PM Narendra Modi to meet chief ministers on June 16 and 17 amid massive surge in COVID-19 cases
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a fresh round of consultation with chief ministers of states and Union Territories next week as the country gradually emerges out of coronavirus lockdown.
Jun 12, 2020, 21:42 PM IST
Movement of people strictly prohibited between 9 pm and 5 am across country: MHA issues new guidelines
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday issued new guidelines which strictly restricted movement of people between 9 pm and 5 am across country, except for essential activities during 'Unlock 1'.
Jun 12, 2020, 17:56 PM IST
Unlock 1.0: Malls, hotels, religious places set to reopen from today
Heading into Unlock phase 1.0 malls, shopping malls, religious places, hotels and restaurants are now set to reopen in most states of India from Monday (June 8, 2020) with government's guidelines in place.
Jun 08, 2020, 07:09 AM IST
Centre destroying economy by refusing to provide cash support to people, MSMEs: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the government of actively destroying the country's economy by refusing to provide cash support to people and small and medium enterprises as he termed the Narendra Modi regime "Demon 2.0".
Jun 06, 2020, 16:38 PM IST
Shops in Mumbai reopen on odd-even basis as part of Unlock 1.0
More than two months after being closed for business due to the country wide lockdown to stop spread of coronavirus, shops in Mumbai reopened on Friday. The Mahrashtra government has permitted shops to function but with odd-even system in place.
Jun 05, 2020, 10:04 AM IST
Unlock 1.0: Health Ministry issues new SOPs for opening of malls, hotels and restaurants
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday released the new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the opening of malls, hotels and restaurants as part of the Centre’s ''Unlock 1.0'' to further open up the country after nearly 70 days of lockdown to curb coronavirus infection.
Jun 04, 2020, 21:37 PM IST
In pics: Activities across India on day 2 of Unlock 1.0 amid coronavirus COVID-19 scare
The fifth phase of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-necessitated nationwide lockdown is currently in place. On Tuesday, India entered day 2 of Unlock 1 in which several restrictions that were earlier enforced have currently been eased and citizens were seen returning to their normal lifestyles in many parts of the country.
Jun 02, 2020, 15:33 PM IST
India coronavirus, COVID-19 live updates, June 2: 1,091 new infections take Tamil Nadu's total to 24,586
India on Tuesday recorded 8,171 cases in a day. The total coronavirus case tally of India now stands at 1.98 lakh with 5598 deaths. India on Sunday became the seventh worst-hit country in the world due to coronavirus. The number of active cases in India stood at 97,581 as per the Ministry of Health data.
Jun 02, 2020, 06:28 AM IST
How was the first day of ‘Unlock 1.0’?
Watch the video to know how was the first day of ‘Unlock 1.0’ ?
Jun 01, 2020, 19:48 PM IST
In pics: Activities across India on day 1 of Unlock 1.0 amid coronavirus COVID-19 scare
India on Monday recorded highest spike in coronavirus cases with over 8,000 cases in a day. The total coronavirus case tally of India now stands at 1.9 lakh with 5394 deaths. Lockdown 5.0 that began Monday will be in place till June 30. The three-phased unlock 1.0 beginning June 8 comes at a time when the novel coronavirus is raging most fiercely in the country, in terms of the number of cases and casualties due to Covid-19.
Jun 01, 2020, 15:46 PM IST
Lockdown 5.0 begins June 1, here's what is reopening and what stays closed
Though the government refuses to call it a lockdown rather it is being dubbed as Unlock 1.0 since it is not an actual extension of the full lockdown. The guidelines suggest that the lockdown will be in effect for containment zones which will be decided by the states. While for the non-containment zones, this is the lifting of the lockdown in a phased manner.
May 31, 2020, 23:14 PM IST
Karnataka issues guidelines for Unlock 1: Religious places, restaurants, malls to reopen
A day after the Center announced fifth phase of the country wide coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown, the Karnataka government on Sunday (May 31) issued its guidelines on the lockdown measures undertaken for 'Unlock 1'.
May 31, 2020, 20:16 PM IST
Big points from PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation at 11 AM on Sunday as part of his monthly radio programme, 'Mann Ki Baat'. In his address, the Prime Minister highlighted that the people of India should now be even more careful in their fight against the coronavirus menace as the economy is gradually being reopened.
May 31, 2020, 14:04 PM IST
Unlock 1: Delhi's metros, malls prepare to open in Phase 3
The Centre may well be quite far from allowing the metro services and malls to resume operation, but the Delhi Metro is warming up with signal testing and trial runs with an aim to find a simple answer to - "how to maintain social distancing in a service that otherwise witnesses clogged coaches and swamped station premises." Meanwhile, malls in the NCR region, which will be allowed to open from June 8 in all the non-containment zones, also have started their plans.
May 31, 2020, 13:08 PM IST
PM Modi addresses nation in 'Mann Ki Baat'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation at 11 AM on Sunday as part of his monthly radio programme, 'Mann Ki Baat'. In his address, the Prime Minister highlighted that the people of India should now be even more careful in their fight against the coronavirus menace as the economy is gradually being reopened.
May 31, 2020, 12:42 PM IST
