- Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Administration has constituted a committee chaired by ShA K Sinha, Finance Secretary to examine and recommend the steps to be taken by Administration in post-curfew period in Chandigarh. The recommendations of the committee may include recommendations wrt public transport, opening of schools/ colleges, hospitality industry, opening of industries / factories/ shops, inter-state movement, functioning of offices etc
- Punjab: Chief Minister has deputed six IAS officers to visit and review the procurement operations at the Mandis and submit detailed reports by April 30. They have been tasked mainly with checking the implementation of the curfew pass system, village-wise arrivals of wheat in the mandis assigned, inspecting the quality of wheat, and adherence to COVID-19 protocol. Even as stranded pilgrims from Nanded, as well as labourers and students from Rajasthan, continue to reach their homes in Punjab, Government of Punjab has contacted the Delhi government to facilitate safe passage for 250 Sikh pilgrims stuck at the MajnuKaTilagurdwara in the national capital due to the lockdown.
- Haryana: Chief Minister has urged the Government of India to take quick steps to remove the prevailing uncertainty around dates of competitive examinations like Combined Defense Services, JEE, and NEET for admissions into NDA, Engineering Colleges, and Medical Colleges. In the wake of COVID-19 lockdown, Haryana Police has issued an advisory requesting citizens not to share any personal information or respond to suspicious links on Whatsapp or email as it could result in funds being siphoned off from their bank accounts.
- Himachal Pradesh: CM HP Essential Medicine Helpline started by the state government is proving to be a boon for the people across the state in these hard times. More than 1500 patients have been provided home delivery of medicines in Sirmaur district.
- Kerala: Kerala HC stays State govt’s order to deduct the salary of government employees, to fund fight against Covid. Major businesses and factories in the state slowly resume work. PSU majors like FACT, Kochi refinery, HMT, Cochin Shipyard & HLL resume operations with limited staff. Total confirmed cases till yesterday: 481, Active cases: 123, Cured: 355.
- Tamil Nadu: CM seeks additional funds, test kits from Central govt. 2more policemen in Chennai test positive. Mentally unstable Covid19 patient escapes Chennai Rajiv Gandhi hospital, reaches home; brought back with the help of Police. Total cases till yesterday: 1937, Active cases: 809, Deaths: 24, Discharged: 1101. Maximum cases reported in Chennai 570.
- Karnataka: Today 8 new cases confirmed. Total cases 520.Kalburgi 6, Bangalore &Gadag 1 each. So far 20 dead and 198 discharged. Lockdown norms relaxed in districts with zero Covid cases.
- Andhra Pradesh:82 new cases reported in the last 24 hours; total cases now are 1259. Active Cases: 970, Recovered: 258, Deaths: 31. No deaths in the last 3 days. State releases more than Rs 4000 crore towards 100% fee reimbursement of nearly 14 lakh students under ‘JagannanaVidyaDeevena’ scheme. Steps taken to bring around 5,000 fishermen stranded in Gujarat. State orders 56 lakh credit cards & 56 lakh debit cards for farmers to be issued by the Kharif season. Districts leading in +ve cases: Kurnool (332), Guntur (254), Krishna (223).
- Telangana:State govt may declare 21 districts to be Covid free. Shortage of migrant workers to adversely impact the State’s economy after the lockdown ends; state depends on over 7 lakh migrant labourers. Total cases 1003; Active cases 646.
- Arunachal Pradesh: Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee has been tasked with procuring vegetables directly from the farmers to be sold door to door in the state.
- Assam: Health Minister HimantaBiswaSarma tweeted that a 16 year old girl from Salmara in Bongaigaon district, secondary contact of a Markaz attendee has tested COVID19 positive.
- Manipur: More shelter homes being set up to protect people suffering from drug addiction from COVID-19 in the state.
- Mizoram: Main opposition party Zoram Peoples Movement has asked the state govt. to deploy more police personnel along the inter-state and international borders to relieve volunteers of village task forces.
- Nagaland:Kohima witnessed heavy rush in markets following relaxation of lockdown restrictions: shops are permitted to open from 7 am to 2 pm.
- Sikkim: CM said the State Govt. has initiated the process of collecting data of the people who are stranded outside the state.
- Tripura: Thermal scanners are being used in the important markets of Agartala city from today.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.