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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
TopicNationwide lockdown

Topic: Nationwide lockdown

India Covid-19 death rate lower than Italy, UK, but can’t play down virus impact: NIV chief

Dr Priya Abraham tells ThePrint the lockdown needs to be ‘obeyed 100%’ as partial implementation will defeat the purpose of checking a virus’ ability to spread.

Mumbai man cycling to J&K home gets a lift in truck, CRPF airlifts ailing father to hospital

On hearing his father's ailment, Mohd Arif planned to cycle more than 2,100 km to reach home in Rajouri district of J&K from Mumbai. CRPF intercepted him in Gujarat.

This is how senior citizens are coping with erratic essential supplies and medical care

Senior citizens are struggling to get daily needs items, as are those who rely on domestic hrelps and nurses. But neighbours and organisations are helping them.

Reporting from Bhilwara was scary as the enemy was invisible. It was a virus

iWitness — the story behind the story of ThePrint journalists’ experiences on assignment.

Decision on opening schools & colleges on 14 April, after reviewing Covid-19 situation

HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal says classes are being conducted through online platforms & it will be ensured that there is no academic loss if lockdown is extended

Is India’s coronavirus lockdown leading to stress in families or strengthening relationships?

The 21-day nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus has led to people working from home and thus, spending more time with their families and partners.

Yediyurappa govt decides to charge the poor for food at Indira Canteens, draws flak

Minister Suresh Kumar says govt will charge Rs 5 for breakfast & Rs 10 for lunch, and that huge crowds at Indira Canteens were flouting social distancing norms.

Three govt officials in J&K to be suspended for alleged misuse of curfew passes

Sagar D. Doifode, district development commissioner & Doda in-charge, confirmed the three officials will be suspended for 'misusing' their curfew passes.

PM Modi ‘sings raag deepak’ and internet trolls will kill coronavirus

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Cancer, dialysis patients struggle for treatment as hospitals are stretched by Covid-19

Most government hospitals have stopped routine services & are running only emergency departments and conducting emergency surgeries.

On Camera

Chinese chatter on Delhi-Shanghai flight — ‘normalisation’ needs more than linking the skies

Chinese commentators consistently portray India as the driver of rapprochement. New Delhi’s outreach is framed as a pragmatic, reluctant choice shaped by multiple pressures.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.