Day: April 14, 2020

NGT cancels its 2020 summer vacations to make up for Corona-led lockdown losses

10:23 pm April 14, 2020

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday announced cancellation of its summer vacation for 2020 to make up for its working days’ losses due to the country’s 40-day lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus infection. The tribunal said during the lockdown announced by the government, as part of the measures to contain the […]

Gadkari plans to set 60km/day target for highway construction

10:12 pm April 14, 2020

Mumbai: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said he plans to set an ambitious target of 60 km per day highway construction to ensure speedy recovery of the economy from the shocks of COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing concerns of the members of developers’ association Credai-MCHI through a video conference, Gadkari said that there was a need […]

India sees highest drop in work, social, household travels due to pandemic: Survey

Eleven coronavirus deaths in Mumbai, 204 new cases found

10:08 pm April 14, 2020

Mumbai: Eleven coronavirus patients died and 204 new COVID-19 cases came to light in Mumbai on Tuesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said. The death toll due to the pandemic in the country’s financial capital thus rose to 111 and the total number of coronavirus cases in the city jumped to 1,753, it said. At the […]

Mercury nears 40 deg C mark in Delhi

10:02 pm April 14, 2020

New Delhi: The mercury in the national capital neared the 40 degrees Celsius-mark on Tuesday, the first time this season, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The city recorded a maximum of 39.7 degrees Celsius, which was four notches more than the normal, and a minimum of 23.2 degrees Celsius. Weather stations at Palam and […]

Nepal reports 2 new coronavirus cases; total at 16

9:57 pm April 14, 2020

Kathmandu: Nepal reported two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday taking the total number of infected persons in the country to 16. The two new cases are related living in the same apartment in east Kathmandu, the Ministry of Health and Population said. The new coronavirus patients — a 58-year-old man and an 81-year-old woman — […]