Riyadh, March 29 : Saudi Arabia has intercepted missiles above the capital of Riyadh, Al Arabia TV reported on Saturday. The report said at least two missiles have been intercepted above the city while another one was destroyed over the southern border city of Jazan, reported Xinhua news agency. On Friday, the Saudi-led coalition announced […]
Category: Politics
COVID-19: Trump considering quarantining New York area
By Arul Louis New York, March 29 : US President Donald Trump has said that he is considering ordering a quarantine of the New York City area, which is the epicentre of the COVID-19 epidemic. He said on Sunday that at the request of other states that don’t have much coronavirus infection, he was looking […]
Manipur Speaker finally disqualifies minister for defection
Imphal, March 28 : Amid the country’s all-out fight against the spread of the COVID-19, the Manipur Speaker on Saturday disqualified a senior state minister as a member of the 60-member house. Speaker Y. Khemchand Singh, in his 32-page order, disqualified state Forest and Environment Minister Thounaojam Shyamkumar as a member of the assembly with […]
‘Aggressive testing led to discovery of more positive cases in J&K’
Jammu, March 28 : Appealing people not to panic because of the spurt in positive Covid-19 cases, J&K Chief Secretary, B.V.R. Subrahmanyam said on Saturday that aggressive testing has led to the discovery of more number of cases. Addressing the panic and fear that has followed the sudden spurt in the number of positive cases […]
Exempt Divyangjans from attending essential services: DoPT
New Delhi, March 29 : The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Saturday instructed the ministries to exempt employees with disability or ‘Divyangjans while drawing up the roster of staff who are required to attend essential services within their respective ministries or departments. The instructions came following an office memorandum (OM) issued by the […]
AP draws up 3-pronged strategy to handle COVID-19 crisis
Amaravati, March 28 : The Andhra Pradesh government has identified key areas during the 21-day lockdown imposed to tackle the coronavirus crisis. At a review meeting conducted by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday, the government decided to maintain supply chain of essential commodities, ensure that harvesting takes place on schedule, and provide food […]