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The moment a few positive cases of Covid-19 cropped up in Bhatkal town, the administration clamped down on all movement.

Uttara Kannada: How this district in Karnataka kept a firm grip on Covid-19

The district admin spotted the foreign travel connection early and moved in fast to contain the virus

02 Apr 2020 9:09 PM

Health workers sanitizing an area near the Nizamuddin mosque after Covid-19 positive people who attended a religious congregation organised by the Tablighi Jamaat spread the deadly virus to different parts of the country. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Home Ministry orders action against foreigners involved in Tablighi Jamaat meeting

960 foreigners blacklisted and their visas cancelled for violating laws of assembly

02 Apr 2020 8:11 PM

Coronavirus fears grips Dharavi slum after death of patient

All high risk contacts of the deceased have been stamped and quarantined

02 Apr 2020 5:21 PM

Health workers sanitizing an area near the Nizamuddin mosque in New Delhi on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 after people who attended a religious congregation organised by the Tablighi Jamaat tested positive for the corona virus. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

FIR against clerics hiding in Madrassa after attending Nizamuddin prayer meet

Case registered against nine clerics who attended Jamaat congregation in Delhi

02 Apr 2020 4:54 PM

Three sentenced to 3-day imprisonment for violating lockdown. (photo- PTI)

Three sentenced to 3-day imprisonment for violating lockdown in Pune

The three accused were booked under IPC Section 188 after they were found roaming in Baramati city of Pune district without any reason

02 Apr 2020 3:26 PM

Domestic violence cases on the rise since lockdown: NCW

Since the lockdown was imposed, a total of 257 complaints related to various offences against women were received

02 Apr 2020 2:36 PM

Anuj Puri, Chairman of ANAROCK Property Consultants.

Housing sales, new launches dip 42% each in Q1 2020: ANAROCK

Around 45,200 units were sold in Q1 2020 a significant decline of 42%, and of 24% over the preceding quarter due to the COVID-19 pandemic

02 Apr 2020 2:27 PM

Amid Corona lockdown, CWC meets through video-conferencing

Addressing the leaders, Mrs Gandhi said that the worst sufferers of this pandemic were the poor and disadvantaged

02 Apr 2020 2:27 PM

Umpires officiating at Mumbai's Azad Maidan on a Sunday. Wikipedia

Mumbai's umpires, scorers raise funds for the needy in their fraternity

Few umpires and scorers, whose children are well settled, did not take the money and instead asked that to be given to the needy first

02 Apr 2020 12:47 PM

India's car sales plunge amid lockdown

Government last week sent India into a 21-day lockdown to try to curb the spread of the virus, forcing automakers to suspend manufacturing

02 Apr 2020 12:47 PM

Govt withdraws privileges given to former J&K chief ministers

The move comes months after J&K Law Commission had recommended repeal of the legal provisions providing facilities to former chief ministers

02 Apr 2020 12:21 PM

A security person punishes two youths for flouting the lockdown rules, imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Guwahati. PTI photo

13 more corona positive cases in Assam, 117 Nizamuddin event returnees untraceable

Total number of corona positive rises to five in Assam, all have history of Nizamuddin congregation visit

02 Apr 2020 11:38 AM

Moody's downgrades outlook for Indian banks due to coronavirus

Moody's said a sharp decline in economic activity and a rise in unemployment will lead to deterioration of household and corporate finances

02 Apr 2020 11:00 AM

HDFC Bank offers loan deferment option to customers. (Photo- Twitter)

HDFC Bank offers EMI, loan deferment option to customers

The bank said its debit card holder customers can now withdraw cash from any ATM without charges till June 30

02 Apr 2020 10:56 AM

A man uses a handkerchief to cover his face in the wake of novel coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak at a hospital. (Photo- PTI)

Coronavirus death toll in Maharashtra surges to 16

One of them died at the civic-run Nair Hospital while two succumbed at private hospitals in the city

02 Apr 2020 9:59 AM

Akshaya Patra Foundation undertakes relief feeding to support government’s efforts during Covid 19 outbreak. (Photo-AFP)

Individuals and institutions extent helping hand to fight Covid 19 outbreak

Atria University along with government has planned to feed 1.5 lakh needy at times of distres

02 Apr 2020 9:56 AM

Srinagar looks like a ghost town due to the Covid-19 lockdown. The central government amended the Jammu & Kashmir's domicile laws, a move that has been criticised by all political civil society groups in the Kashmir Valley. (DC Photo: H U Naqash)

Domicile law amended as Kashmir struggles to cope with Covid-19

Under new law any person who has lived 15 years in the UT will be treated as a domicile resident

02 Apr 2020 8:46 AM

A man waves from inside a bus after he is discharged from a makeshift coronavirus quarantine facility set up at a hotel requisitioned for the purpose by the authorities in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. Hundreds of local residents who were on their return from outside Kashmir were quarantined in such facilities. The authorities say that most of the 49 persons tested positive a have history of travel to various parts of India and abroad. (DC Photo: H U Naqash)

J&K takes up 'robust' contact tracing in Valley

About 2000 contacts of Covid-19 positive persons have been identified

02 Apr 2020 8:23 AM

Health workers sanitizing an area near the Nizamuddin mosque after people who attended a religious congregation organised by the Tablighi-e-Jamaat in New Delhi on Wednesday, April 1,2020. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Biggest one-day jump with 386 new cases

It’s Tablighi Jamaat impact, not a national trend, says Health Ministry

02 Apr 2020 8:00 AM

2,361 people evacuated from Nizamuddin Markaz after 36-hour operation

Coronavirus positive cases jump to 152 in Delhi with 53 linked to Tablighi Jamaat congregation

02 Apr 2020 7:42 AM