Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Amid the countrywide lockdown, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday directed the Horticulture Department officers to ensure doorstep or village-wise supply of pesticides to the horticulturists.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed 4 per cent lower on the first day of new financial year (2020-21) as investors remained focused on rising coronavirus infections and its economic impact within and outside the country.
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): BJP leader Rahul Sinha on Wednesday wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to make efforts to rescue people who are stranded in other states due to the lockdown because of coronavirus crisis.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Four temporary jails have been set up in Ludhiana to lodge those who violate the curfew imposed in the wake of coronavirus, Police Commissioner Rakesh Agrawal said on Wednesday.
Delhi [India], Apr 1(ANI): Police is shifting around 210 people stranded at Majnu-ka-Tila Gurdwara since March 28 due to the national lockdown, to a school in Nehru Vihar.
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Social distancing went out the window in Kalaburagi on Wednesday when scores of people poured into the streets after the local administration relaxed lockdown for a few hours.
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Several migrant workers and daily wage labourers were forced to wait outside the Sarvodaya Co-ed Senior Secondary School in Patparganj as they were told that the "shelter home is full", here on Tuesday.
Azadpur (New Delhi) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): The traders at the Azadpur vegetable market are facing tough times as prices of fruits and vegetables have dipped amid the nationwide lockdown.
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): News Broadcasters Association (NBA) on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court order dated March 31, 2020, and agreed that the media should report responsibly and weed out any fake news on social media about the coronavirus crisis.
Vjayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): In the wake of the 21-day lockdown due to COVID-19 outbreak, Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday gave relaxation to the shops selling essential commodities both in rural and urban areas of the district.
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): As the nationwide lockdown has left many low-income groups in a tough situation, actor Ayushmann Khurrana and his wife Tahira Kashyap are supporting a Delhi based non-profit organisation Gulmeher which works to support women ragpickers.
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Delhi State Legal Service Authority (DSLSA) distributed food grains to migrant and daily wage workers, who are worst-hit by the imposition of a lockdown in the wake of coronavirus, in the national capital on Wednesday.