LIVE: People light lamps on PM's appeal to end COVID-19 'darkness'

21:52 April 05

 People have turned off the lights of their houses&lighted earthen lamps in different parts of our country. 

21:48 April 05

Delhi:People light earthen lamps and candles in the balcony of their houses in the national capital. 

21:39 April 05

Visuals from Bengaluru.People light earthen lamps and candles in the balcony of their houses in Bengaluru. 

21:35 April 05

Skyline in Mumbai

PM Modi had appealed to India to switch off all lights of houses today at 9 PM for 9 minutes, & just light a candle, 'diya', or flashlight, to mark India's fight against COVID-19. 

21:32 April 05

Visuals from AIIMS, Delhi

21:11 April 05

Residents of Hyderabad, Telangana join PM's appeal to switch off lights and light candles.

Millions of Indians across the country switched off lights at their homes and lit candles, diyas or turned on mobile phone torches on Sunday night, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to show the nation's "collective resolve and solidarity" in its fight against coronavirus.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanatha, Telangana CM KCR and Yoga guru Baba Ramdev can be seen lighting candles and diyas in solidarity.  

20:07 April 05

LIVE: People light lamps on PM's appeal to end COVID-19 'darkness'

New Delhi:As India fights COVID-19, citizens from across the nation are joining in to light diyas and candles on PM Modi's appeal to end "darkness" of coronavirus.

In his first video message to the nation since the nationwide lockdown was put in place, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged people to switch off lights of their homes at 9 pm for nine minutes on April 5 and light up lamps, candles, mobile flashlights to display the nation's collective spirit to defeat coronavirus.

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The Prime Minister had also said people should maintain social distancing and not form groups while lighting up lamps and urged them to stay indoors.

This message was apparently aimed at ensuring that there is no repeat of March 22 evening when people assembled in large numbers in many parts of the country to ring bells or bang utensils to show their gratitude to those working on the frontlines during the crisis.