Breaking news on April 05

BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday said the entire country lighted lamps in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call, which shows that all Indians are united in the battle against novel coronavirus.

The power consumption load in Delhi dropped by around 726 MW as people switched off electric lights for nine minutes at 9 pm on Sunday and lighted candles, diyas and flashed mobile phone screens to express unity in the fight against coronavirus, discom officials said.

Residents of Imphal and other parts of Manipur joined people across the country on Sunday in lighting up 'diyas' and candles following the prime minister's
call, expressing resolve to collectively fight COVID-19.

Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call, residents of Tripura switched off the electric lights of their houses at 9 pm on Sunday and lighted
earthen lamps to display their resolve in fighting novel coronavirus.

Residents of the national capital on Sunday night joined people across the country in expressing India's resolve to collectively fight COVID-19 , lighting up 'diyas', candles and flashing torchlight from mobile phones in a symbolic gesture of solidarity following the prime minister's call.

Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal led the state in expressing solidarity with the country's collective resolve to fight
novel coronavirus by lighting earthen lamps and candles at 9 pm on Sunday.

A 21-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping a woman in Manipur's Thoubal district, police said.

An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed Noida by her 19-year-old cousin, who has been arrested, police said on Sunday.

The National Green Tribunal-appointed Yamuna Monitoring Committee has asked the Central Pollution Control Board and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to ascertain the impact of the lockdown on the water quality of the Yamuna and submit a report within a week.

Largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on Sunday said it has received the mandate to collect donations for the PM Cares Fund.

The Punjab government has set up transport facilitation control rooms for uninterrupted movement of trucks carrying essential commodities as part of the new measures to maintain their supply chain.

Officials of the finance ministry, banks and other public sector financial entities under the administrative control of the ministry have contributed Rs 430.63 crore towards PM CARES Fund for providing assistance to those impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.

A 33-year old remand prisoner escaped from a government hospital where he was admitted for some health ailment after assaulting a head constable and
fleeing with his service weapon, police said on Sunday.

A 23-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in the Imambada area in Nagpur on Saturday due to financial distress, police said.

The government has started working out the possible post-lockdown scenarios and is considering another booster shot to minimize the impact of coronavirus and revive the economy but nothing has been finalised yet, senior officials said on Sunday.

A case has been registered against an owner of a fair price shop in Kapurbawdi locality in Thane for alleged misappropriation of food grains meant for distribution under the National Food Security scheme, police said on Sunday.

Retirement fund body EPFO will accept online its subscribers' Aadhaar card as a valid proof to rectify their date of birth to ensure that the account is KYC compliant, the labour ministry said on Sunday.

Data consumption in rural India on the network of CSC SPV jumped nearly 100 per cent within a month - especially during the lockdown period, a top official of the entity said on Sunday.

Japan has lifted inspection order for Indian Black Tiger shrimps after the export consignments of this shrimp were found free from any residue of synthetic
anti-bacterial drug furazolidone, MPEDA has said in Kochi.

HDFC Bank has bucked what was emerging as a trend of private-sector lenders facing a fall in deposit base during the March quarter.

Depreciation in Indian rupee and African currencies against the US dollar may raise the cost of imported telecom equipments, including for Bharti, pushing up the capital expenditure, according to a report by Axis Capital.

Teeming with both people and vehicles during normal times, the Transport Nagar and Baluganj in the city of the Taj now wear a desolate look due to the nationwide lockdown since March 24 midnight.

With scores of shops offering repairs of trucks and automobiles shut, all one can see is trucks parked on roads and in front of shops, apart from their drivers who have been stuck there due to the sudden announcement of the lockdown.

Water quality of river Ganga in Varanasi has improved as industries are shut due to coronavirus lockdown. As per Dr. PK Mishra, Professor at Chemical Engineering & Technology, IIT-BHU, Varanasi, there has been a 40-50% improvement in the quality of water in river Ganga.

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat today visited Delhi Govt COVID Camp at Narela and interacted with civilian doctors, military medical team and civil volunteers. He expressed his satisfaction over the excellent synergy b/w civil and military medical teams,and assured them of all assistance.

As the nation goes into nostalgia reliving the Ramayana and Mahabharata on TV, Amul has played to the theme by bringing back famous advertisements from the 90s. The social media handle of Amul has shared several videos of iconic advertisements that were a part of the era when Ramayana and Mahabharata were first aired. Read More

Ordnance Factory Board has planned for 280 isolation beds across 10 hospitals spread over 6 states in the country. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Bengaluru has isolation ward facility with 3 beds in ICU and 30 beds in wards. In all, 93 persons can be accommodated at HAL facility

CM Yogi Adityanath to chair a meeting of officers of the 11 committees constituted to oversee the situation following the enforcement of lockdown & 12 nodal officers, at 10 AM today. Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary & other senior officers to remain present. 

Spain reported 809 new deaths due to the coronavirus on Saturday bringing up the total to 11,744 deaths, however, Spanish authorities are viewing a silver lining here as it is the lowest increase since March 26.