Hyderabad, With uncertainty looming over Haj this year due to Covid-19 pandemic, the Telangana State Haj Committee on Saturday announced that those who desire to cancel their pilgrimage can do so and will get 100 per cent refund.

The announcement was made after a circular by the Haj Committee of India that said th

Bengaluru, People arriving in Karnataka must register themselves on the Seva Sindhu portal and this requirement should be announced in the originating railway station, said a top official on Saturday.

"It is compulsory for all passengers travelling to Karnataka to register on the Seva Sindhu portal. Otherwise

Gandhinagar, With almost 30 deaths daily since the start of this month, Gujarat's total deaths due to Covid-19 topped the 1,200 mark at 1,219 on Saturday.

Also, with almost 500 cases daily during the same period, the state's coronavirus positive cases soared to 19,617, where Ahmedabad, the main contributor

Mumbai, For the fourth consecutive day, Maharashtra recorded 100-plus fatalities, adding 120 new Covid-19 deaths on Saturday, pushing up the states toll to 2,969, health officials said here.

The state recorded its fourth highest single-day death figures on Friday, making it the fourth time in June and the sixth ti

Gurugram, The Gurugram district administration has warned private hospitals of strict action if they refused to admit or treat coronavirus-infected patients.

"We will register FIRs against private hospitals if they refuse to admit or treat corona patients, especially pregnant women, in the district. We have i

Bengaluru, Congress troubleshooter D.K. Shivakumar, who was appointed president of the party's Karnataka unit in March, sought state chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa's permission to take charge on June 14 here, an official said on Saturday.

"Shivakumar has written to Yediyurappa to permit him to assume

Shimla, The Himachal Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested a person for causing injuries to a cow by feeding her a wheat flour ball laced with firecrackers.

It caused grievous injuries to cow in mouth. The incident was reported in Bilaspur town on May 26.

The cruelty to the cow came into focus when a

New Delhi, The Covid-19 crisis is wreaking havoc in Delhi as cases continue to pile up, yet the government has somehow pulled the brakes on testing with asymptomatic people being denied testing and six private labs and hospitals being restrained from conducting Covid-19 tests.

As per the experts, the workload has

New Delhi, Post Covid lockdown, it is estimated that 18 per cent single unit restaurants are likely to shut down between May and July and another 12-15 per cent of restaurants will be part of a second round of closure between September and December.

A research report called 'Future of Food: Covid-19 Survival P

Jammu, A total of 143 more coronavirus cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, taking total such patients to 3,467.

With the recovery of 1,126 patients, active cases in Jammu and Kashmir now total 2,302, of which 1,646 are in Kashmir division and 656 in Jammu division.

The new cases in