Day: April 15, 2020

Night curfew imposed in Noida, Ghaziabad till April 17

Noida: Residential society, housing sector removed from COVID-19 hotspot list, 7 added

11:32 pm April 15, 2020

Noida A residential society and a housing sector in Noida were on Wednesday removed from the list of coronavirus hotspots in Gautam Buddh Nagar, while seven more places were added to the list, officials said. With the latest changes, Gautam Buddh Nagar now has 27 hotspots, as defined by the district administration, which are completely […]

5,000 cases registered in Mumbai for lockdown violation

Over 3,400 people detained in Delhi for violating lockdown orders

11:24 pm April 15, 2020

New Delhi: Over 200 cases were registered and 3,473 people detained in Delhi on Wednesday for violating lockdown orders, police said. The lockdown has been imposed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus which has claimed 30 lives and infected 1,561 people in the national capital. According to data shared by police, 244 cases […]

Doctor admitted to Delhi hospital over coronavirus fears

11:08 pm April 15, 2020

Ghaziabad A doctor suspected of suffering from coronavirus was admitted to a Delhi hospital, an official said here on Wednesday. He was taken to the same hospital where he worked from his flat in Ghaziabad around 9.30 pm on Tuesday night, Chief Medical Officer Dr N K Gupta said. The area was sanitised after getting […]

Lockdown extended in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan

Woman alleges she was stopped by police despite showing her ration card, supplies

11:04 pm April 15, 2020

New Delhi: When she heard about the extension of the lockdown on Tuesday, Rabina Khatoon set out to get free ration from a fair price shop, but she could only reach home late Tuesday night as, she alleged, police stopped her despite showing them her ration card and supplies. Rabina, who lives in Sarai Kale […]

UP CM calls for invoking NSA against Lakhimpur Kheri rape-murder accused; NHRC issues notice

NHRC asks Centre to issue advisory to states, UTs to implement lockdown

10:49 pm April 15, 2020

Staff Reporter, New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Centre to issue guidelines/advisory/standard operating procedure to all the states and UTs to implement the lockdown without undermining people’s right to life, liberty and dignity. It emphasized that while implementing Corona lockdown guidelines, the public servants, including police personnel, should behave in […]