Jharkhand announces lockdown from April 22 to 29, essential services exempted

Apr 20, 2021

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 20 : In view of rising COVID-19 cases, the Jharkhand government on Tuesday announced a lockdown in the state from...

Rigorous police checks at Delhi-Gurugram border to ensure movement of only essential vehicles

May 02, 2020

Gurugram (Haryana) [India], May 2 : As cross-border transit into Gurugram has been prohibited with certain exemptions, police here is checking for curfew passes...

Pakistan extends partial lockdown to May 31

May 10, 2020

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 : In view of the incessant surge in daily COVID-19 cases, authorities in the province of Punjab and Islamabad capital...

COVID-19 tally in Pakistan crosses 28,000; Sindh confirms record 1,080 new cases

May 09, 2020

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 : As the number of coronavirus cases in the country rose up to 28,795, the Punjab government extended the provincial...

Centre likely to issue guidelines for use of forest land for non-forest purposes under new act: Official

Aug 25, 2023

"We are working on a set of guidelines that will be out soon to ensure there is no misuse of these exemptions. The exemptions...

China supports travel ban exemptions for Taliban leaders

Aug 29, 2022

Beijing [China], August 29 : China has said it hopes that the UN Security Council will extend the travel ban exemption for the Taliban...