Lucknow: Over 2,000 migrant workers arrived Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday in two special trains from Maharashtra and Gujarat where they were stranded due to the coronavirus lockdown. While the train from Maharashtra’s Akola brought 1,195 labourers to Lucknow in the morning, 1,115 workers arrived at Gorakhpur around 4 pm from Gujarat’s Nadiad. On Monday, over […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in India is nearing 5,200 while the death toll has climbed to 149 on Wednesday amid hectic discussions for a possible extension of the 21-day lockdown beyond April 14 as several states already announced plans to ramp up their testing infrastructure and put in place […]
Read MoreLucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday said all COVID-19 hotspots in 15 districts of the state (Agra, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Kanpur, Varanasi, Shamli, Meerut, Bareilly, Bulandshahr, Saharanpur, Maharajganj, Sitapur) will be sealed till April 15 to check the spread of the deadly coronavirus. “All coronavirus hotspots in 15 districts will be completely […]
Read MoreLucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the government is ramping up the number of COVID-19 testing centres in the state, including at the district level, as the coronavirus cases have increased rapidly over the past few days. He said 308 COVID-19 cases have been found in the state as of now […]
Read MoreLucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced that 15 districts in Uttar Pradesh would be under lockdown in the first phase till Wednesday. The announcement came soon after the Centre and state governments decided to put under lockdown 75 districts across the country where cases of novel coronavirus pandemic have been reported. “Fifteen districts in […]
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