WWW.YUGMARG.COM FOLLOW US ON REGD NO. CHD/0061/2006-08 | RNI NO. 61323/95 Friday, March 20, 2020 CHANDIGARH, VOL. XXV, NO. 52, PAGES 12, RS. 2 YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER Mapping work to be Himachal CM Would love to Priyanka Chopra taken up in phased launches police sta- be in quarantine collaborates with manner in all Haryana tion visitor survey with Quinton de WHO to spread villages: CM Manohar and e-night beat Kock: Dale awareness Lal checking system Steyn over COVID-19 PAGE 3 PAGE 5 PAGE 12 PAGE 10 Corona virus takes first life in Punjab MEA to evacuate 4th in India, cases rise to 173 in country next batch of Indians from Italy this week NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Public transport banned External Affairs on Thursday announced that it is planning to evacuate the next batch of Indi- ans from Italy this weekend. "We are planning to evacuate in Punjab from today the next batch of Indians from Italy this weekend, further de- tails are being worked out with the civil aviation ministry," MEA Board examination postponed, dining spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a weekly briefing. A special Air India flight evacu- at restaurants, dhabas prohibited ated 211 students and seven compassionate cases from Mi- lan in northern Italy and BUREAU reached Delhi on Sunday. CHANDIGARH, MARCH Teachers, staff to work All the evacuees have been 19: quarantined for 15 days at the from home in Haryana ITBP's Chhawla facility and Taking serious note of the their blood samples have been CHANDIGARH: Haryana Government has decided that teaching collected by the doctors for COVID-19 which is spread- and non-teaching staff in all government and private schools of testing. ing its wings in the country, Haryana will work from home. Giving information about this, an offi- the Group of Ministers GoM cial spokesperson said that as per the orders issued by Principal today decided to take strin- Secretary, School Education Department, Dr. Mahavir Singh, the AGENCY gent action to prevent the pub- state government has decided that all the government and private Yes Bank: Anil NEW DELHI, MAR 19 lic to move out of their hous- schools in the state will remain closed till March 31, 2020. He said es without any emergency. that now teaching and non-teaching staff will also perform the work Ambani appears Punjab on Thursday confirmed first The GoM which today met related to evaluation or any other work from home till further orders. death due to the deadly novel coron- PM appeals for 'Janta under the chairmanship of Mr. before ED avirus, taking the total number of Brahm Mohindra, Local Bod- MUMBAI: Reliance Group deaths in the country to four. ies Minister decided to put a Chairman Anil Ambani on "The death has been reported from curfew' on Sunday ban on plying of all public Thursday appeared before the Pathlava village under Banga police NEW DELHI; Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday ap- transport (Government and India bans all international Enforcement Directorate in pealed to citizens to follow "Janta curfew" on March 22 in the station in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Na- view of novel coronavirus outbreak. Private Buses) from midnight Mumbai in connection with a gar", official sources confirmed. on March 20. Likewise all the flights from March 22-29 money-laundering probe "I am seeking one more support from every countrymen today. A 70-year-old senior citizen be- This is a public curfew. Janta curfew means for the public, cur- Board examinations of 10th NEW DELHI: Amid coronavirus pandemic, India on Thursday an- against Yes Bank promoter nounced it will not allow any international commercial passenger Rana Kapoor and others, offi- longing to Pathlava village was said to few imposed by the public on its own. Every citizen must follow and 12th standard have also have suffered a heart attack following Janta curfew on this Sunday, March 22, from 7 am to 9 pm," been postponed till March 31. aircraft to land from March 22 to March 29. cials said. The Central government said the Railways and Civil Aviation Min- The agency is expected to which he was admitted at the civil hos- Modi said in his address to the nation. All the public dealings in the pital at Banga where he died yesterday. "If possible, please call at least 10 people every day and tell government offices have been istry must suspend all concessional travel on trains and flights, record the statement of Ambani except for students, patients and disabled people. under the Prevention of Money Meanwhile the novel coronavirus them about the 'Janta curfew' as well as the measures to pre- called off with immediate ef- cases in India rose to 173 on Thursday vent coronavirus," he said. fect. Disclosing this Mr. “Similarly, all children below 10 should be advised to stay at home Laundering Act. The 60-year- and not to venture out,” it added. The Centre has requested old businessman arrived at the after 18 fresh cases were reported from The Prime Minister also requested senior citizens to remain indoors for the next few Brahm Mohindra said that weeks. states to enforce work from home for private sector employees, ED office in Ballard Estate various parts of the country, according GoM today held its meeting to except for those working in emergency and essential services. around 9:30 am. Ambani's nine to the Health Ministry. "Social distancing is extremely important and effective in reducing the impact of coron- review the emergent situation group companies are stated to The cases include 25 foreign na- avirus. All senior citizens in our family should not get out of houses. I request all people in view of rise of suspected have taken loans of about Rs tionals -- 17 from Italy, 3 from the in the country to get out of the house only when it is extremely necessary, try and do all cases in the state. He said that stop the operation of all the Medical institutions and to 12,800 crore from the crisis-rid- Philippines, two from the UK, one each work from home," he said. Modi also said that no definite solution has been found and GoM decided in unison that it public transport (Government strengthen the services by en- den bank, that reportedly were belonging to Canada, Indonesia and no vaccine has been developed yet to deal with coronavirus. is time to take concrete and and Private Buses) from mid- suring availability of medical under "stress". Singapore. bold steps and the time to is- night on March 20 but the and para medical staff and ad- The figure also includes three sue only advisories for the taxis and rickshaws have been equate stock of medicines. deaths reported from Delhi, Karnataka cured/discharged/migrated while three three foreigners, while Kerala has people has passed. The GoM exempted from the ban. Similarly routine OPD servic- Sensex ends 581 and Maharashtra so far. have died. Delhi has, so far, reported 12 recorded 27 cases which include two decided that there is urgent Another important deci- es in the hospitals have also pts lower; Nifty "The total number of active COVID positive cases which includes one for- foreign nationals. Karnataka has 14 need to prevent people to sion taken by the GoM is to been postponed but emer- 2019 cases across India stands at 151 so eigner, while Uttar Pradesh has record- coronavirus patients. The number of come out of their houses with- increase the number of isola- gency services at all the hos- below 8,300 far," a health ministry official said, ed 17 cases, including one foreigner. cases in Ladakh rose to eight and Jam- out any emergency. For this tion wards set at different pitals and PHCs will be con- MUMBAI: Equity benchmark adding that 15 others have been Maharashtra has 45 cases, including mu and Kashmir four. end, the GoM has decided to Public, Private hospitals and tinued 24X7. Sensex ended 581 points lower in a highly volatile session on Thursday amid heightened fears of a global recession trig- gered by the Covid-19 pandem- HPSLRM launches sale of masks SC orders for floor test Fate sealed, Tihar ready to ic. The rupee plummeted 81 paise to 75.07 against the US made by self help groups in MP Assembly today dollar during the day. NEW DELHI: Amid the political crisis in execute Nirbhaya convicts After briefly turning positive in AGENCY out of non woven cloth for Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court afternoon trade, domestic in- SHIMLA, MAR 19 protection from the virus. on Thursday ordered a floor test in dices fell in tandem with Asian The entire project was state Assembly to be held tomorrow. peers, with the BSE barometer The HP state rural livelihood spearheaded by the secretary A bench of the apex court, headed by Sensex settling 581.28 points mission on Friday launched Rural Develeopment Dr RN Justice DY Chandrachud said the floor or 2.01 per cent lower at test would be held by show of hands in 28,288.23. It swung over the sale of masks for the Batta and Director Rural general public in view of the Development Lalit Jain, accordance with the law and it should 2,656.07 points through the be completed by 5 pm on Friday. session. Similarly, the NSE Corona virus and subse- who personally developed quent shortage of the same . the facility on pilot basis The court observed that the state of Nifty settled 205.35 points, or uncertainty must be resolved efficiently and the Assembly pro- 2.42 per cent, down at These masks are being within 24 hours of the need made by the Self help Anil Kumar Khachi.