The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Monday extended the Covid-induced lockdown till June 8. Kumar, however, said that some rules will be eased to allow businesses to operate wherever cases are low.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday that this was not the time to fight with state governments, but to confront the coronavirus pandemic together. Kejriwal was reacting to reports of the sudden transfer of West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay by the Centre that snowballed into a major controversy.
The monsoon onset over Kerala has been delayed by a few days and is now likely to take place on June 3 as the southwesterly winds gradually further strengthen from Tuesday resulting in likely enhancement of rainfall activity, latest meteorological indications show.
The Centre on Monday told Supreme Court that entire eligible population will be vaccinated by 2021-end. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta told a bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, LN Rao and SR Bhat that the production from domestic vaccine producers - SII, Bharat Biotech and Reddy's Lab - will be enough to vaccinate all who are over 18 years of age.
The Uttar Pradesh government has announced that Covid-induced curfew will be lifted in six more districts as the state prepares to 'unlock' following a dip in the fresh cases. Earlier on Sunday, the state had said that relaxations will be provided in 55 of the 75 districts where cases have dropped below 600. The list was revised on Monday with addition of six more districts -- Bijnor, Moradabad, Deoria, Baghpat, Prayagraj and Sonbhadra.
Security forces on Monday detected an improvised explosive device (IED) in J&K's Pulwama district. Police said an IED was detected in an orchard in Panzgam village of Pulwama district on Monday morning.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that the state government cannot release Chief Secretary "at this critical hour". In a letter written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, Banerjee has requested him to withdraw the order recalling Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
