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Among due to the virus that has taken those found positive for the toll on 5,168 people across the novel coronavirus are 32 for- continent, mostly in Italy which eign nationals, including 17 is now the hardest hit country from Italy, three from the in the world with 3,405 fatali- Philippines, two from the UK, ties. od sees the truth, but one each belonging to Canada, As coronavirus continued Gwaits”, the famous story by Indonesia and Singapore. The its upward trajectory across the Leo Tolstoy, was exactly the figure also included four deaths country, Prime Minister same in the modern context, reported from Delhi, Narendra Modi on Friday held the way Nirbhaya’s battered " # P # # ' # Karnataka, Punjab and a meeting via video link and soul and her grieving parents ( ) * "# + , ! Maharashtra so far. deliberated ways to check its waited for the 7 long years to Presently, 6,700 people spread with Chief Ministers of see the rapists and killers being The brutality of the crime 16, 2012. They then dumped who came in contact with the various States. Union Health hanged. on a winter night more than her on the road and left her for patients are under rigorous Minister Harsh Vardhan and Justice was finally delivered seven years ago had shaken the dead on the cold winter night. surveillance. top Health Ministry officials ! when hangman Pawan pulled nation. After the execution of Her friend who was with her A spike in numbers were present in the the lever of all the four death- the convicts, Prime Minister was also severely beaten and prompted the States and UTs to meeting. tiated teleconference during out the logistics with various row convicts one after anoth- Narendra Modi said justice thrown out along with her. reinforce its efforts to contain On the other hand, sever- which he briefed the partici- airlines to bring them back. * ! er at 5.30 am on Friday morn- has prevailed. “It was of the She was so severely violat- the spread. While the al Indo-Pacific nations on pants on the proactive steps “The MEA is working out ing and thus putting an end to utmost importance to ensure ed that her insides were spilling Maharashtra Chief Minister Friday held a teleconference to taken by India to counter the the logistics with airline com- ! the most talked about gangrape the dignity and safety of out when she was taken to hos- said all workplaces in major exchange their assessments pandemic. panies to bring back stranded and subsequent murder of a 23- women,” the PM said. pital and died in a Singapore cities, including in country’s about the coronavirus pan- On the issue of Indian Indians from EU countries,” the * + %,- year-old paramedic girl in the While talking to the media hospital after battling for her commercial hub Mumbai and demic and discuss ways to stranded in Europe in transit MEA said. independent India. at her home after a sleepless life for a fortnight. Pune, will remain closed till work in synergy to combat the due to the travel restrictions Mumbai: Snapping its four- Mukesh Singh (32), Pawan night that also saw the Supreme Of the six, Ram Singh March 31, the Delhi Chief global menace. Foreign imposed by India in the wake day losing streak, equity bench- Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) Court holding an extraordinary allegedly committed suicide in Minister announced shutting Secretary Harsh Vardhan of coronavirus scare, the ! mark Sensex rallied over 1,627 and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) hearing that continued till 3.30 Tihar Jail days after the trial down of all malls in the nation- Shringla took part in a US-ini- Government said it is working points on Friday in line with were executed at 5.30 am in am, Asha Devi, mother of began, and the juvenile was " global markets as Governments Tihar Jail. Nirbhaya said they finally got released in 2015 after spending New Delhi: The Delhi Metro across the world took drastic Cheers went up after the justice but their fight will con- three years in a correctional services will be closed on measures to combat the eco- hanging with some waving the tinue for India’s home. #$%& %&# Sunday in view of “Janata cur- nomic blowback of Covid-19. national flag and shouting slo- daughters. On Friday morning since 4 few”, officials said. “The move After starting on a volatile gans of “Long Live Nirbhaya” Nirbhaya was raped and am, hundreds of people start- is aimed at encouraging public note and swinging over 2,485 and “Bharat Mata ki Jai”. The brutalised by six men, includ- ed to gather in front of Tihar to stay indoors and maintain points, the BSE barometer crowd even distributed sweets ing a juvenile at the time, in an prison. In view on execution social distancing, which is ended 1,627.73 points or 5.75 amid chanting “Nirbhaya has empty bus that was driven the authorities has also Q' (R ) essential in the fight against per cent higher at 29,915.96. got justice, the other daughters through the streets of the increased its security in and COVID-19,” DMRC said. Detailed report on P11 still await”. national Capital on December around the jail premises. # #R % resident of India, dozens of PParliamentarians, Union Ministers, and several digni- he Indian Railways on taries have come under the TFriday decided to stop the coronavirus scanner for com- operation all passenger trains ing into contact with Lok originating from any railway Sabha member Dushyant station in the country from Singh, who had earlier attend- midnight to 10 pm on Sunday ed dinner in Lucknow with in view of the “Janata curfew” COVID positive Bollywood Vasundhara have gone for test- ture attended by around 20 announced by Prime Minister singer Kanika Kapoor, famour ing and results were awaited. MPs on Wednesday. Narendra Modi. for her “Baby Doll” number. Both of them have quarantined “While in Lucknow, I According to a railway Dushyant’s mother themselves. attended a dinner with my son order, mail and express trains Vasundhara Raje as well several Several MPs, including Dushyant and his in-laws. will also stop services from 4 top officials of the State TMC’s Derek O’Brien and Kanika, who has unfortunate- am to 10 pm on Sunday while Government and Uttar Sukhendu Shekhar Roy, and ly tested positive for COVID- all suburban train services will Pradesh Health Minister Jai Apna Dal’s Anupriya Patel, on 19 was also a guest. As a mat- be reduced to a bare minimum. Pratap Singh were present at Friday went into self-quaran- ter of abundant caution, my “All passenger trains orig- the party attended by over tine following the announce- son and I have immediately inating between midnight of 180 guests. ment by the BJP MP and his self-quarantined and we’re tak- March 21/March 22 to 22:00 Dushyant, who had attend- mother that they were self-iso- ing all necessary precautions,” hours of March 22 (approxi- ed Parliament proceedings for lating themselves. Former Vasundhara said in a mately 2,400 services) shall three days after Kanika’s party Union Minister and senior tweet. not be run. However, the pas- and also attended a dinner Congress leader Jitin Prasada According to sources, after senger train services already on reception hosted by President too went for self isolation. attending the party in Lucknow run at 0700 hours on the day Ram Nath Kovind where Singh was among the along with Kanika who is now will be allowed to run to the Union Ministers Rajnath many MPs who attended a undergoing treatment for coro- destinations. Singh, Smriti Irani, Maneka breakfast meeting hosted by navirus, Singh attended birth- Divisions should keep a Gandhi, VK Singh and others President Ram Nath Kovind day party of an industrialist and watch and trains which are were present at Rashtrapati on March 18 as well as a former MP. Dushyant also empty could be short termi- Bhawan on Wednesday. The Parliamentary panel meeting attended the BJP Parliamentary nated, if required,” the railway samples of Dushyant and on transport, tourism and cul- Party meeting on March 17. order said. . / # # returned from London. She had ple would be put up on the web- landed at Delhi International site of Administration. our more positive cases of Airport on March 18 and on Stickers will also be pasted FCOVID-19 (Coronavirus) reaching Chandigarh, she had outside their houses to make have been reported in reported to PGIMER for testing. public aware not to visit the said Chandigarh on Friday taking the The positive patient has premises, as the same is under total number of cases to five. been put in isolation ward in quarantine. n response to the ''Janata The mother, brother and PGIMER. Three contact tracing In view of non-availability ICurfew'' call given by Prime cook of the first positive case of have been done, who came in and hoarding of masks and san- Minister Narendra Modi, 23 years old woman resident of contact with her and have now itizers, the Administration also Haryana government on Friday city, have also been tested posi- been put in home quarantine.