Gujarat's Ahmedabad placed under a hard lockdown from midnight as an emergency step to control coronavirus cases. Only milk and medicine shops will open for a week to rigorously enforce social distancing rules. A similar lockdown will be enforced in Surat on Friday. Chhattisagarh announced it will enforce similar lockdowns on weekends.
Business Standard takes a look at regional editions of Hindi newspapers to provide you with a picture of the Covid-19 situation in the hinterland.
Black market corners train tickets
On an average, a sleeper-class ticket to Lucknow from Vadodara costs Rs 565, including the superfast surcharge. However, the