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Pakistan started firing small arms and mortar shells in Qasba and Kirni sectors at 1.40 pm, inviting a retaliation by the Indian Army, a defence spokesman said.

A case has been registered under Section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), an official said, adding that more arrests are likely.

Sources, however, said that no train or flight services will reopen now as the government does not want inter-state movement 'since it would defeat the purpose of lockdown'.

Set on the backdrop of the raging Covid-19 outbreak, the book, 'Plagued: A Pandemic Survivor Story', is a story about human courage and hope.

The Punjab Police personnel was attacked after a group of people were asked to show their curfew pass amid movement restrictions put across the state to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Of the total 676 mandals in Andhra Pradesh, 37 have been identified as red zones and another 44 as orange zones. The remaining 595 were in the green zone which were practically not affected (by the pandemic), Redy said.

The administration is exploring the possiblity of using houseboats as isolation units in the event of any emergency, district collector, M Anjana said.

Quoting another figure from the projections by the institute, he said the virus can infect up to 87 per cent of the population of Punjab and other states.

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said if the lockdown has to be lifted, it has to be done in a phased manner and so far, the situation has been under control in the state.

Rajan, 57, who was the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor for three years until September 2016, is currently working as a professor at the prestigious University of Chicago.

The NBSA is an independent body set up by the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) to consider and adjudicate upon complaints about broadcasts.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, the Centre transfers an of Rs 6,000 per year, in three equal installments, directly into the bank accounts of farmers, subject to certain exclusion criteria relating to higher income status.

Chief Medical and Health Officer Indore, Pravin Jadia confirmed that the doctor died due to novel coronavirus.

BBMP Commissioner BH Anil Kumar said these areas are very densely populated have narrow streets and houses in close proximity and the spread is faster in such cases.

The decision has been in the wake of ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A total of 410 people has been reported positive in Uttar Pradesh so far, claiming four lives.

The 78-year-old woman was stated to have recovered from COVID-19, testing negative after over a month at the hospital.