"Entry of foreign tourists to the entire Union Territory (UT) has been banned as a precautionary measure in view of the coronavirus outbreak around the world," said Shahid Choudhary, District Magistrate/Development Commissioner, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir said.
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France will introduce restrictions on movement starting from 11:00 GMT on Tuesday for 15 days, to try to curb the spread of coronavirus, said French President Emmanuel Macron. Keep an eye on this space for all the latest news and updates that take place throughout the day.
17 Mar, 22:11 (IST)
First positive case of COVID-19 confirmed in West Bengal. The 18-year-old man has travel history to United Kingdom. He is kept in isolation.
17 Mar, 21:18 (IST)
"Starting from 00:00 (local time) on March 18, till 00:00 (local time) on May 1, 2020, most of the foreign citizens and stateless persons will not be allowed to enter the Russian Federation," said the statement issued by the Russian Embassy.
17 Mar, 20:35 (IST)
"Government of India deputes 30 officers of Joint Secretary and above level, to assist state governments in effective management of COVID-19," said the spokesperson of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
17 Mar, 18:45 (IST)
Met Gala 2020 Postponed Due To Coronavirus Outbreak.
17 Mar, 18:31 (IST)
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray: Public transport to remain open, no closure of government offices.
17 Mar, 18:17 (IST)
"No flights from Afghanistan, Philippines and Malaysia to be allowed in India till March 31, in addition to countries announced before": Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry.
17 Mar, 18:15 (IST)
Euro 2020 is being postponed for a year due to the Coronavirus Outbreak.
17 Mar, 17:55 (IST)
Punjab government issues order to shut down all shopping complexes, malls, museums, local Wweekly kisan Mandis till March 31. Its Information & PR Department said, "Group of Ministers today issued directions to close down all shopping complexes,malls,museums,local weekly kisan mandis besides issuing advisory for all religious institutions, Dera Heads to postpone religious congregations till March 31."
17 Mar, 17:51 (IST)
GoAir suspends international operations from March 17 to April 15 amid COVID spread. It said, "We're temporarily suspending all our international operations, starting 17th March-15th April. GoAir has also initiated a short term and temporary rotational leave without pay program that will not only help the company counter the short term reduction in capacity, but will also ensure that a cross-section of our employees stay away from the workplace to ensure business continuity."
17 Mar, 17:43 (IST)
Lok Sabha passes Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
17 Mar, 17:41 (IST)
GoAir to send its employees on leave without pay on rotational basis, amid limited operations due to coronavirus: Statement.
17 Mar, 17:03 (IST)
Central Railways Suspends 23 Trains Till March 31 Due to Coronavirus Outbreak in India.
17 Mar, 16:58 (IST)
Central Railways suspends 22 trains till March 31.
17 Mar, 16:56 (IST)
Congress party urges Supreme Court to declare as illegal, unconstitutional the communications of Governor asking to hold trust vote in Madhya Pradesh.
17 Mar, 16:41 (IST)
Delhi: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) briefs media.
17 Mar, 16:32 (IST)
Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha: We have categorized 58 projects into super critical and 68 projects in critical category. We are focused on project completion rather than too many ongoing projects.
17 Mar, 16:10 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh Congress Legislature Party moves Supreme Court accusing BJP of abducting and keeping in captivity its 16 MLAs. Plea asks for their release.
17 Mar, 15:22 (IST)
Sensex plunges over 900 points, Nifty slides below 9,000 as financial stocks lead losses.
17 Mar, 14:46 (IST)
Sources: Maharashtra Cabinet mulls stopping the services of local trains temporarily.
Mumbai, March 17: Supreme Court will deliver its judgment today on permanent commission for women officers in the Navy. According to an ANI tweet, India Commercial Pilots' Association & Indian Pilots' Guild has written to Civil Aviation Min Hardeep Singh Puri over 'urgent aid to Air India'. The letter stated," Air India employees have gone above&beyond to get our countrymen back from COVID-19 affected countries worldwide".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the 100th birth anniversary celebrations of ‘Jatir Pita’ Bangabandhu, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Bangladesh today via video conferencing.
France will introduce restrictions on movement starting from 11:00 GMT on Tuesday for 15 days, to try to curb the spread of coronavirus, said French President Emmanuel Macron. As the number of cases shot up in India and particularly in Maharashtra, Praveen Pardeshi, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner said, "All non-essential service providing offices to function at only 50 percent staff capacity. Failure to obey the order shall be penalized under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code."
US President Donald Trump on being asked if the US economy is heading towards recession said, "It may be, we're not thinking in term of the virus. I think there is tremendous pent up demand in terms of stock market and economy. Once we're done with it, you are gonna see a tremendous surge."
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