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Coronavirus: Curfew in Rajasthan from 6 pm on April 16 to 5 am on April 19

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 16, 2021, 10:29:14 IST

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Coronavirus: Curfew in Rajasthan from 6 pm on April 16 to 5 am on April 19

The number of new coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high with over 2 lakh infections being reported in a day, while the active cases surpassed the 14- lakh mark, according to the govt data on Thursday. With the new cases, the total tally of Covid-19 cases in the country rose to 1,40,74,564. Meanwhile, Delhi govt today announced to impose a weekend curfew in the capital. Stay with TOI for latest updates

18:29 (IST) Apr 15

In view of rising cases, ongoing Class 10 exams for remaining subjects have been cancelled and students would be promoted to Class 11 based on internal assessments. Ongoing Class 12 exams have been postponed: Office of LG of Jammu and Kashmir

18:28 (IST) Apr 15

Kerala government to conduct at least 2.5 lakh tests within next 2 days to rein in surging Covid-19 cases in state

18:20 (IST) Apr 15

Editors Guild of India urges Union government to declare journalists as frontline workers and ensure priority vaccination for them amid rise in coronavirus cases

17:56 (IST) Apr 15

Goa reports 757 new Covid-19 cases and 5 deaths today; case tally at 64,572

17:51 (IST) Apr 15

Persons returning to Karnataka after taking part in the Kumbh Mela at Haridwar should get their RT-PCR test done immediately on return: Commissioner, Health and Family Services, Karnataka

17:43 (IST) Apr 15

Crime Branch of Pune City Police have arrested 5 people in two different cases for black marketing of Remdesivir injection.

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17:26 (IST) Apr 15

Satara district collector Shekhar Singh orders to stop the shootings of movies, serials and web-series going in district and cancels permission for granted to start shootings. The decision has been taken amid rising Covid cases every day.

17:07 (IST) Apr 15

Additional prohibition/restriction on certain activities & weekend curfew (10 pm on Friday to 5 am on Monday) needs to be imposed in NCT of Delhi, except for essential activities/services, as an emergency measure for well being & safety of people

17:02 (IST) Apr 15

In UP, this is the second day in a row when the state has reported a record daily increase in the Covid numbers. On Wednesday, 20,510 cases had surfaced in the state.

16:56 (IST) Apr 15

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to take concrete steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus and asserted that it is "futile" to invest time and resources in "hiding" this tragedy.

16:53 (IST) Apr 15

Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala cumulatively account for 67.16 per cent of India's total active cases.

16:49 (IST) Apr 15

The government also imposed an 11-hour night curfew in 10 districts of UP with more than 2,000 active Covid-19 cases with immediate effect

The districts are in Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Kanpur, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Gorakhpur.

16:48 (IST) Apr 15

Read: With unprecedented Covid surge, Delhi surpasses Mumbai to become worst-hit city in India

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16:44 (IST) Apr 15

UP reports 114 coronavirus deaths and 22,439 fresh cases, highest single-day spikes, say officials.

16:29 (IST) Apr 15

We've decided to convert NMCH Patna & Gaya's Anugrah Narayan Hospital into a full-time Covid facility. Soon, 50 beds will also be installed at IGIMS Hospital in Patna & about 100 beds will be arranged at Cancer Institute in the next 2-3 days: Mangal Pandey, Bihar Health Minister

16:18 (IST) Apr 15

According to State Control Room-Covid 19, a total of 2,167 positive cases have been found in Haridwar from April 10 to April 14

16:13 (IST) Apr 15

In pictures: Maharashtra curfew Day 1

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16:06 (IST) Apr 15

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to chair virtual meeting on Covid-19 situation with presiding officers on April 19. Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi among other leaders of Opposition will also attend the meeting.

15:56 (IST) Apr 15

Delhi HC allows 50 people to offer namaz five times a day on first floor of Nizamuddin Markaz mosque.

15:54 (IST) Apr 15

Kerala Agriculture Minister V S Sunil Kumar says he has tested positive for Covid-19 for second time in seven months

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