+ 1 RNI Regn. No. CHHENG/2012/42718, Postal Reg. No. - RYP DN/34/2013-2015 *+,-*.$ 23!2!4 52!'6-7 , 4 829,. 78-8: 5691 -9,+8-:+671+; 7:749;>;:+85 +7; +O ;<=7+65;7>>+8 ,;9;76+,8+667 ;+6 -;+,:; -+6+;- 9+= +87 7-;+:6 -=7;++>?+=1++ '/#0**1 @$ A+ 7 + 23 4 !"#$ $"%& '() !* +, Agarwal said. Both these instructions are temporary measures and shall be in force till March 31, 2020 and will be reviewed subse- quently, he said. As precau- tionary measures, all ASI-pro- 67178- tected monuments and Central museums across the country rom closure of abode of will be shut till March 31, FGods like Siddhivinayak Union Culture Minister ' # ( and Tuljabhavani temples and Prahlad Patal said on Monday. ASI-protected monuments and On their parts, the States $) Central museums besides are already taking various steps tourist hotspots Ajanta and on social distancing. While Ellora Caves, sanctuaries and Andaman and Nicobar banned national parks to shutting travellers entry in the island ** down of malls, schools and col- from March 16 to March 26, leges, both the States and the rural Maharashtra announced 67178- Centres have decided to closure of schools and col- expand the ambit of the social leges and world famous Ajanta ith coronavirus cases in distancing in view of the threat and Ellora Caves as a precau- WIndia multiplying fast, from the rapidly spreading tionary measures. The the Delhi Government has coronavirus (Covid-19). Siddhivinayak Temple, one of prohibited all the religious, The Union Health the most visited shrines in cultural, social and political Ministry said four new coron- Mumbai and Tuljabhavani gatherings. Chief Minister avirus cases -- one each from Temple in Maharashtra will Arvind Kejriwal on Monday Odisha, Jammu & Kashmir, remain closed for devotees till said that no religious, cultural !" # Ladakh and Kerala, have been further notice. Jawahar and political gathering with $ % & ' " # reported, taking the total num- Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), more than 50 people shall be ber of cases to 114. The ‘con- fully residential and co-educa- allowed in Delhi vicinity. “Out of total seven corona ing all precautionary measures tact tracing activity’ of these tional schools affiliated to the There is, however, no cases to date, with the unfor- to quarantine those who have positive cases has led to iden- Central Board of Secondary restriction on weddings but tunate demise of one of the been affected. We have suffi- tification of more than 5,200 Education (CBSE) and operat- people are advised to postpone patients, two patients have cient resources. More than contacts, who are kept under ed by the Navodaya Vidyalaya the dates, the CM said. fully recovered and the remain- 500 beds are ready to be surveillance, it added. These country and will be in force till ular and proper disinfection of “No airline shall board a Samiti (NVS), an autonomous All auto-rickshaws and ing four are under treatment. installed,” said Kejriwal. cases include 10 discharged, March 31st, 2020. The impor- surfaces. passenger from these nations to body under the HRD Ministry taxis will be disinfected for free The Delhi Government is tak- Continued on Page 4 three cured and two reported tant measures include closure The Government is India with effect from 1200 have advanced summer break to prevent the spread of the deaths. of all educational establish- encouraging private sector GMT on March 18, 2020. The to March 21 in view of the deadly disease, he said. On his part, Prime ments (schools, universities organisations/employers to airline shall enforce this at the coronavirus outbreak. Educating the masses about the + , Minister Narendra Modi on etc), gyms, museums, cultural allow their employees to work port of initial departure,” Continued on Page 4 scourge of deadly coronavirus, Monday said there has been a and social centres, swimming from home wherever feasible the AAP Government also *-./ coordinated response to the pools and theatres. Students and hold interaction through announced that nightclubs, coronavirus outbreak and should be advised to stay at video-conferencing. gyms and spas will remain "" 67178- mittee is following all measures asserted that “no stone is being home while online education to Local authorities will have closed till March 31. conveyed by the Government left unturned” to ensure people be promoted,” Union Health a dialogue with organisers of 0 Urging people to avoid elhi Sikh Gurdwara of India. “We are preparing lan- are healthy. Modi also hailed Ministry Joint Secretary Lav sporting events and competi- large gatherings, Kejriwal also DManagement Committee gar (food served to devotees) the contribution of doctors, Agarwal told reporters here on tions involving large gatherings # said that wedding programmes (DSGMC) has decided to ban in house only. In the wake of nurses and healthcare workers Monday after the Group of and they may be advised to are excluded and has given entry of foreigners who have coronavirus, no outside items in fighting the virus and said Ministers (GoM) meeting. postpone such events, the Mumbai/Aurangabad: The Washington: A leading med- instructions to all municipal not completed their 15-day shall be cooked/prepared in the country will always cherish The GoM has also sug- Government has said. Siddhivinayak Temple, one of ical school in the US has rec- corporation officials to set up stay in India in all Delhi gur- kitchen,” Sirsa said. “We have their contribution. gested people to avoid non- The Government on the most visited shrines in ommended yoga, meditation mobile washbasins in public dwaras with immediate effect conveyed that all the devotees “The Group of Ministers essential travel by buses, trains Monday also prohibited entry Mumbai, will remain closed and controlled breathing to places on a large scale. to check the spread of coron- have been requested to take has proposed several preventive and aeroplanes to maximise of passengers from EU coun- for devotees till further notice address anxiety issues related to Pertinently, seven cases of avirus. langar prasad from main lan- steps such as social distancing social distancing in public tries, Turkey and the UK from in view of the coronavirus out- the novel coronavirus that has coronavirus have been con- He said only foreigners gar halls only.” to contain COVID-19 in the transport besides ensuring reg- March 18 till March 31. break in Maharashtra, it was now spread fast across firmed in Delhi so far. who are staying in India for “All the gurdwara sevadar announced on Monday. America. Soon after his video-con- more than 15 days will be henceforth will start services in The Tuljabhavani Temple, There are at least 3,485 ferencing with all the stake- allowed to visit gurdwara gurdwaras after sanitising them another popular shrine in cases of the novel coronavirus holders — three municipal premises as a matter of pre- and washing their hands with Maharashtra located in in the US, according to the corporations health officials — caution and preventive mea- soaps and take every possible Osmanabad district, will State and local health agencies, he said his Government is tak- sures. precaution to check transmis- remain shut for devotees from Governments and the US ing all steps necessary to tack- Speaking to The Pioneer, sion of coronavirus,” said SAD March 17 to 31, an official told. Centers for Disease Control le the coronavirus crisis, and Manjinder Singh Sirsa presi- leader. O Detailed report on P6 and Prevention. monitoring them at all times. dent, DSGMC said the com- Continued on Page 4 !"## $%!&'( +#& * , # + :+ 67178- party ticket. ++, Gogoi also headed * +% $ - . ndian share market joined he Government on benches that pro- 0 Ithe global sell-off on Monday TMonday night nounced several key +0 with the Sensex logging its sec- issued a notification judgments like the * ond-biggest drop in a day even second emergency rate cut in announcing former Rafale fighter jet deal as the RBI hinted at a rate cut less than two weeks, slashing Chief Justice of India and the entry of ! " but stopped short of a decision, the benchmark borrowing rate Ranjan Gogoi’s nomi- women in Sabarimala #$%" & belying market expectations to a range of 0-0.25 per cent, nation to the temple. 1 at a hurriedly called presser. where it was during the 2008 Rajya Sabha. “In exercise of the powers 21,3 The Central bank did global financial crisis. Ex-CJI Gogoi — who will conferred by sub-clause (a) of (*(% announce some liquidity The 30-share BSE Sensex remembered for the Ayodhya clause (1) of article 80 of the 4 0 enhancing measures to contain plunged 2,713.41 points or verdict that gave Hindus the Constitution of India, read * the economic fallout from the 7.96 per cent to finish at 2.77 acre disputed land for with clause (3) of that article, coronavirus. 31,390.07. Likewise, the broad- construction of Ram Temple — the President is pleased to '(P The market mayhem may er NSE Nifty gave up the 9,200 will be the first former CJI to nominate Shri Ranjan Gogoi to ' not yet be over as the US level, slumping 757.80 points or be nominated to the Upper the Council of States to fill the indices tanked by nearly 10 per 7.61 per cent to end at 9,197.40. House. Before him former CJI vacancy caused due to the cent when it opened late in the It eroded 7.62 lakh crore Ranganath Misra was also a retirement of one of the nom- + + evening despite the fact that the of investors’ money. Rajya Sabha member but he inated members,” the notifica- 50 * US Fed on Sunday made its Continued on Page 4 was elected on a Congress tion said. ! R # $ QR +% & - $ " $ * .