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Two of three suspected COVID-19 patients, who fled from hospital in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar, return; search on for third

Mumbai : Three suspected coronavirus patients who were quarantined left a government hospital in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district on Saturday evening without informing anybody, the police said. By late night, however, two of them returned to the Ahmednagar district civil hospital. Search was on for the third patient, a Topkhana police station officer said. Earlier, two women and a man, admitted to a isolation ward of the district hospital in Ahmednagar, left without informing the doctors, an officer said. The civil surgeon contacted the Topkhana police station in Ahmednagar city and sought polices help in tracing these persons, whose medical reports are awaited, the official added. A person in Ahmednagar district is among the 31 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Maharashtra. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2QeSbHy Srishti Kapoor

Bengaluru’s Bilal Bagh shows new protest culture — one that replaces angry men with women of quiet strength

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On Bengaluru’s Tannery Road, the minaret of Masjid-e-Hazrath Bilal towers over everything else. Nowadays, the minaret is also the wayfinder for “Bilal Bagh”, a road converted into a 24x7 protest site against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC). For the past 30 days and counting, Muslim women are staging a continuous, peaceful, sit-in protest at Bilal Bagh. And on any given day, hundreds of others from around Bengaluru arrive here to join them. A casual observer, at first, might mistake the shamiana as the site for a boring family function, but as you approach, the speeches and songs heard inside, and the skits performed, reveal Bilal Bagh. Only women are allowed inside the shamiana , while men stand on the periphery where a photo exhibition circles them. But the stories best told in Bilal Bagh come from the Bagh’s core, where a makeshift stage is. On Firstpost: At Kolkata's Park Circus Maidan, how a homemaker's call to resist CAA, NR

Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: Modi to hold video meet with SAARC leaders on COVID-19; confirmed cases in India at 84

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08:36 (IST) Coronavirus in Italy Latest Updates 211 Indian students rescued from Milan The 211 Indian students stranded in Italy's Milan have been evacuated on Sunday. An Air India flight carried them along with seven compassionate cases. The Indian consulate in Milan thanked "those who helped in the difficult situation" — including Italian authorities and the Air India team. The Indian government had sent rescue flights to Milan and Tehran on Saturday to evacuate hundreds of stranded Indians, civil aviation ministry’s joint secretary Rubina Ali said. 211 students & 7 compassionate cases departed by AI flight #Milan .🙏all those who helped us through this difficult situation. Special 🙏to @airindiain team & Italian authorities. Consulate will continue to ensure welfare of all Indians in northern #Italy @MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar pic.twitter.com/eTX6GXHWCf — India in Milan (@cgmilan1) March 14, 2020 08:13 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates Sa

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Maharashtra closes malls till 31 March, postpones exams up to Class 9 as number of reported cases rises to 26

22:17 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates Act against coronavirus rumour mongers, BMC chief tells cops Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation chief Praveen Pardeshi wrote to citypolice commissioner Param Bir Singh demanding strict action against those spreading rumours about the novel coronavirus outbreak.   In the letter, Pardeshi said BMC had made preparations to tackle the situation but rumours were being spread on social media platforms like WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook etc,which may lead to panic.The BMC chief demanded action against such people under Section 54 of the Disaster Management Act 2005. Section 54 lays down that "whoever makes or circulates a false alarm or warning as to disaster or its severity or magnitude, leading to panic, shall on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine". 22:00 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates Section 144 in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar, Ramban Prohibitory orders ha