coronavirus

Trimbakeshwar Temple, another shrine in Nashik closed

8:40 pm March 17, 2020

Nashik: Two famous temples in Nashik district of Maharashtra, including Trimbakeshwar, will remain closed for devotees from March 18 due to the novel coronavirus threat, officials said on Tuesday. The Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple, located on the city’s outskirts, will remain closed till further notice, while the Saptashringi Temple in Kalwan taluka will be shut till […]

Coronavirus: Exams till Class VIII cancelled in Goa

6:38 pm March 17, 2020

Panaji: Exams for students upto Class VIII were cancelled in Goa on Tuesday as a precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus outbreak. A circular issued by Goa Education Director Vandana Rao informed that exams for Classes IX to XII will be held as per schedule with schools asked to seat students one metre apart. She said the […]

Vishnu Saravanan becomes 2nd Indian sailor to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

‘Heartbreaking’: Olympic torch events downscaled over virus By Hiroshi

5:39 pm March 17, 2020

Tokyo: Tokyo 2020 organisers said Tuesday they had taken the “heartbreaking” decision to scale back parts of the Olympic torch relay due to the coronavirus, but stressed that spectators would still be allowed to watch from the roadside. Chief executive Toshiro Muto told reporters that the “grand start” of the torch relay from the disaster-hit […]

Coronavirus: Plea in SC seeks more testing labs, quarantine centres

11:50 pm March 16, 2020

New Delhi: A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking more authorised laboratories for testing coronavirus, increase in quarantine centres, temporary hospital beds in rural areas and thermal screening at public places to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. The plea, filed by journalist Prashant Tondon and social activist Kunajana Singh, has sought exponential […]

No entry for devotees from outside MP in Mahakal temple

Coronavirus: Entry restrictions in place in MP’s Mahakaleshwar

11:46 pm March 16, 2020

Ujjain (MP): Entry into the sanctum sanctorum of the renowned Mahakaleshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain during “Bhasma Aarti” has been banned till further notice due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, a state government official said on Monday. It is one of the 12 “jyotirlingas” in the country and attracts thousands of devotees every year. […]