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Watch: In Punjab, residents thank garbage collector with garland of currency notes

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/watch-punjab-residents-thank-garbage-collector-with-garland-of-currency-notes-6341508/ v

Maha: 2 more corona deaths, toll rises to 12

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Eighteen more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 320, a health official said on Wednesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/coronavirus-in-maharashtra-2-more-deaths-toll-rises-to-12-total-320-cases/articleshow/74923415.cms

Pune: Truck driver robbed, murdered near Daund

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A 55-year-old truck driver was stabbed to death, while the cleaner of another heavy vehicle suffered injuries after a gang of six men assaulted and robbed them of valuables collectively worth Rs7,000 in the early hours of Monday on Pune-Solapur highway near Daund, about 110km from the city. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/truck-driver-robbed-murdered-near-daund/articleshow/74920861.cms

5 more test +ve, 2 sans foreign travel history

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Five more individuals tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) infection in the city on Tuesday, taking the Pune’s case tally to 48. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/5-more-test-ve-in-pune-2-sans-foreign-travel-history/articleshow/74921443.cms

Pune's 1st critical nCoV patient to be discharged

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The first critical novel coronavirus (Covid-19) infected patient in Pune has recovered and will go home in a week's time. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/sinhagad-road-woman-punes-first-critical-covid-19-patient-taken-off-ventilator-to-go-home-in-a-week/articleshow/74922140.cms

CR to turn 482 coaches into isolation units

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The Central Railway will convert 482 coaches of trains into isolation facilities across its divisions, as the number of Covid-19 cases increases. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-central-railway-to-turn-482-coaches-into-isolation-units/articleshow/74922226.cms

Rajesh Tope's exclusive interview with TOI

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Public health minister Rajesh Tope was in conversation with Bhavika Jain and Sumitra DebRoy on Tuesday on Maharashtra's preparedness to tackle the coronavirus crisis. Excerpts: from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/spike-in-numbers-bound-to-happen-want-to-minimize-severity-maharashtra-minister/articleshow/74922297.cms

Gun ownership soars in Brazil under Jair Bolsonaro

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/gun-ownership-soars-in-brazil-under-jair-bolsonaro-6341466/

US death toll eclipses China’s as reinforcements head to New York City

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-coronavirus-death-toll-china-new-york-city-6341444/

Six European nations condemn North Korean missile launches

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/north-korea-missile-launch-europe-6341440/

Paper-based test to detect coronavirus in wastewater: Study

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/paper-based-test-to-detect-coronavirus-in-wastewater-study-6340204/

Amid lockdown, Bombay HC asks govt to provide food, shelter to migrants

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/amid-lockdown-provide-food-shelter-medical-aid-to-migrants-bombay-hc-6340096/ v

Vodka from thin air: An unusual climate prize hits a coronavirus snag

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/climate-prize-coronavirus-snag-6339936/

Less arrival of onion, potato to jack up prices

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People will have to pay extra for buying onion and potato at least for the next two days because of less quantity of these products reaching the Gultekdi Market Yard on Monday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/less-arrival-of-onion-potato-to-jack-up-prices/articleshow/74902494.cms

Kothrud man booked for drive to Deccan for papaya

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A 40-year-old man from Kothrud drove nearly 6km to the Deccan area to buy a papaya on Sunday evening, only to be booked by the police for flouting the lockdown rules in the time of Covid-19. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/kothrud-man-booked-for-drive-to-deccan-for-papaya/articleshow/74902488.cms

From Hungary to Thailand, coronavirus gives autocrats a chance to grab more power

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/autocrats-coronavirus-6340041/

Kerala government to issue special passes for tipplers to get liquor

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-government-liquor-passes-for-tipplers-6340026/ v

Some good news: Pay less for power in Maha

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In a relief to consumers across Maharashtra amid the coronavirus lockdown, power tariffs of BEST, Tata Power, Adani Electricity and MSEDCL have been reduced from April 1. The regulator, MERC, issued the orders on Monday evening. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/some-good-news-pay-less-for-power-in-maharashtra/articleshow/74904396.cms

‘Walker’ covers over 3,000 km to zero in on his new home

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/walker-covers-over-3000-km-to-zero-in-on-his-new-home-6339818/ v

Reports advocating Taiwan’s participation in WHO violated ‘one-China’ principle: Chinese embassy

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/taiwan-who-china-6339762/

H1B workers seek 180 instead of 60-day stay in US post-unemployment period

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-h1b-workers-coronavirus-jobs-6339898/

Migrants flee shelter in Indapur

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(This story originally appeared in PuneMirror on March 31, 2020) from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story/migrants-flee-shelter-in-indapur-while-daund-faces-resource-crunch/articleshow/74902083.cms

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle bid farewell to royal roles

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/prince-harry-meghan-markle-bid-farewell-to-royal-roles-6339786/

Vijay Mallya wants govt’s help in footing his companies’ wage bill amid lockdown

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/vijay-mallya-wants-govts-help-in-footing-his-companies-wage-bill-amid-lockdown/ v

Employment-based backlog to double by 2030, Indians will have to wait for decades for Green Card: CRS

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/employment-based-backlog-to-double-by-2030-indians-will-have-to-wait-for-decades-for-green-card-crs-6339755/

Coronavirus: Pune reports 1st death; Maha toll 10

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A 52-year-old man from Thane, who was staying at his in-laws' house in Erandwane, succumbed to complications associated with the Covid-19 infection at a private hospital here on Monday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/first-death-in-pune-2-in-mumbai-maharashtra-toll-10-ve-cases-220/articleshow/74903974.cms

Drones to keep a watch on people’s movement

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Police have started using drone cameras to monitor the movement of people in the semi-urban belts of the Nanded City area, Baramati, Wagholi, Lonavala and Loni Kalbhor to monitor people’s movement during the lockdown period in the wake of the coronavius outbreak. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/drones-to-keep-a-watch-on-peoples-movement/articleshow/74902476.cms

859 homeless people shifted to shelter homes

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The city police have shifted 859 homeless persons/ beggars to 16 shelter homes in the last two days to contain the spread of Covid-19. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/859-homeless-persons-shifted-to-shelter-homes/articleshow/74903195.cms

Corona: DICCI, CoEP to set up kitchen for homeless

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The Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) and College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP), will start a community kitchen for over 600 homeless people being quarantined in five shelter homes in the city. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/dalit-industries-body-coep-to-set-up-kitchen-for-homeless/articleshow/74903203.cms

Coronavirus threat: Punjab and Haryana HC tells courts to release all accused who’ve already been granted bail

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-punjab-haryana-hc-release-accused-bail-6339602/ v

Desperate to take ride, even on hearse: ‘Ready to die but still want to go home’

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-lockdown-desperate-to-take-ride-even-on-hearse-ready-to-die-but-still-want-to-go-home-6339472/ v

Walking home from Punjab: Who they are, why they are leaving

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/walking-home-from-punjab-who-they-are-why-they-are-leaving-6339569/ v

Maharashtra confirms 2 more deaths, toll rises to 10

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/maharashtra-confirms-2-more-deaths-toll-rises-to-10-6339579/ v

Pune: Fresh arrival of produce at Market Yard

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The availability of vegetables in the city improved on Sunday with the fresh arrival of 14,850 quintal of produce at the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) in Gultekdi as well as its five sub-markets in Uttamnagar, Pimpri, Moshi, Hadapsar and Khadki. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/market-yard-receives-fresh-arrival-of-farm-produce/articleshow/74880007.cms

Prince Harry, wife Meghan, do not need US help for security costs: Spokesperson

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/prince-harry-wife-meghan-do-not-need-us-help-for-security-costs-spokeswoman-says-6338630/

Singapore court upholds law that criminalises gay sex

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/singapore-court-upholds-law-that-criminalises-gay-sex-6338572/

Coronavirus does what sanctions didn’t, shuts down North Korea’s trafficking of goods

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/coronavirus-sanctions-north-korea-6338509/

‘Humanity has stooped so low’: Mizoram CM seeks PM Modi’s intervention over racial attacks on Northeast people

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-covid-racism-india-pm-modi-mizoram-northeast-6338484/ v

PM appreciates Omar Abdullah’s call for social distancing following his uncle’s death

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pm-appreciates-omar-abdullahs-call-for-social-distancing-following-his-uncles-death-6338497/ v

How to protect yourself from coronavirus

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At a time when the world is fighting Covid-19 pandemic and several countries are grappling with the rising cases of coronavirus, WHO has come up with guidelines on how to protect yourself from the virus. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/how-to-protect-yourself-from-coronavirus/articleshow/74881856.cms

Desperate measures in desperate times

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(This story originally appeared in PuneMirror on March 30, 2020) from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story/desperate-measures-in-desperate-times/articleshow/74879407.cms

Pune: Javadekar sanctions Rs 1 cr to fight corona

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Union minister for environment, information and broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Sunday sanctioned Rs1 crore to deal with the Coronavirus outbreak in Pune. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/javadekar-sanctions-rs-1cr/articleshow/74880037.cms

Pune doctor says Covid-19 battle is winnable

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Pune-based physician Rohidas Borse about how doctors and paramedics rendering crucial service during his Mann Ki Baat radio programme on Sunday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/sassoon-doc-says-battle-is-winnable-on-mann-ki-baat/articleshow/74879815.cms

Corona: Well-crafted messages get more listeners

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Audios and videos seem to communicate better what monologues cannot. The Pune police have come up with a novel way to ensure that their instructions to people on securing a complete lockdown till April 14, are followed diligently. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/well-crafted-messages-on-ncov-get-more-listeners/articleshow/74879843.cms

Head nurse at forefront of H1N1 fight Covid-19

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From sleepless nights at home after completing the day’s duty to watching out for her own health with blood pressure and sugar issues, Saroj Pillai, head nurse of the Naidu hospital’s out-patient department, is fighting battles on two fronts. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/head-nurse-fights-health-battles-on-personal-covid-19-front/articleshow/74880015.cms

4 more test +ve for Covid-19 infection in Pune

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Four persons, including two men with no recent history of foreign travel or any proximity to infected persons or their close contacts, tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) infection in the district on Sunday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/four-more-test-positive-for-covid-19-infection-in-pune/articleshow/74879825.cms

US won’t pay for Meghan and Harry’s security: Donald Trump

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/donald-trump-says-us-wont-pay-for-meghan-and-harry-security-6338192/

US reaches 65,000 H-1B visa cap for 2021

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-reaches-65000-h-1b-visa-cap-for-2021-6338104/

IS militants riot in eastern Syria prison, some escape

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/islaimic-state-prison-break-frees-members-6338051/

Teen charged after coughing on groceries for ‘prank’ in US

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/teen-charged-after-coughing-on-groceries-for-prank-in-us-coronavirus-6338039/

After 277 km in 6 days, group of 16 labourers starts 600 km trudge to reach hometown

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/migrant-worker-coronavirus-outbreak-india-lockdown-6338001/ v

Lack of coordination with Centre, Bihar govt wakes up to migrant crisis

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-lockdown-lack-of-coordination-with-centre-bihar-govt-wakes-up-to-migrant-crisis-6337985/ v

Delhi officers overseeing movement of migrants face Centre action

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-lockdown-delhi-officers-migrants-movement-centre-action-6337954/ v

Last call of man who died walking: Lene aa sakte ho toh aa jao

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-lockdown-migrant-movement-labour-death-delhi-agra-morena-6337959/ v

Informal sector workers not registered, officials flag problems in paying wages

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/informal-sector-workers-not-registered-paying-wages-problems-lockdown-6337946/ v

No more essential and non-essential: curbs on goods transport lifted

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-lockdown-non-essential-curbs-goods-transport-6337933/ v

German state minister kills self due to ‘stress over coronavirus pandemic’

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/thomas-schafer-german-state-minister-kills-self-due-to-stress-over-coronavirus-pandemic-6337576/

Buldana victim 1st Covid-19 death outside Mum

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from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/buldana-vicitm-first-coronavirus-death-outside-mumbai-3-more-test-positive-in-nagpur/articleshow/74874968.cms

Taliban attacks Afghanistan amid growing coronavirus threat

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/taliban-attacks-afghanistan-amid-growing-coronavirus-threat-6337354/

Covid-19: 3 more test +tive in Maharashtra

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With three more people testing positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra, the number of such patients in the state has gone up to 196, state health minister Rajesh Tope said on Sunday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/3-more-test-positive-for-coronavirus-in-maharashtra-tally-rises-to-196/articleshow/74874796.cms

108-yr-old woman, who survived Spanish flu pandemic, becomes oldest in UK to die from coronavirus

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/uk-britain-oldest-woman-dead-coronavirus-6337235/

Frightened by coronavirus, many of UK’s Poles are heading home

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/frightened-by-coronavirus-many-of-uks-poles-are-heading-home-6337094/

2 men keep 7,500 plants on Baner Hill alive

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With a lockdown in place, the onus of watering nearly 7,500 plants spread across 25-30 acres on Baner Hill has fallen on Chandrakant Bhujbal and Bhagvat Dhondge from Vasundhara Abhiyan, Baner. The two men climb the hill everyday and water about 200 plants between 6.30am and 8.45am. Each of them carries about 10-15 litres of water from a nearby tank to water the plants. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/two-men-work-hard-to-keep-7500-young-plants-on-baner-hill-alive/articleshow/74868362.cms

Sharp showers take many by surprise: IMD

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The city on Saturday experienced an intense spell of rain that caused waterlogging and trees to fall across several neighbourhoods. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/sharp-showers-take-many-by-surprise-more-in-store-imd/articleshow/74870856.cms

PMC forms 15 teams for health checks of elderly

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The Pune Municipal Corportion is set to carry out health checks of senior citizens across housing societies, old-age homes and support centres in the city. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pmc-forms-15-teams-for-health-checks-of-elderly/articleshow/74868491.cms

Irregular collection: Garbage spills on to roads

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Unattended garbage and overflowing trash containers dotted several city streets on Saturday, triggering concerns about irregular collection of waste from homes and public places. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/garbage-spills-on-to-roads-residents-rue-burning-of-trash-in-some-areas/articleshow/74868533.cms

Himalayan Mountaineering Institute offers free vacation for staying home in lockdown

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/himalayan-mountaineering-institute-offers-free-vacation-for-staying-home-in-lockdown-6337159/ v

No fuel crisis in India; enough stock of petrol, diesel, LPG available to last lockdown: IOC

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/no-fuel-crisis-in-india-lockdown-6337076/ v

Serving over 10k meals a day, Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib’s kitchen runs short of wheat

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-coronavirus-lockdown-ludhiana-gurdwara-langar-6336934/ v

FIR against AAP MLA Raghav Chadha for tweet against Yogi Adityanath

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/aap-mla-raghav-chadha-tweet-fir-yogi-aditynatha-6336958/ v

Scare prompts private docs to shut clinics

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(This story originally appeared in PuneMirror on March 29, 2020) from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/scare-prompts-pvt-docs-to-shut-clinics/articleshow/74868283.cms

Over 500 migrants stuck in limbo at Gujarat border

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/migrants-stuck-in-limbo-at-gujarat-border-6336852/ v

Mali to go ahead with elections despite COVID-19 crisis

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/mali-elections-covid-19-crisis-africa-6336849/

PM Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ to focus on COVID-19

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-covid-19-mann-ki-baat-prime-minister-narendra-modi-live-updates-6336831/ v

Maharashtra stares at acute shortage of blood

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The State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) on Saturday sounded an alarm over the availability of blood in the state, while calling for urgent donation camps, in accordance to the prevailing restrictions, to mitigate the situation. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/state-staring-at-blood-shortage-stock-just-enough-to-last-10-days/articleshow/74868308.cms

Pune: 4 more test +ve for corona, total cases 36

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Four persons, including three family members of a critically-ill Sahakarnagar man diagnosed with the Covid-19 infection, tested positive for the contagion on Saturday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/4-more-test-ve-for-covid-19-districts-case-count-up-at-36/articleshow/74868482.cms

Schools and marriage halls to house labourers

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The state government has decided to convert civic schools and marriage halls into temporary shelters as a part of an action plan to accommodate stranded migrant labourers. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/civic-schools-marriage-halls-to-house-labourers/articleshow/74868538.cms

Surge of motorists on roads a concern for cops

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Many vehicles were seen on the roads in different parts of the city on Friday night and Saturday morning, following chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s announcement that grocery and medical shops would remain open 24x7. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/surge-of-motorists-on-roads-a-concern-for-police-officers/articleshow/74868299.cms

North Korea fires missiles into sea, criticized by South

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/north-korea-fires-missiles-into-sea-6336771/

450 released on bail from jails across Maha

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The state department of prisons on Friday released around 450 undertrial prisoners from jails across the state, including 18 from the Yerawada prison, on bail as per court orders in view of the Covid-19 spread. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/450-undertrial-prisoners-released-on-bail-from-jails-across-state/articleshow/74855215.cms

Pune: Food app staff get passes to make deliveries

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The city police on Friday started issuing passes to delivery personnel of various app-based food aggregators. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/food-apps-employees-get-passes-to-make-deliveries/articleshow/74855313.cms

Pune lockdown: Today's updates from your city

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Maharashtra is one of the worst-hit in the country with rising number of Covid-19 cases. So far, total 20 coronavirus positive cases have been recorded in Pune city only. Here are the latest updates on the lockdown from your city: from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-lockdown-todays-updates-from-your-city/articleshow/74860967.cms

Nine cops hurt in attack by Baramati residents

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A police inspector, three officers and five constables were injured in an attack by a group of six to seven local residents in Baramati following an argument on Friday afternoon. At the time, the police team was on a drive to check persons ordered into home quarantined. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/9-cops-injured-in-attack-by-baramati-residents/articleshow/74855222.cms

Wheat harvesting in Punjab will start mid-April, says Capt Amarinder Singh, cites weather

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/wheat-harvesting-in-punjab-will-start-mid-april-says-capt-amarinder-singh-cites-weather-6335914/ v

After closed APMCs, unseasonal showers add to farmer’s woes in Gujarat

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ahmedabad-gujarat-unseasonal-rains-farmers-6335865/ v

Locals wield lathis, turn into vigilantes

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(This story originally appeared in PuneMirror on March 28, 2020) from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/locals-wield-lathis-turn-into-vigilantes/articleshow/74854675.cms

Coronavirus lockdown: UP govt accuses Delhi of ‘playing with lives’ of migrants labourers

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-national-lockdown-covid-19-migrant-labourers-back-to-villages-up-delhi-govt-6335751/ v

Left jobless by coronavirus pandemic, Colombia’s informal workers to get government aid

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/coronavirus-pandemic-colombia-informal-workers-government-aid-6335447/

Syria, UAE leaders discuss coronavirus, a thaw in relations

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/syria-uae-leaders-coronavirus-6335427/

Sealed border chokes edible oil flow in Pune

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The supply of edible oil to Maharashtra from neighbouring Karnataka has been hit with the border between the two states being sealed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and the ensuing nationwide lockdown. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/sealed-border-chokes-edible-oil-flow/articleshow/74855326.cms

Grocery stores run dry amid lack of fresh supply

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Shelves and aisles across multiple grocery stores and super markets in the city have run dry amid lack of fresh supply in the wake of the 21-day nationwide lockdown triggered by the Covid-19 spread. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/testing-times-ahead-with-stores-fast-running-out-of-provisions/articleshow/74855254.cms

Ambulance driver blames police for father’s death

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The Pimpri Chinchwad police on Friday decided to conduct an inquiry into the allegations levelled by an ambulance driver about police high-handedness at the Urse toll post while carrying a patient and his relatives from Mumbai to Ahmednagar, leading to his father’s death. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/ambulance-driver-blames-cops-for-fathers-death/articleshow/74855268.cms

50% dip in supply triggers high vegetable prices

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Cashing in on 50% short supply, some unscrupulous elements are selling vegetables in the city at sky-high prices. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/50-dip-in-supply-triggers-sky-high-veggie-prices-tomatoes-at-rs-80/kg/articleshow/74855281.cms

Doctor in Tamil Nadu is second Railways person to test positive

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/doctor-in-tamil-nadu-is-second-railways-person-to-test-positive-6335284/ v

Lockdown in India: Oppn asks govt to help stranded migrants with transportation, food

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-lockdown-oppn-asks-govt-to-help-stranded-migrants-with-transportation-food-6335185/ v

Rajasthan cases touch 50: Another corona patient dies in Bhilwara, officials say not due to virus

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajasthan-cases-touch-50-another-corona-patient-dies-in-bhilwara-officials-say-not-due-to-virus-6335265/ v

Coronavirus: Six of group that travelled to Delhi, Vizag test positive in Andamans & Nicobar

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-india-lockdown-six-of-group-that-travelled-to-delhi-vizag-test-positive-in-andamans-nicobar-6335247/ v

Coronavirus lockdown: Running out of food, no money left, say stranded migrants from Bengal

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-india-lockdown-running-out-of-food-no-money-left-say-stranded-migrants-from-bengal-6335249/ v

UP men on long march from Rewari: ‘If virus doesn’t kill us, journey will’

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-india-lockdown-up-men-on-long-march-from-rewari-if-virus-doesnt-kill-us-journey-will-6335212/ v

Hapless migrants on road, broken supply chains show glaring gaps in how Centre, states implement lockdown

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-outbreak-india-lockdown-migrant-worker-covid-196335194/ v

Fear and mistrust on way, at home: Migrant workers bear the brunt

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-lockdown-coronavirus-outbreak-migrant-workers-6335226/ v

3rd COVID-19 casualty in Karnataka took train from Delhi on March 11

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/3rd-covid-19-casualty-in-karnataka-took-train-from-delhi-on-march-11-6335213/ v

Sugar mills continue op, concern over cane cutters

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Most sugar mills have shut for the crushing season but some continue to operate after the administration exempted them from the lockdown. However, many cane cutters have returned to their native villages in Beed and parts of Marathwada, those who are still in western Maharashtra are reluctant to work amid COVID 19 concerns. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/sugar-mills-continue-ops-concerns-over-cane-cutters/articleshow/74838102.cms

PMPML to increase number of buses plying on road

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The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) will increase the number of buses on road following requests by private hospitals and pathology laboratories. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pmpml-to-increase-number-of-buses-plying-on-road/articleshow/74837445.cms

US now has most coronavirus cases in world

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/united-states/us-now-has-most-coronavirus-cases-in-world-6334409/

Brahmakumaris chief Dadi Janki passes away, PM Modi expresses grief

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/brahmakumaris-chief-dadi-janki-passes-away-pm-modi-expresses-grief-6334316/ v

Joy by Radio Mirchi & Bajaj Allianz during lockdown

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Spreading laughter, joy and unlimited care during the Lockdown phase to tackle spread of Covid-19 pandemic in India, Radio Mirchi unravels Lockdown Fundament... from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/unlimited-care-during-lockdown-thanks-to-radio-mirchi-and-bajaj-allianz-general-insurance/articleshow/74834677.cms

Services exempted from lockdown and ID proof

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Amidst the lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there are a few services that have been exempted from lockdown to ensure that the citizens gets essential supplies for stay at their homes. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/services-exempted-from-lockdown-and-id-proof/articleshow/74840688.cms

Rain washes away efforts of disinfecting city

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(This story originally appeared in PuneMirror on March 27, 2020) from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/rain-washes-away-efforts-of-disinfecting-city/articleshow/74837371.cms

Snubbed by Iran and North Korea, Trump’s ‘disaster diplomacy’ has so far had few results

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/snubbed-by-iran-and-north-korea-trump-6334001/

Australia’s record heat has resulted in damage to large parts of the Great Barrier Reef

from World | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/world/australias-record-heat-has-resulted-in-damage-to-great-barrier-reef-6333985/

Punjab: For daily wagers, labourers, 10 lakh dry ration packets

from India | The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/india/punjab-for-daily-wagers-labourers-10-lakh-dry-ration-packets-6333915/ v

Pune: Medicines to be delivered at your doorstep

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Representatives of the pharmacists’ association on Thursday agreed to release a WhatsApp number for facilitating free door-step delivery of medicines to dissuade people from moving around with old prescriptions to justify their presence on the road. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/medicines-at-your-doorstep-to-stop-people-from-wandering-on-roads/articleshow/74837408.cms

Residents fume as LPG, grocery supplies stay thin

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Social media is abuzz with angry reactions from resident about limited food, grocery and LPG delivery since the 21-day lockdown was announced on Tuesday. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/residents-fume-as-lpg-food-grocery-supplies-stay-thin/articleshow/74837400.cms

Daily wagers in slums get a helping hand from cops

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Janata Vasahat resident Yankappa Kumbhar (27) has not gone out to work in the past five days. from Pune News, Latest Pune News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/daily-wagers-in-slums-get-a-helping-hand-from-police/articleshow/74837423.cms