Day: March 15, 2020

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Coronavirus: Civic polls put off in AP

4:30 pm March 15, 2020

Amaravati (AP): Elections to rural and urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh were on Sunday put off for six weeks by the State Election Commission in view of spread of coronavirus. Elections to gram panchayats have been kept in abeyance for six weeks, State Election Commissioner N Ramesh Kumar said. “Taking due consideration of emerging […]

Clear weather, below-normal temperatures in Delhi

Day after downpour, slight fall in mercury in Delhi

4:24 pm March 15, 2020

New Delhi: The mercury slipped by a few notches in Delhi, with the minimum temperature settling at 12 degrees Celsius on Sunday, a day after heavy rain and hailstorm pounded the national capital. The relative humidity level was recorded at 93 per cent in the morning. The minimum temperature was registered at 12 degrees Celsius, […]

Karnataka govt postpones exams for classes VII to IX

4:21 pm March 15, 2020

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has announced postponement of annual examinations for classes seventh to ninth till March 31 as part of measures to prevent spread of coronavirus, which has claimed one life and affected five others in the state. Revised exam dates will be declared later and the students would have study holidays till then, […]

Man attempts suicide at Kolkata Metro station

4:18 pm March 15, 2020

Kolkata: An unidentified man allegedly attempted suicide by jumping in front of an approaching train at Rabindra Sarobar metro station here on Sunday morning, a Metro official said. The man was admitted to a state-run hospital with injuries, a police officer said. He jumped in front of a Dumdum-bound metro rake at 10.35 am, the […]

Toddler falls off first floor balcony in Nagpur, dies

4:15 pm March 15, 2020

Nagpur: A two-and-half-year-old girl died after falling from the balcony of her first floor house in Saket Nagari area of Nagpur on Saturday morning, police said. Yunika Turale was being fed by her mother when the mishap took place, a Beltarodi police station official said. “When her mother went in to get more food from […]