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Coronavirus: Celebrations to mark 3rd anniversary of BJP govt in U'khand postponed

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Statewide celebrations that were scheduled to be held in Uttarakhand on March 18 to mark the completion of BJP government's three years in office have been postponed in view of the coronavirus threat.

As coronavirus has become a pandemic and gradually acquiring proportions of a global crisis, celebrations planned to be held in all assembly constituencies of the state on March 18 are being postponed till further orders, Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh said in a letter to all district magistrates on Friday.

However, there has been no confirmed case of novel coronavirus in Uttarakhand so far.

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First Published: Mar 14 2020 | 12:56 PM IST

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