Friday, March 20, 2020

Yasin Malik not getting a fair trial, says family

He has decided to go an indefinite hunger strike from April 1, says his sister
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COVID-19 | Asia’s largest coconut market closed

The market on the APMC premises off Bengaluru-Mysuru highway is the largest in Asia.
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COVID-19 fears rock Parliament

MPs raise concerns over stranded Indians, call adjourning session
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Defence Ministry places order for 16,479 LMG

Deal with IWI is worth ₹880-crore
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Coronavirus live updates | China exonerates doctor reprimanded for warning of virus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a Janata Curfew on March 22 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. to control the spread of the virus.
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Coronavirus | China exonerates doctor reprimanded for warning of virus

The official China News Service late Tuesday said police in the epicenter city of Wuhan had revoked its admonishment of Dr. Li Wenliang that had included a threat of arrest and issued a “solemn apology” to his family.
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Coronavirus | Rituals in Varanasi ghats curtailed to prevent COVID-19 spread

Ghats have been emptied, foreign nationals landing at the city’s airport are being subjected to 24-hour quarantine as administration swings into action
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FM to meet PM over impact on economy

To hold series of meetings to assess impact, some relief likely soon
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Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

The flame reached Japan aboard a white aircraft painted with the inscription “Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay” along its side. It was greeted on the tarmac by a small contingent of organizing committee officials.
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COVID-19 | Kodagu village declared ‘containment zone’; curbs on residents

Mottimottee near Kondageri in Virajpet taluk will be out of bounds for visitors
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Morning Digest: Four Nirbhaya case convicts hanged to death in Tihar jail, Madhya Pradesh Speaker accepts resignation of 16 rebel Congress MLAs, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day
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Coronavirus | Italian death toll overtakes China’s as virus spreads

In the U.S., the Army prepared mobile military hospitals for deployment in major cities. In Madrid, a four-star hotel was turned into a hospital. Medical centers around the United States set up drive-thru testing sites that drew long lines of motorists waiting for nurses to swab their nostrils.
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New edible freshwater fish discovered in Andhra Pradesh

It has been named after the Alluri forest of the Eastern Ghats in Visakhapatnam district, where it was found
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COVID-19 | Two patients recover; to be discharged today

One more person tests positive in Karnataka
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Weinstein moved to state prison day before 68th birthday

The disgraced film mogul, who will turn 68 on Thursday, is locked up at the maximum security Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, according to state prison officials. He is known behind bars as inmate No. 20B0584.
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Man who refused COVID-19 check-up, now in home quarantine in Udupi

The police traced him before producing him before doctors
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COVID-19 | Stern action to be taken against those violating restrictions

Tahsildars, EOs asked to oversee implementation
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COVID-19 | Joint screening at Talapady

On an average, they screen around 300 vehicles of which nearly 100 are those coming from the airport in Mangaluru and also those returning home after treatment here.
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COVID-19 | Nikki Haley resigns from Boeing board over company’s bailout pursuit

In her resignation letter, Ms. Haley said the Boeing board and its executive team are going in a direction which she cannot support.
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COVID-19 fear spurs people to stock up essentials

Many thronged the markets to buy vegetables that would last for at least seven days
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Justice has finally been done, women will feel safer now: Nirbhaya’s mother after hanging

We appeal for observing this day as Nirbhaya ‘Nyay Diwas’ (day of justice), says Nirbhaya’s father.
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Four Nirbhaya case convicts hanged to death in Tihar jail

Sandeep Goel, Director-General of Tihar jail, confirmed to reporters outside the prison that the four convicts had been hanged at 5.30 a.m.
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Nirbhaya case convicts to be hanged as Supreme Court dismisses plea against rejection of mercy petition

A three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Justice R. Banumathi refused to consider the juvenility claim of Pawan Gupta
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