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The general public in five districts and eight towns has been directed to venture out only for essential needs — groceries, food and water, medicines and hospitals. However, airports, railways, bus stands and essential services have been exempted.

Citing such instances, the ministry urged the public not to travel on both passenger and long distance trains unless absolutely necessary.

In a circular to the Close North Residents, the estate team has taken various measures including all support staffs like maids, drivers, car cleaners, cooks, news paper venders who come from outside were asked not to come to work till March 31.

No professional cricket will be played in England and Wales before May 28 due to the coronavirus pandemic, cricket chiefs announced on Friday.

The move will also enable the institutes to attract enough students required to develop a strong research base in the country in the field of information technology.

In view of the 'Janata curfew' to be observed on March 22, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has decided to keep its services closed, the DMRC said in a statement on Friday.

The Gonoshasthaya Kendra, the private which developed the kit, had applied for clearance for import of raw materials.

Sources said the box kept in the gallows wing of Cell Number 3 would be opened in the presence of the jailor, who would be accompanied by Jail Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent to pre-empt any doubt about the hanging.

Modi said an Economic Response Task Force, under the leadership of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will comprehensively look at ways to boost the economy.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath too has curtailed his own programme in which the Ram Lalla idol will be shifted.

Senior Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma said Gogoi has not only lowered the dignity of the office he held but also disgraced the judiciary. He said the act sends a wrong message to the present and future judges.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also asked those directed to undergo quarantine to follow rules or strict action may be taken against them.

The youth was later admitted to the isolation ward of a hospital in Assam, following which, all passengers on-board the Sealdah-Silchar Kanchanjunga Express were screened and advised home isolation.

The employee is currently in an isolation ward, said the company, adding all prescribed protocols of sanitisation and contact tracing have been done.

A total of 138 Indians, including 132 crew members, were on-board the Diamond Princess Cruise ship, out of which, 119 Indian nationals were brought back to India on a special Air India flight on February 27, the government said.

The blaze broke out around 2 am on Thursday and took more than an hour to douse the flames after several cylinders exploded, an official said