Shutdown
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Singapore PM announces 1-month shutdown to apply circuit breaker on coronavirus pandemic
World | Apr 03, 2020, 03:46 PM ISTIn the wake of rising coronavirus cases in the country, Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong called for a one-month shutdown on Friday. The nationwide shutdown in Singapore will start from next Tuesday i.e, on April 7.
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Bill Gates says US needs to increase COVID-19 testings; asserts on 10 week nationwide shutdown
World | Apr 03, 2020, 09:49 AM ISTMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday suggested that the United States needs to increase the testing for coronavirus and aggregate the results to fight against the deadly virus.
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Coronavirus: Mizoram announces statewide shutdown till Mar 29
India | Mar 22, 2020, 06:35 AM ISTThe Mizoram government on Saturday ordered a "partial lockdown" across all districts of the state till March 29 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a notification. The notification was issued following a decision of the state-level task force on mitigation of coronavirus and subsequent approval by the cabinet late in the evening, officials said.
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Bengal's longest flyover, Sampriti opens to traffic after 26 hours of shutdown
India | Jan 10, 2020, 06:28 AM ISTWest Bengal's longest flyover, Sampriti, connecting Jinjira Bazar at Maheshtala to Batanagar in the Southern suburbs of the city, was opened to traffic on Thursday after 26 hours shutdown. The flyover was shut after cracks were seen which the authorities described as 'not threatening'.
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Bengal govt shuts down internet in parts of state
India | Dec 15, 2019, 03:57 PM ISTMaking the announcement, a state government statement said the internet services were being shut down in Malda, Murshidabad and Howah districts.
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Dirty fuel-based industries in Delhi, its suburbs to remain shut till Nov 13
India | Nov 11, 2019, 08:54 PM ISTThe Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority also extended the ban on hot-mix plants and stone-crushers in Delhi-NCR till Wednesday morning
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ArcelorMittal to shut Saldanha steel plant in South Africa
Business | Nov 11, 2019, 06:55 PM ISTThe company, majority-owned by ArcelorMittal, announced on its website that "568 people work at the plant which has produced steel products for more than two decades." As part of a strategic review of its operations, the steel manufacturer found that its Saldanha operations had lost their competitive cost advantage to compete in the export market, "mainly due to raw material and regulated prices"
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Cars24 shuts down outlets in Delhi, addressing 'anomalies'
Cars | Jul 20, 2019, 06:20 PM ISTCars24 said on Saturday it was in the process of addressing "anomalies observed with a few properties" after the media reported on Friday that half-a-dozen landlords in Delhi sent legal notices to the Sequoia-funded platform for allegedly not paying rents for months and shutting down outlets in violation of lease agreements.
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KCR shut 4,000 government schools: Congress
India | Jul 08, 2019, 12:45 PM ISTThe Congress on Monday said the K. Chandrashekar Rao government in Telangana has shut down 4,000 state-run schools while 2,000 schools were to face closure.
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Amid woes, revival hopes flutter for Jet Airways employees
India | Apr 18, 2019, 08:28 PM ISTAs hundreds of employees, highly-skilled as well as semi-skilled, assembled for a "silent appeal" in the national capital on Thursday afternoon, hope was in the air despite an uncertain tomorrow.
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Kerala: Shutdown in state over killing of two Youth Congress activists; roads blocked, state-owned buses stoned
India | Feb 18, 2019, 11:41 AM ISTThe state capital Thiruvananthapuram was exempted from the protest in view of the famous temple festival, Attukal Pongala on February 20, Youth Congress sources said.
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US partial government shutdown becomes largest closure in American history
World | Jan 12, 2019, 03:33 PM ISTThe partial shutdown of the government became the longest on record at Friday midnight, when it overtook the 21-day stretch in 1995-1996, under president Bill Clinton.
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US govt shutdown: Impasse continues as no conclusive results reached; Democrats, Republicans engage in war of words
World | Jan 06, 2019, 10:01 PM ISTMore discussions were planned for Sunday, while President Donald Trump, who did not attend the negotiating session, was scheduled to be at Camp David for a retreat with White House staff on border security and other topics.
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Trump invites Congressional leaders to end government shutdown
World | Jan 02, 2019, 08:32 AM ISTThe new Congress, in which the opposition Democrats enjoy a majority in the House of Representatives, begins January 3.
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US: Government partially shuts down after Trump, Congress fail to reach consensus on border wall funding
World | Dec 22, 2018, 11:59 AM ISTThe shutdown would disrupt government operations and leave hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed or forced to work without pay just days before Christmas.
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After days of impasse over partial shutdown threats, US President Trump softens stance on Mexico wall funding
World | Dec 19, 2018, 07:47 AM ISTWithout a resolution, more than 800,000 government workers could be furloughed or sent to work without pay beginning at midnight on Friday, disrupting government operations days before Christmas.
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BJP Bengal Bandh : 24 protesters arrested, buses vandalised, train movement affected across state
India | Sep 27, 2018, 01:10 AM ISTThe opposition BJP took out rallies in the city and the state on Tuesday in support of the 'Bangla bandh', while the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) countered it with processions denouncing it.
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Shut down over Article 35A cripples life for 2nd day in Jammu and Kashmir
India | Aug 06, 2018, 11:26 AM ISTLife in Kashmir remained severely affected on Monday for the second consecutive day due to a complete shutdown called by protestors against the legal challenge in the Supreme Court on the validity of Article 35A
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Left parties call for Bihar Bandh against Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case
News | Aug 02, 2018, 12:27 PM ISTLeft parties call for Bihar Bandh against Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case
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Cauvery dispute: DMK-led shutdown affects normal life in Tamil Nadu
India | Apr 05, 2018, 12:08 PM ISTThe Centre failed to set up the CMB within six weeks of the apex court's February 16 order. The deadline ended on March 29.