Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill lit two lamps on Sunday for motivation and in the memory of those who died of coronavirus and said he will light seven more if the government lives up to people’s expectations. Shergill said while he lit two lamps — one for motivation and another in the memory of those who died of coronavirus — he will light seven more when adequate testing kits are made available by the government, free COVID-19 tests are done, doctors are provided with PPE kits and relief is given to labourers and those who lost their jobs due to the…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called DMK President M.K.Stalin and enquired about his and his family”s health. In a statement issued here, the DMK said Modi had called Stalin and enquired about him, his mother and other members of his family. Referring to the invitation to attend the all party meeting called on April 8 in Delhi, Stalin told Modi that senior party leader T.R. Baalu would attend it. According to the DMK, Home Minister Amit Shah too called and spoke to Stalin.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted a series of photos on Sunday evening, showing him standing beside a lighted lamp to symbolize the fight to keep away the darkness posed by coronavirus. A Sanskrit verse accompanying the photographs, roughly translated, read, “Salutations to the light of the lamp which brings auspiciousness, health and prosperity, which destroys inimical feelings; salutations to the light of the lamp”, In Gujarat, the Prime Minister’s mother, 93-year-old Hiraben also joined in, lighting an earthen lamp after turning off all the lights in her home. Elsewhere, the “battle” against the virus became a festive spree, as millions…
Following a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “challenge the darkness spread by the coronavirus crisis”, which has crossed 3,500 cases nationwide, millions of Indians came out to light the traditional lamps and candles. As the clock struck 9 pm tens of thousands of diyas, a traditional lamp usually seen during Diwali and other festive occasions, were lit as people wearing face masks burst firecrackers, blew conches (horns) and shouted and cheered in response to the Prime Minister’s call. Spiritual slogans and chants of “Bharat Mata ki Jai” were heard as well. Although the Prime Minister had requested diyas…
No new coronavirus case has been found in Goa as results of 18 fresh samples have come out negative, an official said on Sunday. The coastal state has so far reported seven COVID-19 cases. There has been no death related to the viral infection. State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said 18 samples were tested at the Goa Medical College and Hospitals laboratory on Saturday. “All the tests have come out negative,” he said. The state has set up a special hospital at Margao in South Goa district for the treatment of coronavirus patients
Carrie Symonds, the pregnant fiance of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said she had spent the past week in bed with symptoms of the novel coronavirus but after seven days of rest felt stronger and was on the mend. “I’ve spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of Coronavirus. I haven’t needed to be tested and, after seven days of rest, I feel stronger and I’m on the mend,” Symonds said. “Being pregnant with COVID-19 is obviously worrying. To other pregnant women, please do read and follow the most up to date guidance which I found to…
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday urged the people to light candles at 9 p.m. to come together and display the collective resolve to fight COVID-19. In a series of tweets, Naidu said everyone should follow social distancing, personal hygiene and follow the instructions given by the authorities and health experts to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. “Dear fellow citizens, as we valiantly combat the COVID-19 together, let us not be cowed down by the enormity of the challenge. Let us continue to dispel the gloom and doubts by spreading the light of hope, illumination of knowledge and the…
The Delhi Police suspended a constable on Saturday accused of assisting Tablighi Jamaat members cross Delhi-UP border. Constable Imran is posted in the security unit of the Delhi Police. It is alleged that on Thursday, Imran was illegally crossing the Delhi-UP border in his car along with members of Tablighi Jamaat. The constable was stopped by Ghaziabad Police and was taken into custody after he was interrogated. The Ghaziabad Police soon informed the Delhi Police about the incident and now, the Delhi Police is trying to unravel how the members of the Jamaat contacted the constable or vice versa. The…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to freedom fighter and former deputy prime minister Jagjivan Ram on his 112th birth anniversary “Humble tributes to freedom fighter Babu Jagjivan Ram, who struggled for the rights of the poor, the underprivileged, on his birth anniversary,” Modi wrote on Twitter. Prime Jagjivan Ram, famous as Babuji, was an Indian independence activist and politician from Bihar. He was born on this day in 1908. His daughter, Meira Kumar, a five-time Member of Parliament, became the first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha in 2009.
As the number of novel coronavirus cases linked to Islamic sect Tablighi Jamaat continue to grow nationwide, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy today urged people to put aside caste, creed and religion and stand united in the fight against the COVID-19 virus. He also asked people to join the rest of the country in lighting a lantern, or diya (earthen lamp) at 9 pm on Sunday, as requested by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. The call to hold diyas or lamps for nine minutes at 9 pm on Sunday was made by PM Modi, who said…