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Earlier, the government had decided that it will pay salaries of the employees in two instalments from March onwards in view of he COVID-19 situation.

In an address at the National Defence College through video-conference, O'Farrell also said India may be one of the most successful developing countries in managing the pandemic.

The decision was taken in the meeting of the union cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi has earlier already participated in two such conferences to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and the steps being taken to arrest the spread of the virus.

In a Facebook address, Deshmukh said he has requested the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take the custody of Wadhawans after their quarantine period ends at 2 pm on Wednesday.

The team was led by Manoj Joshi, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Food Processing and Industries, a Maharashtra government official said.

Areas where one or more COVID-19 patients or suspected cases are found have been earmarked as containment zones with strict implementation of the lockdown, including restriction on movement and entry and exit.

An offence was registered against the owner and driver of the container truck, in which 60 migrant labourers were allegedly being transported to Uttar Pradesh, police said.

Candidates can now submit their articled and industrial training application forms by June 30 without paying the condonation fee.

Former CPI-M MP Mohammad Salim further alleged that the West Bengal government, led by Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, was suppressing facts in terms of coronavirus cases and deaths.

Meanwhile, over 360 students from Uttarakhand studying in coaching institutes of Kota in Rajasthan were brought back and sent to their homes on Monday, officials said.

Trials for recombinant BCG vaccine will begin this week, while funding recommendation for two firms have been approved.

Anil Singh had travelled to Kota on April 16, and returned with his 17-year-old daughter, who had enrolled in coaching classes for medical, two days later.

Incidentally, this wasn't the first time Chandran was in such a situation. In a short story Azhagu written in 2013, he narrated an incident from the 1990s when he witnessed a woman delivering a child in his auto.

senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the BJP is playing politics at a very, very disturbing moment in the society's history.

All the restrictions in place under the ongoing lockdown will remain in force without any change, and the relief stated in the April 17 notification for certain zones will not be available for Thane district, stated the order issued by district collector...