Central Government

PM Phones 4 Chief Ministers To Review Covid Situation In Their States

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday May 9, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke individually to the chief ministers of Punjab, Bihar, Karnataka and Uttarakhand to review the COVID-19 situation in each state, central government sources said

Allow States To Have Own Apps For COVID-19 Vaccination: Uddhav Thackeray

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 8, 2021

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has urged the central government to allow states to develop their own applications for COVID-19 vaccination programme.

AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj On Emerging From ICU, "False Confidence" In Youth

Delhi News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Friday May 7, 2021

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj, who last month released a video appeal from his hospital bed in Delhi for medical oxygen for the central government and Haryana, today recalled the lessons he learnt while recovering from Covid.

Covid Cases Rising, Centre Extends Work For Home For Many Employees

India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Friday May 7, 2021

Central government officials who are pregnant or persons with disabilities have now been exempted from physically attending offices till May 31 in view of the surge in Covid cases.

States To Receive Over 10 Lakh Covid Vaccine Doses In 3 Days: Centre

India News | ANI | Friday May 7, 2021

The central government has promised to provide more than 10 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses to the states and union territories within the next three days.

Centre Loses Supreme Court Case Over Supplying More Oxygen To Karnataka

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 7, 2021

The central government today lost its case in the Supreme Court against a High Court order asking it to increase its supply of medical oxygen to Karnataka for Covid patients. "We cannot leave the people of Karnataka in the lurch," Supreme Court said.

"Don't Force Us To...": Supreme Court To Centre On Delhi Oxygen Supply

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Friday May 7, 2021

The central government has to supply 700 metric tonnes of medical oxygen to Delhi everyday till further orders, the Supreme Court said this morning as the national capital fights a surge inCovid infections that has burdened the healthcare system.

Assure 'No Deaths' If Delhi Gets 700 Tonnes Oxygen Daily: Arvind Kejriwal

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday May 6, 2021

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that his administration "won't let anyone die" of oxygen shortage if it got the earmarked 700 tonnes of supply from the central government amid the unprecedented coronavirus crisis.

Over 17.15 Crore Free Covid Vaccine Doses Given To States, UTs: Centre

India News | ANI | Thursday May 6, 2021

More than 17.15 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been so far provided free of cost to states and union territories, the central government informed on Thursday.

In New Rules For Covid Testing, Centre Says No Need For RT-PCR If...

India News | Reported by Parimal Kumar, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday May 5, 2021

The central government has revised the country's coronavirus-testing policy to reduce pressure on diagnostic labs amid a spurt of coronavirus cases triggered by the more dangerous second wave of infections.

"You Can Bury Your Head In Sand Like Ostrich, But...": Court Raps Centre

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday May 4, 2021

The Central government's failure to implement the Delhi High Court's order on immediate supply of full quota of oxygen to Delhi evoked the judges' wrath on Tuesday.

Staggered Office Hours, 50 Per Cent Attendance Till May-End: Centre To All Departments

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 4, 2021

It said the guidelines announced last month for government establishments in the wake of a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases will remain effective during this period.

"Full Lockdown Only Way Now...Government Doesn't Get It": Rahul Gandhi

India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday May 4, 2021

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today hinted that steps taken by the central government till now will not be able to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging India. He also accused the government of causing loss of life through its inaction.

Policy Paralysed Government Can't Secure Victory Over Covid: Rahul Gandhi

India News | ANI | Monday May 3, 2021

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the central government of being "policy paralysed" and said that it cannot secure victory over coronavirus.

Increase allocation of Remdesivir to Maharashtra: High Court tells Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 2, 2021

Bombay High Court asked Central government to increase the supply of Remdesivir injections to Maharashtra observing the current reduction in the allocation of the crucial drug is not consistent with the number of active COVID-19 cases as of May 1.