New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Questioning why the delivery of justice should not be considered an essential service, Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday requested judiciary to consider the issue.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 25 (ANI): The countrywide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 has resulted in a sharp decline in the consumption of electricity in Uttarakhand, an official said.
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): The Director-General of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Sandip Pradhan lauded the joint initiative of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and SAI to use the period of the country-wide lockdown to hold a 13-day online coaching refresher course.
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) spokesperson Punya Salila Srivastava on Saturday clarified that liquor shops, hair salons, and shops in markets/market complexes and shopping malls will not be allowed to open during the lockdown.
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 25 (ANI): After eight people were found COVID-19 positive in Bahraich, as many as 20 people have been booked for violation of lockdown norms and spreading coronavirus, said Vipin Kumar Mishra, Superintendent of Police Bahraich, on Saturday.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 25 (ANI): A day after Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced a complete lockdown in the State from April 26 to April 29, the vegetable markets of Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai saw huge crowds on Saturday despite the nationwide lockdown in place.
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Shutters of stationery shops in the national capital opened on Saturday after a month as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) exempted all shops under the Shops and Establishment Act from revised consolidated lockdown restrictions.
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Hardware shops in Laxmi Nagar here on Saturday opened after a month into COVID-19 lockdown, after the Centre issued guidelines allowing all shops in residential areas to reopen, conditionally during the lockdown.
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): The recent COVID-19 lockdown has impacted domestic poultry industry severely with fourth quarter (January to March) being the worst in recent times, according to investment information firm ICRA.
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi extended wishes to people as the holy month of Ramzan commenced on Saturday.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 25 (ANI): Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Saturday said that the shops and industries in urban areas will be opened as per the directions issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], April 25 (ANI): The shop owners in Gurugram's Sadar Bazar on Saturday seemed confused even after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued a clarification on its order allowing the opening of shops amid the lockdown imposed to contain Covid-19.