3 4 8$ &"9+"(:$ #1(+"(:$: VRGR '%&((!1#VCEB R BP A"'!#$#1!$"#0$"T utqBVQWBuxy( &()*&+,- '& ' ,'5678 &'%!79 ,$#( O0 6 ' / 6;05 05 50 00 5 00 6 0 5 50 0 5<0 6 0 / 5 5 / 50 5 5 5 ' 5 5 <5 / < = $%>- &&' ?) = 0,"1& $"$ . # ./ / 0 -1 &- 2* oronavirus took second " Clife in India on Friday killing a 68-year-old woman in Delhi’s Janakpuri area. The Union Health Ministry and the Delhi Government officials # said the woman had come in contact with her affected son, who has travel history to Switzerland and Italy between day after it was announced February 5 and 22. Her death Athat the 13th edition of the was caused due to co-morbid- Indian Premier League will ity (diabetes and hyperten- take place behind closed doors, sion), they said, adding she had the Board of Control and tested positive for COVID-19. Cricket in India (BCCI) on As the number of positive Friday suspended the start of cases reached 82 on Friday — this year’s IPL from March 29 eight more since Thursday to April 15 and also called off night, which includes the the remaining two India-South woman and a 76-year-old man Africa ODIs in Lucknow and from Karnataka who became Kolkata owing to the COVID- the country’s first coronavirus 19 threat after the visiting play- ! % & % ' ( ) ! * +,$ ! fatality besides 17 foreign ! +'$,./0 , & ( , " ers “expressed unwillingness” to $ ! ! -! "#$ nationals — several States have continue because of the rising started shutting down schools, like shopping malls, theatres under surveillance; it declared ing over 100 envoys, about the positive cases in the host permission for the games. played in an empty stadium. Kolkata) has been postponed. theatres and colleges, and many and educational institutions to masks including N95 and hand proactive steps taken by it to country. As for the bilateral series Apart from cricket, coun- Globally, the English public events. avoid large gatherings. sanitisers as ‘essential com- combat the menace; and it “The BCCI has decided to against Proteas, senior BCCI try’s top-flight football tour- Premier League, German States like Karnataka, The Centre, too, continued modities’ up to June 30, 2020 decided to send an Air India suspend the IPL 2020 till 15th official said, “The South nament — the Indian Super Bundesliga and European foot- Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and with its slew of measures: It amid reports of their shortage flight to Milan on Saturday to April 2020, as a precautionary African team was unwilling to League Season 6 final in ball’s showpiece event, the Maharashtra on Friday donned intensified tracing of the con- and black marketing; it briefed bring back the 220 Indian stu- measure against the ongoing take any further part in the Margao on Saturday, will take Champions League, has also battle gear to fight the pan- firmed cases, resulting in iden- the representatives of more dents stranded there even as it coronavirus (COVID-19) situ- series due to the rising number place without spectators and been put on hold. England’s demic by announcing the clo- tification of more than 4,000 than 130 countries and inter- brought back the second batch ation,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah of positive cases in India. The also all the remaining 28 cricket tour of Sri Lanka fell sure of various public places contacts who have been put national organisations, includ- of 44 Indians from Iran. After said in a statement. players seemed to be in panic matches of the I-League will be victim to the virus and the China, Italy and Iran are the This came hours after the mode and wanted to go back played in empty stadiums. The French Football League second and third most-affect- Delhi Government suspended home at the earliest.” Blue Tigers FIFA World Cup announced that all league 1 and ed due to the pandemic. all sporting activities in the On Friday, the final day of Qualifier match against Qatar league 2 games would be on !"# Air India, however, decid- national Capital due to the the Ranji Trophy between (26 March in Bhubaneswar) hold until further notice. ed to cancel its regular flights ever-growing health crisis Saurashtra and Bengal, was and Afghanistan (9 June in Continued on Page 4 New Delhi: Amid reports of New Delhi: After JNU, Jamia to Italy, France, Germany, which has already led to the New Delhi: The Supreme an early conclusion of the Millia Islamia on Friday sus- Spain, Israel, South Korea and postponement of ISSF World Court on Friday decided that ongoing Budget Session of pended classes till March 31 Sri Lanka till April 30. So far, Cup for Rifle, Pistol and from March 16 it will take up Parliament due to coronavirus and advised students to avoid India has evacuated 1,031 peo- Shotgun (March 15-25), India R for hearing only urgent matters scare, Pralhad Joshi on Friday large gathering in the wake of ple, including many foreigners Open Golf (March 19-22) and and no persons except lawyers asserted that there was no the coronavirus outbreak. Also, on the request of their respec- no fans engagement in India concerned will be allowed question of curtailing of the students at IIT-D have been tive countries. Open Badminton (March 24- ! " inside its courtrooms. Session. asked to vacate hostels. Continued on Page 4 29). The BCCI statement made it clear that IPL remains “sus- nations, India has the highest pended” and “not postponed” number of confirmed coron- which means that there is no he SAARC nations on avirus cases at 81 followed by clarity on whether the event TFriday decided to jointly 22 in Pakistan, eight in will start on April 15. fight the coronavirus pandem- Maldives, three each in Sri In case IPL starts on April ic. Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal Lanka and Bangladesh, and one 15, it will be a 40-day compe- and Bhutan welcomed Prime each in Bhutan and Nepal. tition as the ICC Future Tours Minister Narendra Modi’s pro- Together, we can set an Programme (FTP) of other posal for formulation of a joint example to the world and con- international teams will make strategy by the SAARC group- tribute to a healthier planet, it virtually impossible to stretch ing through a video-confer- Modi told his counterparts in it beyond that point. encing of the leaders of the SAARC. “I would like to pro- Also, there is a possibility countries to fight the global Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, pose the leadership of SAARC that the tournament will feature menace. Nepal Prime Minister KP nations chalk out a strong more double-headers and at Modi’s appeal through Sharma Oli and Bhutanese strategy to fight coronavirus. least five optional venues are Twitter in the morning got a premier Lotay Tshering. We could discuss, via video- being kept ready after State prompt response from Sri Pakistan and Bangladesh, how- conferencing, ways to keep Governments of Maharashtra, Lankan President Gotabaya ever, are yet to respond. our citizens healthy,” he said. Karnataka and Delhi refused Rajapaksa, Maldivian President Among the SAARC Continued on Page 4 %* ,-$.. /. 0Q R, The MP CM time,” Nath told Relations Department official. made the statement reporters after As per the previous plan, olitical uncertainty contin- after calling on the meeting Tandon. most of the rebel MLAs were Pues in Madhya Pradesh as Governor, his first Meanwhile, the scheduled to arrive in Bhopal 19 rebel Congress MLAs, meeting since Governor on by Friday evening. “The legis- including 6 Ministers, on rebellion by a sec- Friday removed six lators had reached the Friday cancelled at the last tion of Congress Ministers, support- Bengaluru airport. However, at minute their plan to return to MLAs three days ers of Jyotiraditya the last minute they dropped Bhopal from Bengaluru and ago which pushed Scindia, on the the plan to return to Bhopal. Chief Minister Kamal Nath his Government March 10 recom- They were told not to go to the called on Governor Lalji into crisis. He also submitted to mendation of Chief Minister Madhya Pradesh capital for Tandon requesting him to the Governor a three-page let- Kamal Nath. Imarati Devi, security reasons as Congress order a floor test in the ter in which he accused the BJP Tulsi Silawat, Govind Singh workers have gathered outside Assembly. of being involved in horse-trad- Rajput, Mahendra Singh the Bhopal airport holding Nath said he will welcome ing and holding the rebel Sisodiya, Pradyumn Singh sticks,” Pankaj Chaturvedi, a a floor test in the Assembly, Congress MLAs in captivity. “I Tomar and Prabhuram loyalist of Scindia, who recent- whose Budget session is begin- have demanded that these Chaudhari were removed from ly quit Congress and joined the ning on March 16, on a date MLAs be released immediate- the Cabinet with immediate BJP, said. fixed by the Speaker. ly. Floor test can be held any- effect on Friday, said a Public Continued on Page 4 $R%& '( $"%"&% '(R ) !" 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