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Coronavirus lockdown: Manufacturing grinds to a halt, companies shut plants
Universal Cables announced that operations at its manufacturing units in Satna had been temporarily suspended with effect from the midnight of March 24
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Don't wander out: R Ashwin draws analogy between 'Mankading' and lockdown
Incidentally, March 25, the first day of the 21-day-long lockdown, was also the first anniversary of that episode, as Ashwin went on to remind his followers through his tweet
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Letter to BS: Lockdown historic but not enough, we have a messy war ahead
The next logical step would be to trace, identify, monitor and subject every incoming traveller - who entered after a specific date - to a diagnostic test
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Virus outbreak: I&B Minister Javadekar, too, did not get newspapers at home
He said some housing societies have not allowed newspaper vendors to enter
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Lockdown, tightening of regulatory framework hurt market volumes
Recent Sebi move, drop in securities' prices contribute to the fall
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Coronavirus lockdown: Rs 60k-crore income support plan for poor in works
The scheme could mean transferring Rs 5,000-6,000 into the bank accounts of 80-100 million poor families, Business Standard has learnt
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21-day lockdown: E-commerce firms set to resume work after police assurance
The Delhi police issued a statement saying they were proactively engaging with e-commerce portals and were issuing passes to ensure agents were able to commute seamlessly
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Best of BS Opinion: Coronavirus confusion, Vivad se Vishwas, and more
What are the likely economic costs of an extended lockdown, especially for the poor? Why do startup leaders give priority to creativity over processes? Alokananda Chakraborty sums up
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Food, medicine shops will remain open throughout 21-day lockdown: Govt
He also said there were sufficient legal provisions available to deal with black marketeers and hoarders
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