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Quarantine wards have been set up at Kalagarh and Bijrani ranges of the reserve in compliance with the guidelines of the National Tiger Conservation Authority, CTR Director Rahul said.

Amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, a war of words broke out between the Centre and the TMC government in West Bengal, with the Home Ministry accusing the state of "gradual dilution" of curbs and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee retorting the country is...

AII executive director Avinash Kumar said the SC order is also at odds with the court's ruling where it directed states to decongest the country's prisons.

People from all across the country put forward several suggestions on Twitter, including Bothra, who contacted Advik Foods, the first brand of camel milk products in the country based in Rajasthan.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the lockdown can be relaxed in certain areas while in others it will become stricter. He added that the decision to lift the curbs completely after April 30 will be taken depending upon the prevailing situa...

The government may soon announce more steps -- like cheaper working capital and lower tariff -- for power discoms to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply during the lockdown to contain COVID-19.

The use of sanitizers is mainly recommended for essential service providers like police, healthcare professionals and essential commodities providers who can’t stay indoors during coronavirus lockdown.

Railways has introduced 109 parcel trains to supply essential commodities, including perishable horticulture produce, seeds, milk and dairy products.

Lord Tariq Ahmad, the Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), said the shipment is symbolic of the cooperative way both countries have been working through this unprecedented global crisis.

The epidemic has killed 206 in India, data shows, with its capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai emerging as hotspots, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under pressure to extend a 21-day nationwide lockdown beyond Tuesday, when it is due to end.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, the Centre transfers an of Rs 6,000 per year, in three equal installments, directly into the bank accounts of farmers, subject to certain exclusion criteria relating to higher income status.

The day also marks the birthday of Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann who is popularly known as the founder of homoeopathy.

The Tamil Nadu Cabinet will meet at 5pm on Saturday to decide on the issue, with Palaniswami waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision. Modi will conduct a meeting with all the chief ministers tomorrow via video-conferencing.

Some state governments have announced that schools should not pressurise parents to pay fees during the lockdown. However, there is no clarity among parents about whether no fees will be charged during the period or will have to be paid later.

Punjab will allow district-wise relief from lockdown to farmers to allow them to harvest the crop.

As many as 114 health workers of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) were kept in quarantine following two of its patients recently testing positive for COVID-19.