21/04/2021
NEW DELHI, Apr 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that lockdowns should be the "last resort" to deal with the raging COVID-19 pandemic, and sought to deliver a message to reassure the nation that his government was making all efforts to augment medical care as the country was again faced with a "big battle" against the virus.
Modi also asked states to convince migrant workers, a large number of whom have begun leaving for their home states in distress following lockdowns in cities like Delhi and Mumbai, to stay put where they are with a guarantee that they will be vaccinated in the coming days and will also not lose their livelihoods.
In his nearly 20-minute address to the nation, his first this year, the Prime Minister primarily focussed on the recent decisions taken by his government -- ranging from ramping up production and supply of oxygen and essential medicines besides making vaccine eligible for all adults, and also indicated the Centre's resolve to pay atte...
20/04/2021
JAMMU, Apr 19: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded 1,516 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 231 travellers, pushing the tally to 1,48,208, while si...