Coronavirus Outbreak Live Updates: Complete lockdown in 30 states & UTs; curfew in Maharashtra, Punjab
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu Live Updates: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy in the state Assembly: Restrictions under Section 144 of CrPC will be imposed in Tamil Nadu from 6.00 pm tomorrow till March 31. State borders will be sealed.
Shops selling milk, vegetable, grocery, mutton, chicken and fish will continue to function during this period, he added.
Kia Motors may suspend production at its Andhra Pradesh plant
Kia Motors India may have to suspend production of vehicles from its Anantapur facility in Andhra Pradesh owing to the lockdown announcement.
Avoid pay cuts, says Labour Ministry
Seeing the Coronavirus pandemic,Advisory has been issued by the Ministry of Labour & Employment to all the employers of Public/Private establishments to not cut salaries or resort to layoffs of their employees.#CoronaVirus #ESIC #EPFO pic.twitter.com/R5QxVVpiWE
— Ministry of Labour (@LabourMinistry) March 23, 2020
Jammu and Kashmir police: FIR has been registered against two students for concealing their travel history to Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Awantipora area of Pulwama district in the union territory, reports ANI
PM Modi, thanks Afghanistan for contributing to COVID-19 fund
Thank you Afghanistan, for contributing $ 1 Million to the COVID-19 Emergency Fund in solidarity with our South Asian neighborhood. Tashakkur President @ashrafghani.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 23, 2020
All officers/officials of Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) will contribute their one day salary to the chief minister relief fund: Public Relations, Punjab (ANI)
Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh announces full curfew in the state with no relaxations, essential service exempted, reports ANI
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing to him to stop all flights from landing in West Bengal with immediate effect, reports ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a video conference with the leaders of the news media industry.