B’luru civic body declares 19 wards as Covid containment zones
Bengaluru, April 20 (IANS) City civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has declared 19 wards as Covid containment zones, setting off a range of...
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Libyan govt declares western, central military zones
Tripoli, April 9 (IANS) The UN-backed Libyan government has declared Western and Central military zones, banning movement of vehicles without prior permission. “According to the...
Bhubaneswar MC declares Satya Nagar as containment zone
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sealed Satya Nagar area and declared it a containment zone after a coronavirus positive case...
Olympic flame display ends after Japanese PM declares emergency
Tokyo, April 7 (IANS) The Olympic flame display in northeastern Fukushima will end after only five days as Japan prepares for a state of emergency....
Abe declares state of emergency over COVID-19 (Ld)
Tokyo, April 7 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in several regions of the country, a move that...
Abe declares state of emergency over COVID-19
Tokyo, April 7 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a month-long state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures in...
Islamabad HC declares overcrowding in jails unconstitutional
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has declared that overcrowding in jails was unconstitutional and ruled that a prisoner can sue the...
Telangana declares ‘red zones’ in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, March 28 (IANS) With 14 fresh Covid-19 cases in Telangana in just one day, the state government here on Saturday intensified anti-coronavirus measures. The...
S.Korea declares zero tolerance for self-isolation violators
Seoul, March 26 (IANS) South Korea on Thursday declared a no-tolerance stance toward those who violate self-isolation rules due to the coronavirus pandemic, warning that...
NZ declares state of emergency as 50 new COVID-19 cases confirmed
Wellington, March 25 (IANS) A state of emergency has been declared on Wednesday in New Zealand after 50 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the...
SC too declares complete lockdown after PM’s call
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) After Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a three week nationwide lockdown, the Supreme Court too declared an indefinite...
UP Governor declares COVID-19 as epidemic for one month
Lucknow, March 24 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has declared Corona virus an epidemic in Uttar Pradesh for a period of one month. The...
B’desh declares public holiday, army to assist in COVID-19 fight
Dhaka, March 24 (IANS) Due to the increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country, the Bangladeshi government has declared a public...
COVID-19: South Africa declares 21-day nationwide lockdown
Johannesburg, March 24 (IANS) As cases of COVID-19 passed the 400 mark on Monday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said a countrywide lockdown would be...
SL declares nationwide curfew from Friday
Colombo, March 20 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government has announced a nationwide curfew from Friday until March 23 as a preventive measure against the coronavirus...
Ontario declares state of emergency
TORONTO Ontario Premier Doug Ford has declared a state of emergency as the province tries to slow the spread of COVID-19. “We’re facing an unprecedented...
COVID-19: Duterte declares state of calamity in Philippines
Manila, March 17 (IANS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of national calamity for six months amid rising number of coronavirus cases in...
SL declares public holiday over COVID-19
Colombo, March 15 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Sunday declared March 16 a public holiday after the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the...
India declares COVID-19 a national ‘disaster’
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The central government on Saturday declared COVID-19 as a national ‘disaster’ and announced to provide ex-gratia relief of Rs 4...
After Trump declares emergency, Democrats pass COVID-19 relief package (3rd Ld)
New York, March 14 (IANS) The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed a massive relief package on Saturday to help those affected by the coronavirus pandemic...