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As per the orders of the Lucknow District Magistrate Abhishek Prakash, all restaurants, cafes, food joints, sweet shops, eateries, saloons will remain closed till March 31 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

To contain the spread of coronavirus, the EPFO advises members, pensioners and employers to avoid visiting EPFO offices and avail various online services offered by it from their homes, a statement said.

All public transport will stay off the roads and operations will remain suspended at commercial establishments. Assembly of five or more people in public areas has also been prohibited, said East Khasi Hills DM MW Nongbri.

Rupani urged people to strictly follow PM Narendra Modi's appeal of the curfew by remaining in their homes between 7am and 9pm on Sunday.

The JAC has not issued any alternative date as to when the JAC 9th Result will be announced. The students can keep checking the official website jac.jharkhand.gov.in/jac/ or follow news18.com for further updates.

K Sujatha Rao, former Union Secretary at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, spoke to News18 on policy, preparedness and precaution at the face of this global coronavirus pandemic.

Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas said the ministry is examining relaxations under the companies law that could be implemented in wake of the outbreak.

The board said that is the responsibility of each examiner concerned to transport his or her box containing the answer scripts safely to their residence.

The national transporter said the move was to prevent the vulnerable category of senior citizens from undertaking unnecessary travels because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Silver declined by Rs 190 to Rs 35,444 per kg against the previous close of Rs 35,634 per kg.

Jamia Millia Islamia has informed of damage to properties during violence in the campus on December 15, 2019.

There is no community spread of the infection in Tamil Nadu and instructions have been given to screen passengers arriving at the domestic airport terminal here as well, the government asserted.

Sukhdeo Sharma shot dead his two daughters Neha (20) and Anamika (18) on Wednesday after they were accused of stealing a mobile phone in a holi event in the village.

On Wednesday, a junior doctor who was part of a medical team involved in the treatment of COVID-19 patients in Lucknow had also tested positive.

Shares of Tata Communications closed at Rs 226 a unit, down by 7.92 per cent compared to previous close, at BSE on Wednesday.

The board advised that the Masjid and the surrounding area be kept clean and precautionary measures taken by maintaining hygiene.