Day: March 20, 2020

Workplaces in Mumbai, Pune closed till March 31

4:55 pm March 20, 2020

Mumbai: Amid growing concern over spread of coronavirus, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday that all workplaces in major cities in Maharashtra, including Mumbai and Pune, will remain closed till March 31. Two held for abducting and raping woman near Pune This will be applicable in Mumbai, MMR Region, Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and Nagpur, […]

Gujarat: Congress, BJP spar over Dhaman-1 ventilators

24-hr lockdown in Shillong on Saturday

4:50 pm March 20, 2020

Shillong: Shillong will go into lockdown on Saturday, with markets, offices, commercial establishments and public transport shut for 24 hours, as a preventive measure to check the spread of Covid-19, officials said. Mizoram government to use force to quarantine people The order, however, will not be applicable to security forces and medical teams on duty, […]

Anup Jalota tests negative for coronavirus

4:33 pm March 20, 2020

Mumbai: Veteran devotional singer Anup Jalota, who was kept in isolation as a preventive measure in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, on Friday said he has tested negative for the contagious disease. US and Mexico plan to close border to ‘non-essential travel’ The 66-year-old singer had said on Tuesday that he was in isolation at […]

MP CM Kamal Nath submits his resignation to Governor

4:27 pm March 20, 2020

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath submitted his resignation to state governor Lalji Tandon at the Raj Bhawan here on Friday. “Nath submitted his resignation to the governor,” a Raj Bhawan official told PTI. His move came a day after the Supreme Court directed that a floor test be conducted in Madhya Pradesh Assembly […]

US and Mexico plan to close border to ‘non-essential travel’

4:13 pm March 20, 2020

Washington: The United States and Mexico are working on a plan to close their border to non-essential travel due to the coronavirus pandemic, the State Department said Thursday. Coronavirus: Indian-American doctors seek total lockdown and self-quarantine of US The move comes as similar measures are expected to come into force along the northern border with […]