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COVID-19: Delhi records 111 deaths, 5,879 fresh cases

Coronavirus: Delhi govt shuts all swimming pools in national capital

9:07 pm March 13, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi government has ordered the shutting of all public swimming pools in the city with immediate effect till March 31 in wake of coronavirus outbreak, an official said on Friday. The health department of the Delhi government had issued an order in this regard on Thursday, the official said, adding swimming pools […]

Coronavirus: Exams till Class VIII cancelled in Goa

Coronavirus: Schools, colleges, cinema halls shut in Delhi till March 31

7:16 pm March 12, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday declared coronavirus an epidemic and announced that all schools, colleges and cinema halls in the national capital will remain shut till March 31. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting attended by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, LG Anil Baijal and top government officials. “The city government […]

Tornado hits downtown Nashville, at least 9 die in Tennessee

8:40 pm March 3, 2020

Nashville: Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing at least nine people. One of the twisters caused severe damage across downtown Nashville. Daybreak revealed a landscape littered with blown-down walls and roofs, snapped power lines and huge broken trees, leaving city streets in gridlock. Schools, courts, transit lines, an […]

Dedicated kids’ section soon at National Gandhi Museum

12:42 pm December 9, 2019

New Delhi: A dedicated section for children and facilities for physically challenged people are being planned at the National Gandhi Museum (NGM) in Delhi and they are expected be ready by January 30, according to its officials. The museum at Rajghat sees an average footfall of around a thousand children daily with a lot of […]

3 killed, 3 injured in boiler explosion in Bihar

1:19 pm November 16, 2019

Motihari: Three persons were killed and three others injured when the boiler of a plant exploded in Bihar’s East Champaran district on Saturday, police said. The boiler of the cooking plant of an NGO at Bangra Nagar panchayat area exploded when labourers were preparing mid-day meal to be supplied to schools, Sugauli Police Station SHO, […]