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COVID-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands rise to 6

10:48 pm March 27, 2020

Port Blair: Five persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday, taking the total number of such cases in the Union Territory to six, a senior official said. All the patients are part of the same group that returned to Port Blair on March 24, Chief Secretary Chetan Sanghi said. […]

J-K launches free ambulance service

11:18 pm March 24, 2020

Jammu: At a time when Jammu and Kashmir is under lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, Lt Governor G C Murmu on Tuesday dedicated a free ambulance service to the people of the Union Territory. “The operationalisation of 102/108 ambulance service will ensure the delivery of public healthcare services to the patients at their […]

Maharashtra: 13 morning walkers booked for defying lockdown

PM announces 21-day nationwide lockdown, says this is only way to fight coronavirus

10:13 pm March 24, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a complete lockdown across the country for 21 days from Tuesday midnight, asserting that social distancing is the only way out for the country in its decisive battle against the coronavirus. In his second address to the nation on the pandemic raging across much of the world […]

Gujarat: Congress, BJP spar over Dhaman-1 ventilators

Four more test positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh

10:33 pm March 20, 2020

Chandigarh: Four more people tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh on Friday, taking the total confirmed cases to five in the Union Territory. Among new coronavirus cases were the mother, brother and the cook of the 23-year-old woman who was earlier tested positive for the infection. 24-hr quarantine for all international travelers to Pune “Three […]

Coronavirus: Vaishno Devi yatra closed, all interstate buses banned in JK

8:21 pm March 18, 2020

Jammu: A day after banning the entry of foreign tourists to the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday suspended the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage and all interstate bus services to the Union territory in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus. To fight the corona outbreak, the J&K Home Department also accorded sanction […]