Mangaluru: Lockdown in in the district to be lifted on July 23: DK DC confirms
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh on Tuesday confirmed that the ongoing lockdown in the district will not be extended further. The DC added that the lockdown will be lifted from July 23, 5 am.
A week-long lockdown was imposed in the district starting July 16 till July 22 in the wake of the increasing COVID-19 cases in the district.
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Earlier in the day, the Karnataka Chief Minister, BS Yediyurappa had clarified that the lockdown will not be extended in Bengaluru or any other part of the state asserting that the government was of the opinion that lockdown was not the solution to the spread of COVID-19 but the self-consciousness of the citizen was.
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Sindhu Rupesh however added that the District Administration will initiate the ‘Intensive Vulnerable People Identification Survey’ from July 23 and the officials of the health department and ASHA workers will be visiting the houses to identify vulnerable citizens. She urged people in the district to co-operate with the officials in providing details.
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Rupee falls 7 paise to 90.96 against the US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee fell by 7 paise to 90.96 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, weighed down by a rise in global crude oil prices and a stronger greenback.
A poor start to the domestic equity markets further pressured the local unit, but FII inflows provided support, preventing a sharp fall, forex traders said.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.91 against the US dollar and slipped further to 90.96, down 7 paise from its previous close.
The rupee gained 5 paise to settle at 90.89 against the US dollar on Monday.
"The Reserve Bank might be intervening to keep the rupee away from 91.00 levels, but the buying will itself allow it to go beyond 91.00 levels," Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, said.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.11 per cent higher at 97.81.
"The dollar index was higher amid a repositioning... It faces headwinds from (US President Donald) Trump's 15 per cent global tariffs announcement after the unfavourable Supreme Court ruling," Bhansali said.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose sharply by 0.85 per cent to USD 72.10 per barrel.
On the domestic equity market front, the Sensex tumbled 525.29 points to 82,769.37 in early trade, while the Nifty went down 145.85 points to 25,567.15.
On Monday, foreign institutional investors purchased equities worth Rs 3,483.70 crore, according to exchange data.
