Day: March 31, 2020

Adequate COVID-19 test kits, contact tracing priority: Noida DM Suhas L Y

10:02 pm March 31, 2020

Noida (UP): There are adequate testing kits for coronavirus in Gautam Buddh Nagar and more resources are being pooled in to combat the pandemic, District Magistrate Suhas L Y said on Tuesday, asserting his priority is tracing contacts of COVID-19 patients. Suhas, who took charge as the DM at 5 in the morning, has replaced […]

UP govt has set up panels to look into problems of various sectors: Adityanath

COVID-19: After Yogi’s visit, Noida firm linked to over two dozen cases sealed

9:56 pm March 31, 2020

Noida (UP): The administration on Tuesday sealed a private company in Noida after around two dozen coronavirus cases were traced to it, according to an official order. The development comes a day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the Gautam Buddh Nagar district, the hotspot of coronavirus cases in the state, and reprimanded […]

Farmers destroy millions of flowers for lack of demand

9:41 pm March 31, 2020

New Delhi: Brightly coloured roses, chrysanthemums, lilies, marigold and other flowers that might normally have been destined for marriage decoration and temples — are now being destroyed by growers in unprecedented manner as the rapidly spreading coronavirus brings demand to a standstill. When people are seemingly keen to stockpile essential food items, flowers are the […]

Rupee ends flat at 75.60 against US dollar

9:28 pm March 31, 2020

Mumbai: The Indian rupee settled for the day on a flat note at 75.60 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, even as the domestic equities witnessed heavy buying on the last day of trading of the 2019-20 fiscal. Forex traders said market participants remained cautious as currency markets will remain shut for the next […]

Tablighi Jamaat: ED conducts multi-city raids

17 from Himachal attended Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi’s Nizamuddin: Police

9:24 pm March 31, 2020

Shimla: Seventeen people from Himachal Pradesh attended the congregation organised by the Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi’s Nizamuddin earlier this month, a state police spokesperson said on Tuesday. The statement came after the Telangana government said on Monday that six people who attended the religious congregation between March 13 and 15 died due to coronavirus. […]