The accident left 16 migrant workers dead and one injured while three others survived. All of them were working in a steel manufacturing in Jalna.

The plea was mentioned for an urgent hearing and it has been allowed to be listed on May 12, Zafarul Islam Khan's advocate Vrinda Grover said.

The apex court disposed of the plea challenging the guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on May 1, allowing sales of liquor through direct contact sales during the lockdown period.

Among key initiatives post the 1984 incident in Bhopal, an institute was established in the city which offers training and awareness programmes in disaster management and related subjects for officials and executives of government departments, public and private sector undertakings and others.

Sixteen workers were killed on Friday morning after they stopped for rest on the railway tracks in Aurangabad. They had walked 45 km from Jalna to Aurangabad, and were going towards Bhusawal, another 120 km, on foot in hopes of catching a train.

A bench of Justices Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula issued notices to the Centre, the Delhi government, the municipal corporations and 10 private unaided schools here seeking their stand on the plea by an NGO, Justice for All, by June 10 -- the next date of hearing.

The government issued fresh orders as the lockdown in the state was extended upto May 29 to contain the coronavirus spread.

Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 202 positive cases of coronavirus till Thursday evening, and official figures for Friday were awaited.

Districts with high population and heavy inter-state movement of people will be selected for the study to represent the respective state, sources said.

The incident occurred late evening on Wednesday and the accused, Ram Vilas Rajbhar (42), was arrested within hours, they said.

The entire incident, which took place on Wednesday, was captured on a video which has gone viral on social media.

The border guarding force has the maximum confirmed cases of the disease among the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), also known as paramilitary forces.

The CBSE will announce a detailed schedule of the exams later in the evening.

The ministry asserted that if dos and don'ts are followed, the peak in number of COVID-19 cases can be avoided.

Nearly a month's supply of pulses has already been dispatched to several states and union territories, but they have managed to distribute only 53,617 tonnes to ration card holders under the Public Distribution System (PDS), he said.

Minister Meena Singh and some officials have been rushed to Aurangabad by a special plane to facilitate treatment of the survivors. CM Chouhan said the deceased, who hailed from MP's Shahdol, would be cremated near the accident site.

According to sources, India responded to the request saying that it values the contribution of Japanese companies in the country and assured that their issues will be addressed.

The company also said that all necessary measures were being used to keep the temperatures under control. Styrene gas had leaked from a tank at the plant.

The high court, in its interim order passed on Thursday, had suggested the state should ensure that only those who have tested negative for COVID-19 are allowed to return.

The court asked special judge SK Yadav to control the proceedings in accordance with law so that inordinate delay that is beyond the time-frame is no longer breached.

The response from the Health Ministry came after a sudden spurt in the number positive cases in the past few days when the tally crossed the 3,000-mark each day.

India's financial capital has so far reported 11,219 positive cases and 437 deaths and is one of the worst-affected cities in Maharashtra.

Officers have been directed to submit a detailed report within four weeks with details of the steps taken by the district authorities to provide food and shelter to poor people, especially migrants, during the lockdown.

Senior advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for the petitioners, told the bench that pregnancy of these medical professionals is at an advance stage and they need a further priority in the priority already given to pregnant women.

Federal prosecutors allege the suspect, identified as 54-year-old Balvir, has been working with the Indian foreign intelligence agency Research & Analysis Wing since 2015.

The authorities collected 41 samples of various brands of pan masala from different districts and tested them to check it they contain magnesium carbonate, which is banned under the Food Safety Act, 2006, as one of the ingredients, an official release said.

Under the initiative, eligible beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop in the country using the same ration card.

While the opposition Congress claimed that accused Rajesh Verma is a BJP worker, the ruling party denied it.

An activist has moved the top court pointing out alleged racial attacks on people of North-Eastern like spitting on them, evictions from their homes and termination from their jobs among others.

After a dry spell of 43 days, liquor sales resumed at TASMAC outlets in Tamil Nadu, except Chennai, on Thursday. Serpentine queues were witnessed outside most of them and norms of social distancing were flouted.

Thackeray also admitted that while the spread of the virus has been contained, the state has not succeeded in breaking the chain of infection yet.

The Railways also warned people that although regular passenger trains were not in operation, the migrant special trains, parcel and freight trains were running on the rail network.

Shah chaired a meeting of the DGs of all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) where he appreciated the commendable work done by these forces.

With the death of as many as 22 patients, the number of persons who died due to the infection rose to 343, the official said.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said the students of Class X will be promoted on the basis of pre-board results.

The gas leak took place in Shakti Pulp and Papers when an open recycling chamber was being cleaned and seven people, including the arrested person, had to be hospitalised.

The total number of patients who have recovered and been discharged from hospitals is 3,470.

The state recorded 10 new cases on Friday, taking the toll to 1,132. While 34 people were discharged from the hospital within the last 24 hours.

Dr Chanudhary said the child's two consecutive reports were found negative for the infection with the last and second report coming on April 23 when she was admitted to a separate ward as her mother was still positive for the infection.

On Thursday, the city had recorded its largest single-day spike of 448 new COVID-19 cases.

State-owned broadcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio from Friday began broadcasting weather reports on Mirpur, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit in PoK in their prime-time news bulletins.

Clashes erupted in the Shahpur locality of Ahmedabad when police and paramilitary forces tried to enforce the lockdown, asking people to stay indoors.

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Tamil Nadu today reported 526 fresh cases of the coronavirus as well as four deaths. At least 279 of the new cases were reported from state capital Chennai.

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Following directions from the Centre, Dr Guleria, who is a pulmonologist, and Dr Manish Soneja from the AIIMS department of medicine left for Ahmedabad on special Indian Air Force flight on Friday evening, official sources said.

Priority was accorded to pregnant women and children to embark the ship first and bunk allocation was also undertaken by the ship's crew catering to age and medical requirements, officials said.

The order comes as Karnataka generated nearly Rs 200 crore in revenues due to the sale of alcohol this week.

The Centre in its revised guidelines said there will be no need for testing prior to discharge of mild and moderate Covid-19 cases, while severe patients will be tested once.

A dialogue on sex, consent, ownership over bodies must be introduced from a young age so that it becomes part of a dominant narrative, say experts.

The worry for India remains that despite the stringent lockdown, the curve for ‘new cases’ has not flattened as it has in some other countries that also enforced lockdowns.