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TRAFFIC ALERT - Closure of Blackbird Forest Road for Crossroad Pipe Replacement

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Location: Blackbird Forest Road between Blackbird Station Road and US 13, near Townsend.

Times and Dates: 7:00 a.m. on April 15, 2020 until 3:00 p.m. on April 22, 2020, pending weather.

Traffic Information: DelDOT announces to motorists that Blackbird Forest Road will be closed for the removal and replacement of a crossroad pipe for drainage improvements. [More]




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TRAFFIC ALERT - Portion of Careys Camp Road to be Closed for the Replacement of Crossroad Pipe

Laurel --

Location: Careys Camp Road between Whaleys Road and Little Hill Road, Laurel.

Times and Dates: 7:00 a.m. on April 14, 2020 until 11:00 p.m. April 24, 2020, pending weather. [More]




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TRAFFIC ALERT - Railroad Crossing Maintenance Work Will Require Daytime Intermittent Lane Closures on US 113 SB -- Milford

Milford --

Location: US 113 Southbound (Railroad Crossing) between Route 14/Milford-Harrington Highway and East Lane, Milford.

Times and Date: 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.

Traffic Information: DelDOT announces to motorists that Delmarva Central Railroad will be performing general maintenance on their railroad crossing on US 113 in Milford. [More]




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DART, Other Regional Transit Agencies Launch #SoundTheHorn Campaign at 3 PM on April 16 / Coalition of Transportation Agencies Join in Solidarity to Honor Transportation Workers Across the Region

Wilmington --

DART, together with Amtrak, NJ TRANSIT, SEPTA, and other regional public transit operators today launched a coordinated day of action to simultaneously sound their fleet of bus horns on April 16 to honor heroic transportation workers across the region. As a tribute to #HeroesMovingHeroes on the front lines of this public health crisis, all buses running in service will give two one-second horn blasts at 3 PM in solidarity with partner agencies. Heroic transportation workers continue to provide critical service for healthcare workers, first responders, childcare workers, grocery store employees and other heroes who are performing critically essential work during the Covid-19 pandemic. [More]




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TRAFFIC ALERT - UPDATED: Closure of Butler Avenue for Railroad Crossing Maintenance

Lincoln --

DelDOT announces to motorists that Delmarva Central Railroad will be resurfacing and performing general maintenance of their railroad crossing at Butler Avenue between North Old State Road and Front Street.

The closure will begin at 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, 2020 until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

Detour Routes:

Eastbound: Butler Avenue onto North Old State Road to Johnson Road to Front Street and return to Butler Avenue. [More]




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TRAFFIC ALERT - UPDATED: Closure of Warrington Road for Utility Crossroad Pipe Replacement

Rehoboth --

Location: Warrington Road CLOSED from Route 24/John J. Williams Highway to Old Landing Road, Rehoboth.

Times & Dates: 6:00 a.m. on April 22, 2020 until 7:00 am on April 24, 2020 pending weather. [More]




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TRAFFIC ALERT - Replacement of Crossroad Pipes Will Require Closure of Johnson Road

Selbyville --

The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that their contractor will be replacing the deteriorating corrugated metal pipes with reinforced concrete pipes.

7:00 a.m. on Monday, May 11, 2020 through 11:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15, 2020, pending weather

Johnson Road between Bearhole Road and Dickerson Road.

Detour Routes:

Motorist traveling north on Johnson Road will make a left turn onto Bearhole Road and continue north to Deer Run Road making a right turn. [More]




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TRAFFIC ALERT - Replacement of Crossroad Pipes Will Require Closure of Maple Branch Road

Ellendale --

The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that their contractor will be replacing the deteriorating corrugated metal pipes with reinforced concrete pipes.

7:00 a.m. on Monday, May 4, 2020 until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020, pending weather

Maple Branch Road (Culvert over Maple Marsh and Beaver Dam Branch) between West Robbins Road and Redden Road.

Detour Routes:

West Robbins Road Southbound: Motorists will continue onto West Robbins Road and turn right onto Redden Road and turn right to return to Maple Branch Road. [More]




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TRAFFIC ALERT - Closure of South Little Creek Road for Crossroad Pipe Replacement

Dover --

Location: South Little Creek Road between Horsepond Road and Bayside Drive, Dover.

Times and Dates: 6:00 a.m. on May 11, 2020 until 3:00 p.m. on May 14, 2020, pending weather.

Traffic Information: DelDOT announces to motorists that South Little Creek Road will be closed for the removal and replacement of a crossroad pipe for better drainage. [More]




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TRAFFIC ALERT - Replacement of Crossroad Pipes in Sussex County

Selbyville --

Traffic Information: DelDOT announces to motorists that the following roads will be closed for the removal and replacement of a crossroad pipe for drainage improvements.

Times and Dates: 7:00 a.m. on May 12, 2020 until 11:00 p.m. on May 18, 2020, pending weather.

Location: Johnson Road between Dickerson Road and Johnson Store Road, Selbyville. [More]




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Queensland Issues Nomination Criteria and Skilled Occupation List

The State of Queensland has released a new QSOL and nomination criteria for migration program in the present year. The highlights are:Onshore ApplicantsIn order to obtain the 489 visas applicants must be living in the regional areas of Queensland for…




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Direct Benefit Transfer of Rs 36,659 crore since beginning of lockdown

DBT ensures that the cash benefit is directly credited into the account of the beneficiary, eliminating the risk of leakage as well as improving efficiency.




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COVID-19 crisis: Need social distancing for one year, says PHFI’s Dr K Srinath Reddy

Reddy spoke of how it is very difficult to catch asymptomatics, unless individuals get themselves tested on demand, or the public health authorities organise testing in a cluster.




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Vodafone Idea pays Rs 1,367 crore towards licence fee, spectrum usage charge

While for the latter the companies, including Vodafone Idea, have sought the facility to pay in installments spread over some 20 years which is currently before the SC, there's been no such demand for current payments.




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Benign crude: India expects macro gains but ONGC-OIL to take big hit

For a country that depends on imports to meet 85% of its crude oil requirement, the benign prices of the commodity will also have another beneficial outcome as reduced subsidy bills.




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Equity support to MSMEs: Rs 10,000-crore fund soon

This fund of funds may make downstream investments in venture capital and alternative investment funds that will, in turn, invest in MSMEs with AAA or AA-rated ratings.




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Largest Tech FDI: Facebook buys 9.9% stake in Reliance Jio for Rs 43,574 crore

According to Credit Suisse, Facebook's investment will accelerate Jio's digital monetisation drive wherein RIL transferred Rs 1.08 lakh crore of debt from Jio to Jio Platforms.




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WhatsApp’s 400 million subscribers in India give JioMart crucial edge

The partnership between Reliance Retail Whatsapp - inked on Wednesda -and could mean more competition for the likes of BigBasket and Grofers and others like Amazon and Flipkart looking to get a share of the food and groceries pie.




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Contingency Mechanism: Vodafone Idea gets Rs 1,530 crore from Vodafone Plc

As reported earlier, Vodafone Idea on Tuesday paid around Rs 1,367 crore to the department of telecommunications (DoT) towards its licence fee and spectrum usage charge for the January-March quarter.




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Falling crude: State-run OMCs may report Q4 inventory loss of Rs 33,000 crore

As retail prices of petroleum products are mapped with international rates, the steep fall of global crude prices in Q4FY20 meant that by the time refiners sold their products after processing crude, retail rates had fallen.




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DA increases frozen till July 2021; Centre, states to save at least Rs 80,000 crore in FY21

Currently there are about 48.34 lakh central government employees and 65.26 lakh pensioners. The DA/DR increases are in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.




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L&T loses Rs 12k crore revenue in Coronavirus lockdown

Urging the top management to rise up to the challenge, Subrahmanyan said that once the lockdown is lifted, everyone’s efforts need to double up to try and bridge the revenue gap.




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Rs 1 lakh crore fund soon to help clear dues to MSMEs: Gadkari

Speaking at an Assocham webinar, the minister said the fund will be used to clear dues owed to small businesses by state-run entities as well as industries.




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Bureaucratic rejig: Tarun Bajaj to be new economic affairs secretary

The appointment of Bajaj comes at a time when the economy has been facing an unprecedented crisis due to the Covid-19 outbreak, and is expected to grow at just 1.9% in FY21, according to an IMF estimate, or even lower.




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Crude crash: Oil reserves get a leg-up since March, yet import bill shrinks in FY20

Meanwhile, domestic consumption of petroleum products in FY20 remained flat at 213.7 MT as sales of transportation fuels plummeted in March amid the country-wide lockdown.




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Use Coronavirus crisis to push reforms: PM Modi tells CMs

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said businesses should start operations in a phased manner, after taking precautionary measures.




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AIF Plan: Only a fifth of Rs 5,000 crore earmarked disbursed so far due to COVID-19 curbs

According to a recent industry estimate, as many as 4.58 lakh housing units were facing delayed delivery across 1,509 stalled projects.




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SC rejects Rs 4,761 crore tax refund to Vodafone, telco to get only Rs 733 crore

Tax experts said that in case Vodafone Idea is dissatisfied with the final scrutiny it can challenge the order but it would have to go through all the regular channels by first appealing in the income tax tribunal and then upwards.




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Power package: Rs 90,000-crore credit line to fund discoms afresh, but with strict riders

States need to undertake to clear departmental dues, fast-track subsidy release to receive first tranche of Rs 45-k cr; show evidence of action to get the balance




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Grand plans: Rs 53k-cr rights issue to help RIL lighten balance sheet

Conglomerate hopes to become debt-free this year








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Cryptocurrency: Maybe It Isn't So Cool Any More

Crypto may not work long-term as a currency, thanks to volatility and fraud concern issues. But the blockchain technology on which it relies might be here to stay




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Creating a Marketing Mix Model for a Better Marketing Budget: Analytics Corner

Using R programming, marketers can create a marketing mix model to determine how sustainable their audience channels are, and make better ad spend decisions. Here's how




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GDPR Day: As Crazy as You'd Expect

Let's all panic, like we didn't know GDPR was ever really going to happen!!!




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Andhra Announces Rs 1 Crore Compensation To Visakhapatnam Gas Leak Victims

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has announced Rs one crore as compensation to the families of those who died because of exposure to a toxic gas that leaked overnight at a chemical...




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Vizag Gas Leak: LG Polymers India Fined Rs 50 Crore By Green Court NGT

The National Green Tribunal slapped an interim penalty of Rs 50 crore on LG Polymers India and sought response from the Centre and others on Friday in the gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam, Andhra...




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DNREC Secretary’s Emergency Order authorizes change to striped bass fishing regulations

DNREC reduces the striped bass fishing quota for commercial fishing and limits the number and size of fish that recreational anglers can keep.




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DNREC acquires additional acreage for Fork Branch Nature Preserve

DOVER – The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control recently acquired 41 acres of land adjacent to the Fork Branch Nature Preserve in Dover. The property includes agricultural fields, wetlands and young forest, and adds to the only nature preserve within a municipal boundary in Delaware. The new acquisition is located at the […]



  • Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Division of Parks and Recreation
  • Delaware Open Space Program
  • Delaware State Parks
  • dnrec
  • Fork Branch Nature Preserve

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DPH Concerned About Increasing Number of Flu Cases As It Announces Additional Flu-Related Deaths

As of February 15, 2020, there have been 5,047 confirmed cases of influenza in Delaware, including 267 hospitalizations. These numbers reflect only the number of lab-confirmed cases; the actual number of cases circulating statewide is likely much higher. By comparison, at the same time in the 2018-2019 season, there were 3,264 flu cases in Delaware, including 537 hospitalizations, and 13 flu-related deaths.



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  • 2019-2020 flu season
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  • Delaware Division of Public Health
  • Delaware public health
  • Division of Public Health
  • flu
  • flu vaccine
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As public process begins to create plan for climate change, survey shows majority of Delawareans say it is time to act

Public input sessions are beginning next week to create Delaware’s plan to mitigate, adapt and respond to climate change.




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Dover man arrested on poaching and criminal charges

DOVER, Del. – A Dover man was arrested March 3 on multiple poaching and criminal charges following an investigation by DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police. On Feb. 15, a Fish & Wildlife officer responded to a complaint near Smyrna regarding a shot fired from a pickup truck toward hunters who were in a field amidst snow goose decoys. The vehicle from which the shot was fired was seen later driving through and making ruts in the field occupied by the goose hunters. Ryan Permelia, 28, was charged with one count each of hunting from a motor vehicle, hunting snow goose without required conservation order season permit, possession of prohibited lead shot while hunting migratory waterfowl, carrying an unlawfully loaded firearm in a motor vehicle, reckless endangering first degree, criminal mischief under $1,000, and criminal trespass third degree. Permelia was arraigned through Justice of the Peace Court 2 and released on his own recognizance, pending a future court appearance in the Kent County Court of Common Pleas.



  • Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Division of Fish and Wildlife
  • arrest
  • criminal trespass
  • fish & wildlife natural resources police
  • hunting illegally from a motor vehicle
  • persons of interest
  • poaching

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Delaware agriculture critical to supplying consumers with food during COVID-19 outbreak

DOVER, Del. – The Delaware Department of Agriculture continues to provide services to the public and industry to ensure that our food supply remains safe and plentiful for consumers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. “As Delaware’s number one industry, family farms are crucial to supplying a variety of food from poultry and meats, […]




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Delaware Secretary of Agriculture on Importance of Maintaining Food Supply Chain During State of Emergency

DOVER (March 18, 2020) – Maintaining the supply of food and fiber for our citizens, especially during times of an emergency, is of paramount importance. Our poultry industry plays a critical role in feeding our citizens and supplying an abundant, healthy source of protein. “It is extremely important that the entire vertically integrated chain of […]




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Enjoy trout season while maintaining a safe distance from other anglers and fishing less-crowded areas

Take advantage of the early opening of the upstate trout season for adult anglers on Tuesday, March 31 to help minimize crowds.



  • Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Division of Fish and Wildlife
  • anglers
  • Coronavirus
  • fishing
  • outdoors and recreation
  • permitting and regulation
  • trout
  • youth

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Latest emergency order limits recreation options for out-of-state visitors; allows restricted surf fishing

Out-of-state visitors must self-quarantine for 14 days before engaging in fishing, hunting, golf, visiting state parks and wildlife areas.



  • Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Division of Fish and Wildlife
  • Division of Parks and Recreation
  • Coronavirus
  • health and safety
  • outdoors and recreation
  • permitting and regulation
  • public
  • restrictions
  • state of emergency

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DNREC Closes Park and Wildlife Area Amenities; Limits Outdoor Recreation Activities at Beaches

While most state parks, nature and wildlife areas continue to stay open during the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” emergency order, many amenities are closed.




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Secretary Bunting honors high school seniors for outstanding academic achievement

Secretary of Education Susan Bunting congratulates 91 public school students from the Class of 2020 for being named Secretary of Education Scholars.