Day: March 17, 2020

Coming home and staying there in COVID-19 times

Corona outbreak: UP extends ‘shutdown’ till April 2

8:16 pm March 17, 2020

Lucknow: To contain the coronavirus spread, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday extended the closure of all educational institutions, cinemas, mulitplexes and tourists places in the state till April 2 and implemented work-from-home protocol to the extent possible. The decision to extend the closure was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi […]

Pune start-up develops eco-friendly hand sanitiser

Fake hand sanitiser factory busted in Lucknow

8:13 pm March 17, 2020

Lucknow: A factory manufacturing fake hand sanitisers was busted by district administration officials here on Tuesday, officials said. Iran urges people to stay home as virus claims 113 lives Acting on a tip-off, a team of Lucknow administration and drug administration department conducted a raid at Mahalakshmi Chemicals in Nishatganj locality and recovered 10,000 bottles, […]

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

68-year old woman tests positive for COVID-19 in Puducherry

6:53 pm March 17, 2020

Puducherry: A 68-year old woman has tested positive for coronavirus in Mahe region of Puducherry, becoming the first confirmed case in the union territory, a senior official said on Tuesday. The condition of the patient was ‘stable’ in the Government General Hospital in Mahe, an enclave of the union territory in Kerala, Director of Health […]

All steps taken to combat coronavirus outbreak: Maha to HC

6:49 pm March 17, 2020

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday assured the Bombay High Court that it has taken all necessary steps to contain the spread of novel coronavirus. The government submitted a short note to a division bench of Acting Chief Justice B P Dharmadhikari and Justice N R Borkar detailing all the measures undertaken by it till […]

IUML terms nomination of Gogoi to RS 'national shame'

Let me take oath, I will speak in detail about accepting RS nomination: Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi

6:42 pm March 17, 2020

Guwahati: Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, whose nomination to Rajya Sabha has been questioned by many parties, on Tuesday said he would speak in detail about accepting the offer of a seat to the Upper House after he takes oath. Briefly talking to reporters who went to meet him at his residence in […]