Day: April 17, 2020

NR continues to maintain essential goods supply chain with its freight services

9:29 pm April 17, 2020

New Delhi: The Northern Railway continues its freight services to deliver essential commodities lifting 53 % food grains alone during the lockdown period. Maintaining continuity in supply chain was stiffer on account of tough working conditions due to lockdown in the Nation, said a release. Loading requirement increased from average 15 rakes per day to […]

Schools in Delhi to remain closed till further orders; Parents welcome decision

Delhi govt directs pvt schools to not hike fees, charge only tuition fee during COVID-19 lockdown

9:24 pm April 17, 2020

New Delhi: Private schools in the national capital will not be allowed to increase fees during the coronavirus lockdown without government approval and only the tuition fee can be charged till the time schools reopen, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Friday. Also, schools cannot withhold salaries of teaching and non-teaching staff or […]

Maharashtra: Leucistic sloth bear spotted at Melghat reserve

9:17 pm April 17, 2020

Nagpur: A rare leucistic sloth bear was spotted in Sipna wildlife division of the Melghat Tiger Reserve in Amravati district of Maharashtra, the forest department informed. The sloth bear (meliursus ursinus) was spotted during the phase IV camera trapping exercise for a tiger monitoring project conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India and Maharashtra Forest […]

Rupee rebounds 48 paise against USD on RBI booster

8:18 pm April 17, 2020

Mumbai: The Indian rupee on Friday settled 48 paise higher at 76.39 against the US dollar, rebounding from an all-time low hit a day earlier, buoyed by RBI measures to prop up the economy reeling under the Covid-19 impact. A strong rally in domestic equities also helped in improving forex market sentiment. At the interbank […]

Vaccinate kids aged under 5 against influenza: Tribal panel head to Maha govt

CHILDLINE 1098 responded to 4.6 lakh calls in 21 days

8:14 pm April 17, 2020

New Delhi: Government helpline for children ‘CHILDLINE 1098’ has responded to a total of 4.6 lakh calls in 21 days, with a majority of them received during the lockdown period. These calls were received from March 20 to April 10, said CHILDLINE 1098, the 24×7 helpline across 571 districts for children in distress. The CHILDLINE […]