Day: March 13, 2020

Vistara imposes travel ban on Kunal Kamra

8:25 pm March 13, 2020

Mumbai: Full service carrier Vistara on Friday barred stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra from taking its flights till April 27, an airline official said. The decision has been taken after Kamra was found “guilty” for alleged misbehaviour by an internal committee of IndiGo The ban on Kamra comes into effect immediately, the official told PTI. On […]

Coronavirus: SGPC postpones annual budget session

Coronavirus: Punjab shuts all schools till March 31

8:18 pm March 13, 2020

Chandigarh: Punjab Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Friday announced closing of all schools in the state till March 31 as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of coronavirus. He, however, said exams would be continued to be conducted according to schedule. “Holidays have been declared in all government and private schools in the state […]

Lockdown: Biker drags cop for 50 metre to evade checking

Coronavirus: Maharashtra government orders closure of theatres, gyms

8:17 pm March 13, 2020

Mumbai: In a drastic step to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Maharashtra government ordered closure of cinema halls, gyms and swimming pools in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and Nagpur cities from Friday midnight. Making the announcement in the state Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the government was invoking the Epidemic […]

Farmers complain wheat crops damaged in Mathura following hailstorm

Rain, hailstorm flatten wheat crop in parts of Punjab

8:10 pm March 13, 2020

Chandigarh: Untimely widespread rains accompanied by hailstorm and strong winds have flattened wheat crop over one lakh hectares in Punjab with Fazilka district being the worst hit, officials said on Friday. Rains had lashed several parts of Punjab on March 11 and 12. Lodging has taken place on 1,06,950 hectares at different places in the […]

COVID-19: Delhi records 111 deaths, 5,879 fresh cases

Coronavirus cases rise to 81 in India: officials

8:08 pm March 13, 2020

New Delhi: The number of novel coronavirus cases on Friday rose to 81, which include 16 Italians and one Canadian, Health Ministry officials said. Addressing reporters, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said coronavirus is not a health emergency and that there is no need to panic. He said seven more coronavirus patients have been […]