Day: March 18, 2020

Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditions

10:47 pm March 18, 2020

Pune: The National Defence Academy (NDA) here has suspended all large gatherings, guest lectures, expeditions and other group activities in view of the coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said on Wednesday. All NDA cadets and personnel have been briefed and sensitised about the causes and symptoms of COVID-19 by the commanding officer of Military Hospital, […]

IUML terms nomination of Gogoi to RS ‘national shame’

10:34 pm March 18, 2020

New Delhi: The nomination of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha is a matter of “shame for the nation”, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) said on Wednesday. Govt nominates ex-CJI Gogoi to Rajya Sabha Party’s Malappuram (Kerala) MP and national general secretary P K Kunhalikkutty, in a statement, said Gogoi’s […]

44-yr-old Gurgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

10:25 pm March 18, 2020

Chandigarh: A 44-year-old Gurgaon resident has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Haryana, an official said on Wednesday. In Haryana, there are 17 cases, which include 14 foreigners, according to Union health ministry data. In times of coronavirus, tuning in to tune out anxiety “A resident of Gurgaon has tested positive for the coronavirus,” […]

BJP’s Indu Goswami elected to RS from Himachal

10:17 pm March 18, 2020

Shimla: Former state president of the BJP’s Mahila Morcha, Indu Goswami was on Wednesday elected to Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh. Goswami, 52, was declared as elected unopposed by Himachal Pradesh Assembly secretary Yash Paul Sharma. She had filed her nomination on March 13 and the scrutiny of her papers was done on March 16. […]

Coronavirus: Vaishno Devi yatra closed, all interstate buses banned in JK

8:21 pm March 18, 2020

Jammu: A day after banning the entry of foreign tourists to the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday suspended the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage and all interstate bus services to the Union territory in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus. To fight the corona outbreak, the J&K Home Department also accorded sanction […]