The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association reported receiving over 1,000 distress calls from students across the country, many expressing fears for their safety and making urgent plans to return home.
In Punjab, more than 9,000 people were evacuated in Patiala, Rupnagar, Moga, Ludhiana, Mohali, SBS Nagar and Fatehgarh Sahib districts, officials said on Tuesday.
In a communication to Chief Secretaries and DGPs, the ministry said there have been reports that several Rohingya Muslims have attended 'Ijtemas' and other religious congregations of Tablighi Jamaat and there is a possibility of their contracting COVID-19.
According to Crisil, home prices had fallen by 18 to 20 per cent in March 2009, from the highs seen in the first half of 2008, due to the global slowdown, fears of job security and slowing growth in the domestic economy, the report said. 'However, despite this drop in capital values, home buyers have adopted a 'wait and watch' policy,' the report added.
The price band for the Rs 90 crore (Rs 900 million) initial public offer of Chandigarh-based Nectar Lifesciences has been fixed at Rs 200-Rs 240 per equity share of Rs 10 each.
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