COVID-19

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

MNS corporator ransacks car of Pune civic body officer

11:17 pm September 7, 2020

Pune: A Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) corporator on Monday damaged the official vehicle of a Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officer over the alleged delay in getting an ambulance to transport the body of his relative, who died of COVID-19 infection at a hospital here on Sunday. No police case is lodged so far. The PMC’s […]

PVR defers capex plans to control costs amid COVID-19 disruptions

4:23 pm September 6, 2020

New Delhi: Multiplex major PVR has deferred its capital expenditure plans in a bid to control costs as the company braces for a significant impact on its profitability in the current fiscal due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Cinema halls in India have remained shut since March this year, after the government imposed nationwide lockdown […]

Arjun Kapoor tests positive for COVID-19

4:16 pm September 6, 2020

Mumbai: Actor Arjun Kapoor on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is asymptomatic. The 35-year-old actor said he is “feeling ok” and will be under home quarantine. “It is my duty to inform all of you that I have tested positive for coronavirus. I’m feeling ok and I’m asymptomatic. “I have isolated […]

Only one containment zone in Kolkata

4:02 pm September 6, 2020

Kolkata: The number of containment zone in Kolkata has come down to one, according to the latest list released by the West Bengal government. The previous list of August 23 had 17 containment zones for Covid-19 prevalence in the city. The city at present has only one containment zone at Umesh Datta Lane in Girish […]

Hotel, restaurant associations welcome Maha govt's move to waive excise license fee

Hotels, restaurants, clubs in Delhi can serve liquor from Sept 9-30 on trial basis

9:32 pm September 3, 2020

New Delhi: Hotels, restaurants and clubs in Delhi were allowed to serve liquor on a trial basis from September 9-30, but not more than 50 per cent of their seating capacity will be allowed so that COVID-19 distancing norms are followed, officials said Thursday. As these outlets prepare to serve liquour after over a five-month […]