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Meghalaya: Extends night curfew, ban on inter-state movement of people till June 30.

Meghalaya: Extends night curfew, ban on inter-state movement of people till June 30.

The Meghalaya government has extended the night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am till June 30, officials said on Sunday. The night curfew was to be in force till Monday. The state government has also extended the ban on inter-state movement of people till June 30, they said. "District deputy commissioners have been asked to issue extension of night curfew orders and directives to extend ban on inter-state movement of people," a senior government official told .The official orders, however, will not apply to security forces, medical teams on duty, wholesale and retail pharmacies and other essential services, he…
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Modi seeks help to Manmohan, Pranab, Mamata

Modi seeks help to Manmohan, Pranab, Mamata

The whole world is fighting with the deadly coronavirus epidemic and India so. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called two former President and two Prime Ministers of the country seeking advice on the fight against the virus. A source at the Indian Prime Minister's Office confirmed the information. Narendra Modi also spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about combating Coronavirus. He also spoke to the chief ministers of several other states and heads of almost all political parties. According to a source at the Prime Minister's Office, the Indian news agency ANI said that Prime Minister Modi…
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Global coronavirus COVID-19 cases top 9 lakh, death toll 45,371

Global coronavirus COVID-19 cases top 9 lakh, death toll 45,371

Italy and Spain bore the brunt of the crisis as the grim tally hit another milestone even though half of the planet's population is already under some form of lockdown in a battle to halt contagion. The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic infected 905,279 people worldwide and increased the death toll to 45,371 till 11.45 pm (IST- 1/4/20 ) on Wednesday even as the head of the United Nations has described this crisis as humanity's worst since World War II. The US has recorded the highest numbers of cases worldwide at 199,092 including 4,361 deaths. Italy has a total of 110,574 positive…
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