Day: March 15, 2020

Nursery admission process begins in city

Pondy govt declares holiday for primary schools

5:43 pm March 15, 2020

Puducherry: The Puducherry government on Sunday declared holiday for all pre KG and primary schools in the Union Territory until further orders as part of precautionary steps to contain spread of coronavirus. Education Minister R Kamalakannan told reporters here that the pre-KG and primary schools would remain closed from tomorrow until further orders. Mahe region, […]

‘Ropax’ ferry service launched between Mumbai and Mandwa

5:40 pm March 15, 2020

Mumbai: A roll on-roll off cum passenger ferry service, also called ‘Ropax’, between Mumbai and Mandwa near Alibaug, was launched on Sunday in the presence of Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya and Maharashtra port and maritime board officials. The launch ceremony was a low-key one due to state government restrictions on such […]

Two held for abducting and raping woman near Pune

5:14 pm March 15, 2020

Pune: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly abducting and raping a woman inside a vehicle near Alandi town in Pune district, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Tuesday and the duo was arrested the next day from Pimpri Chichwad township, they said. “The woman was on her way to her residence […]

US to hit all of Iran's financial sector with sanctions

Iran reports 113 new virus deaths, raising total to 724

5:12 pm March 15, 2020

Tehran: Iran announced on Sunday that the new coronavirus has killed 113 more people, the highest single-day death toll yet in one of the world’s worst-affected countries. People “should cancel all travel and stay at home so that we may see the situation improving in the coming days,” health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in […]

Virus ‘god’s punishment’ of west: Zimbabwe minister

5:10 pm March 15, 2020

Harare: Zimbabwe’s defence minister has called the coronavirus pandemic a “punishment” of the US and Europe for imposing sanctions against members of the ruling regime over human rights abuses. Coronavirus has infected more than 150,000 people worldwide and killed almost 6,000 since it was first detected in China last December. “Coronavirus is the work of […]