Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA): The operation of existing India-Bangladesh cross-border passengers trains & passengers buses shall remain suspended from March 15-April 15.
IndiGo: Owing to the suspension of visas for all foreigners with exception of diplomatic passport holders, IndiGo will be cancelling some of its flights to Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi w.e.f. March 17, 2020 until the travel restrictions are lifted.
Nagaland: Troops of Assam Rifles launched an operation and apprehended a cadre of United Liberation Front of Assam Independent (ULFA-I), in Mokokchung district on March 12. 1 shotgun rifle, 2 hand grenades, assorted ammunition & 5 detonators recovered.
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Narmada Prasad Prajapati accepts resignation of six Congress MLAs - Imarti Devi, Tulsi Silawat, Pradhuman Singh Tomar, Mahendra Singh Sisodia, Govind Singh Rajput and Prabhu Ram Chaudhary. They were earlier removed from the state Cabinet.
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Narmada Prasad Prajapati accepts resignation of six Congress MLAs - Imarti Devi, Tulsi Silawat, Pradhuman Singh Tomar, Mahendra Singh Sisodia, Govind Singh Rajput and Prabhu Ram Chaudhary. They were earlier removed from the state Cabinet.
Maharashtra FDA issues notification declaring hand sanitisers, 2 Ply, 3 Ply & N95 masks under Essential Commodity Act 1955. Also assures everyone that it will be supplied in ample quantity. It warns of legal action if someone hoards these articles for selling in black.
Board of Control for Cricket in India: Matches of Paytm Irani Cup, Senior Women's One-Day Knockout, Vizzy Trophy, Senior Women's One-Day Challenger, Women's Under 19 One-Day knockout, Women’s Under 19 T20 League, Super League & knockout, have been put on hold till further notice.
JammuAndKashmir Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad: The decision to declare the state of J&K as a Union Territory is an insult to the people of J&K. It must be revoked. J&K should be declared a state again.
New Delhi, March 14: The major focus will be on the global coronavirus outbreak. As a precautionary measure, several states in India have banned large gathering and ordered the closure of malls, theatres and educational institutes till March 31. Latest to join is the Rajasthan government which said malls, cinema halls and educational institutes will remain shut till March 30. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Coronavirus Death Toll in India Rises to 2; 69-Year-Old Woman, Who Tested Positive For COVID-19 in Delhi, Dies Of Co-Morbidity.
A delegation of newly formed Jammu and Kashmir based Apni Party will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The delegation is meeting the Prime Minister to seek restoration of the full statehood of Jammu and Kashmir and safeguard land and job rights for locals. The erstwhile state was made a Union Territory in August last year when the Modi government withdrew its special status, granted under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. Farooq Abdullah Released From House Arrest, Former Jammu And Kashmir CM's Detention Revoked.
West Bengal has banned sporting events till March 31 in view of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, but the fate of Sunday's I-League derby between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan is yet to be decided. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has requested All India Football Federation (AIFF) vice-president Subrata Dutta to see if the derby can be postponed.
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