
May 18, 2020 03:53 IST
Under the new guidelines, “the zones can be a district, or a municipal corporation/ municipality or even smaller administrative units such as sub-divisions, etc, as decided by states and UTs,” an MHA statement said.
Mon, May 18, 2020
May 17, 2020 20:52 IST
Significantly, the Centre has conceded to the demands of the states that they be given freedom to decide which part of their state shall be demarcated red, orange or green and how.
Mon, May 18, 2020
May 17, 2020 05:48 IST
Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla Saturday wrote to all states, informing them of a National Migrant Information System (NMIS), an online dashboard developed by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Sun, May 17, 2020
May 16, 2020 04:43 IST
This is the third time the Centre has reminded states of their responsibility towards migrant workers.
Sat, May 16, 2020
May 13, 2020 14:18 IST
“With this decision, 50 lakh family members of about 10 lakh CAPF personnel will use indigenous products,” an MHA statement said.
Wed, May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020 02:07 IST
However, the Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines for passengers availing these train services made not mention of it and the Press Information Bureau statement on Monday had only "advised" them to use the contact tracing app.
Wed, May 13, 2020
May 11, 2020 18:22 IST
In another order, the Centre has asked states not to restrict the movement of doctors and healthcare workers.
Tue, May 12, 2020
May 11, 2020 04:39 IST
Some corrections being made, says police research bureau under Home
Mon, May 11, 2020
May 10, 2020 03:32 IST
According to the data released by the Registrar General of India, the national birth rate in 2018 stood at 20, and death and infant mortality rates stood at 6.2 and 32, respectively.
Sun, May 10, 2020
May 10, 2020 01:04 IST
The measures include 24-hour sanitisation of premises; temperature check of all employees twice daily; providing face shields, masks & PPEs; creating physical distancing by erecting barriers on work floors and dining facilities; and ensuring no sharing of tools, among others
Sun, May 10, 2020
May 09, 2020 03:37 IST
Sources said the system of living in barracks makes social distancing difficult. The problem has been aggravated by the fact that most of the infected personnel are asymptomatic.
Sat, May 09, 2020
May 08, 2020 05:50 IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the state that construction may be started by following adequate physical distancing norms.
Fri, May 08, 2020
May 07, 2020 20:34 IST
The new infections have taken the number of cases in the paramilitary to over 500, including 162 in CRPF, 82 in ITBP, 32 in CISF and 17 in SSB. Most of these cases have been reported from Delhi, except for over 50 BSF cases in Tripura and 19 from CISF in other parts of the country.
Fri, May 08, 2020
May 07, 2020 16:25 IST
The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) emergency team is specialised in handing chemical disasters and will be tasked with first plugging the breach in the LG Polymers plant from where the gas is still leaking.
Thu, May 07, 2020
May 07, 2020 12:50 IST
The MHA also said the state was violating the Centre's guidelines that movement of goods trucks could not be stopped.
Thu, May 07, 2020
May 07, 2020 04:52 IST
In his letter to West Bengal, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla flagged the plying of rickshaws, children playing cricket, and people bathing in rivers among the violations.
Thu, May 07, 2020
May 07, 2020 03:00 IST
Together, over 350 personnel in paramilitary forces are now said to be infected, and close to 320 are in Delhi alone.
Thu, May 07, 2020
May 07, 2020 01:12 IST
The MHA also stated that the state is violating the Centre's guidelines that movement of goods trucks cannot be stopped.
Thu, May 07, 2020
May 06, 2020 03:44 IST
Sources said the infection in the Tigri Camp is suspected to have spread from those running a grocery store.
Wed, May 06, 2020
May 05, 2020 05:19 IST
The Centre had constituted 10 IMCTs to tour certain districts in states such as West Bengal, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
Tue, May 05, 2020
May 05, 2020 03:44 IST
After CRPF and BSF, a high number of cases have been detected in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
Tue, May 05, 2020
May 04, 2020 17:27 IST
Two IMCTs had been sent by the Centre to West Bengal to monitor health systems and Covid-19 containment measures of the state. They were supposed to point out shortcomings in the COVID-19 care systems and lockdown implementation and send a report to the Centre.
Mon, May 04, 2020
May 04, 2020 16:06 IST
Has Centre allowed the services of domestic help and car cleaners? Can RWAs stop domestic helps from coming in? We answer your questions.
Tue, May 19, 2020
May 04, 2020 04:09 IST
On Sunday, 25 BSF personnel tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi, while 12 tested positive in Tripura, taking the total infection toll in the force to 54.
Mon, May 04, 2020
May 04, 2020 01:41 IST
For police, the MHA has suggested that states must prepare a second line of defence and allow work from home for police wherever possible.
Mon, May 04, 2020


