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised lockdown 4.0 will be "in a new avatar", states are wary about the zoning parameters. | 15-May-2020 |
SC stays HC order cancelling Gujarat min | New Delhi, May 15 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Gujarat High Court order nullifying the election of Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, state's Education and Law Minister, as an MLA in 2017 on the grounds of malpractices and manipulation. | 15-May-2020 |
1st train to Kerala brings home 1,000 pe | Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 (TIWN) The first train that came into Kerala on Friday early morning after almost 50 days from Delhi brought in 1087 people, who got down at three stations. | 15-May-2020 |
From not buying limo to shortlisting gue | New Delhi, May 14 (TIWN) Charity begins from home, and from the top. Setting an example of streamlining expenditure, the President House has decided not to purchase the expensive limousine this year, besides cutting down food menu, shortlisting guests and limiting floral decorations at Rashtrapati Bhawan. | 14-May-2020 |
Govt announces Rs 5,000-cr Special Credi | New Delhi, May 14 (TIWN) Sensing adverse impact on the livelihood of street vendors due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Centre on Thursday announced Rs 5,000- crore special credit facility to benefit nearly 50 lakh such vendors. | 14-May-2020 |
8 migrants killed in bus-truck collision | Guna (Madhya Pradesh), May 14 (TIWN) At least 8 migrant workers have been killed and over 56 were injured after the truck in which they were travelling collided with a bus coming from opposite direction in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district. | 14-May-2020 |
CJI: Jacket, gown to be dispensed with t | New Delhi, May 14 (TIWN) Hours after Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde suggested putting away jackets and long gowns for judges and lawyers during hearings via video conferencing to prevent spread of coronavirus, the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a formal notification to put the direction into effect. | 14-May-2020 |
'Modi Gamchas' -- A game changer for thi | Barabanki (UP), May 14 (TIWN) The lockdown may have impacted several businesses but there is a young man in Barabanki district who has found a new business in the prevailing circumstances. | 14-May-2020 |
1 death, 26 corona cases raises Karnatak | Bengaluru, May 13 (TIWN) A 60-year-old man from Karnataka's Kalaburagi succumbed to COVID-19 and 26 new positive cases were reported taking the state's tally to 951, an official said on Wednesday. | 13-May-2020 |
Gujarat HC declares BJP minister Bhupend | Gandhinagar, May 13 (DNA India): In a major blow to the ruling BJP in Maharashtra, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday declared state minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama's election in 2017 assembly polls as void on grounds of malpractice and manipulation. | 13-May-2020 |
Odisha to resume bus services in green z | Bhubaneswar, May 13 (TIWN) Bus services will resume in green zones of Odisha but with double the fares, said Transport Minister Padmanabh Behera on Tuesday. | 13-May-2020 |
No coercive action against Zafarul Islam | New Delhi, May 12 (TIWN) The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police that no coercive action should be taken against Delhi Minorities Commission chief Zafarul Islam Khan till June 22, his lawyer said on Tuesday. | 12-May-2020 |
Shramik train with 1,296 passengers onbo | Chandigarh, May 12 (TIWN) Shramik train with 1,296 migrants onboard chugged off to Bihar from here on Tuesday. | 12-May-2020 |
Mobile internet facility restored in Kas | Srinagar, May 12 (TIWN) Mobile Internet service was restored in Kashmir on Tuesday after it remained suspended for six days. | 12-May-2020 |
Arnab says FIRs against him politically | New Delhi, May 11 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswamis plea seeking quashing of FIRs filed against him for allegedly disturbing communal harmony. | 11-May-2020 |
Assam not to cull pigs despite ASF killi | Guwahati, May 11 (TIWN) Despite the central government's advice and death of over 13,000 pigs following the African Swine Fever's (ASF) outbreak in 10 of the 33 Assam districts, the state government has decided against culling pigs, according to a top official here on Monday. | 11-May-2020 |
'Baseless': Health Ministry denies any r | New Delhi, May 11 (TIWN) Covid-19 spreads through not following dos and don'ts and neglecting precautions, not religion or region, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday, terming the reports of religion-based mapping of Covid-19 patients as "baseless, incorrect and irresponsible". | 11-May-2020 |
Now PPE kits, masks, sanitisers part of | New Delhi, May 11 (TIWN) In view of the coronavirus pandemic, BJP's relief operation campaigns are underway in the national capital with all the seven MPs now ramping up the relief and welfare activities by distributing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits along with masks and hand sanitisers to the people. | 11-May-2020 |
PM lauds researchers, highlights importa | New Delhi, May 11 (TIWN) As the world continues to battle the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted the importance of technology in the fight against the Coronavirus as Technology Day was observed. | 11-May-2020 |
Ex-PM Manmohan Singh admitted to AIIMS | New Delhi, May 10 (TIWN) Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has been admitted to Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) after he complained of chest pain, sources said. | 10-May-2020 |
Seven test positive in Kerala, 20 under | Thiruvananthapuram, May 10 (TIWN) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said the state had recorded seven new cases of coronavirus - mostly those who had returned from other states or other countries. | 10-May-2020 |
Mild earthquake in Delhi-NCR; third in a | New Delhi, May 10 (TIWN) Mild tremors were felt in parts of the National Capital Region on Sunday, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, being third earthquake in the last one month having its epicentre in the region, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. | 10-May-2020 |