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Schools in Kashmir open after one year

The students of classes 9 to 12 attended school for the first time since March 9, 2020.

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown, instructs district administrations to enforce Covid-19 safety norms

The order says that the district administration should strictly enforce measures to prevent and manage Covid-19 and can "as far as possible...

Maharashtra COVID-19 surge: Curfew in Hingoli from March 1 to 7

Hingoli Collector Ruchesh Jayvanshi in an order issued on Saturday evening said the curfew will come into force from 7 am on Monday and con...

Fears of lockdown push Mumbaikars to stock up

Ecommerce platforms have already doubled their stocking for a fortnight foreseeing a demand spurt due to rising Covid cases in Maharashtra ...

Ireland extends coronavirus lockdown by one month

Current lockdown measures -- in place since late December -- were due to expire on March 5 but will now be prolonged until April 5.

'Wear a mask to avoid lockdown': Maharashtra CM Uddhav issues fresh restrictions amid surge in COVID cases

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray addressed a press conference on Sunday 7 pm in the wake of rising coronavirus cases in the stat...

Maharashtra government announces week-long lockdown in Amravati amid rising COVID-19 cases

However, the city of Achalpur is set to be exempt from the district-wide lockdown, according to Guardian Minister Yashomati Thakur.

Lockdown decimates UK retail, borrowing surge slows

Retail sales volumes slumped by 8.2% from December, a far bigger fall than the 2.5% decrease forecast in a Reuters poll of economists and t...

BMC issues new COVID norms as cases rise again in Mumbai

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has issued fresh guidelines in Mumbai amid rising cases of Covid-19. As per the new rules, if 5 or m...

Lockdown declared in Maharashtra's Amravati following surge in COVID-19 cases

"Owing to rising cases, lockdown declared in Amravati Distric​t from Saturday 8 pm to Monday 7 am," district collector Shailesh Naval told ...

No lockdown yet, but strict Covid norms to be enforced as cases rise again in Maharashtra

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray directed officials to strictly fine people for such irresponsible behaviour. He said that strict watch shou...

Mumbai Covid-19 Surge: Civic Body monitoring situation; decision on lockdown to be taken after Feb 22

As the entire country is trying to return to normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic, Maharashtra’s capital Mumbai is still reeling under the ...

With rising Covid-19 cases, Uddhav Thackeray warns of another lockdown

Thackeray also announced that the 'Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana' (MJPJAY) scheme is being extended for another two months in th...

No info available on weavers shifting to other income sources in lockdown: Govt to Parliament

“Textile sector is largely an unorganized sector hence, no such information is available,” textiles minister Smriti Zubin Irani told Rajya ...

Lockdown restrictions in Maharashtra extended till February 28

"The state is threatened with the spread of COVID-19 virus and the government feels the need to take emergency measures," the circular said.