Day: March 24, 2020

PM Modi, Afghan Prez Ghani discuss coronavirus situation

5:04 pm March 24, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday discussed the evolving situation in the region arising out of the coronavirus outbreak. In a telephonic conversation, the two leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to boost cooperation, a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. Both the leaders exchanged Navroz greetings, […]

First coronavirus positive case reported in Manipur

4:56 pm March 24, 2020

Imphal: A 23-year-old woman tested positive for the coronavirus in Manipur, the first confirmed case in the Northeast, a top state health department official said on Monday. The woman, a resident of Thangmeiband Lourung Purel Leikai area in Imphal West district, had recently returned from the UK, a statement issued by Health Services Director K […]

COVID-19: Masks worth crores seized in Mumbai; four held

4:51 pm March 24, 2020

Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday informed that as many as 25 lakh N-95 masks worth over Rs 15 crore were seized in a police operation to check on black marketeering during the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing the media in the presence of Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh, Deshmukh said the police had […]

After his BJP entry, forgery case against Scindia closed

4:49 pm March 24, 2020

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Economic Offences Wing has closed a case against former Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and his family members, where they were accused of falsifying a property document while selling land, an official said on Tuesday. Scindia quit the Congress on March 10 and later joined the BJP. His resignation from the Congress […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

42 booked in Odisha’s Berhampur for defying lockdown

4:32 pm March 24, 2020

Berhampur (Odisha): Police have booked 42 persons in Berhampur city in Odisha’s Ganjam district for defying the lockdown imposed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, officials said on Tuesday. At least four cases have been registered in this connection in three police stations, said sub-divisional police officer BP Pati. While two cases were registered […]