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Sensex plunges 3,935 points in biggest intraday fall as India goes into lo
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed 13 per cent lower on Monday with scrips across all sectors reeling under selling pressure amid the rapidly spreading coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Massive traffic jam at AP-Telangana border amid lockdown over COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Jaggaiahpet (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Jaggaiahpet, the border of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, witnessed a long traffic jam as the movement of vehicles was stopped on Monday after the Chief Ministers of both the states announced a lockdown in view of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read More
Grateful that CMs understood importance of lockdown to fight COVID-19: Chi
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said that he was "grateful" that many chief ministers across the country have understood the importance of imposing a lockdown in order to fight coronavirus.
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Lockdown creates problem for people in crossing Delhi-Noida border
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi/Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): People living in adjoining areas of Delhi-Noida border are facing problems due to lockdown in the national capital.
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COVID-19: Railway stations deserted as Indian Railways cancels passenger t
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Railway stations across the country wore a deserted look today as the Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger train operations till March 31 in view of coronavirus.
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Sri Lanka Cricket grants LKR 25 million to combat Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 23 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday decided to grant a sum of LKR 25 million to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, which has sent almost the entire world in a lockdown.
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Yogi Adityanath holds video conference with top state officials over prepa
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday held a video conference with District Magistrates, senior cops and other officials regarding steps being taken to combat the spread of coronavirus in the state.
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Uttarakhand CM urges citizens to stay at home, follow lockdown rules
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday appealed to the citizens to stay at home and obey the rules of lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus scare and also directed administrative officers to implement the lockdown strictly.
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With few buses during lockdown in Delhi, commuters stranded
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Commuters on Monday faced a lot of problems in travelling as public transport services, excluding 25 per cent Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses, are shut down in the national capital.
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Haryana lockdown violated, private-manned bus services and liquor shops st
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Haryana district administration on Monday claimed that there were few instances of violations of the lockdown imposed by the Manohar Lal Khattar-government in the state to help contain the spread of coronavirus.
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Uttarakhand Disaster Management Authority urges public to 'break the chain
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state, the Disaster Management Authority of Uttarakhand on Monday issued a poster asking the public to "break the chain".
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Muzaffarpur bus stand crowded despite lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): A large crowd was seen at a bus stand in Muzaffarpur district on Monday despite a lockdown imposed in the city in the backdrop of coronavirus scare.
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