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Surat-based NGO offers skill training, ration to sex workers amid COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], July 19 (ANI): While the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown led to many people losing their source of income, a Surat-based NGO has come forward to support the sex workers in the region and to provide them skill-training.
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Madhya Pradesh: CM directs state to organise limited capacity I-Day celebr
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that Independence Day celebration programmes should be organised at a limited level amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hyderabad: IKEA Store closed temporarily amid COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 18 (ANI): The IKEA store in Hyderabad was closed for the second time on Saturday because of the COVID-19 pandemic, CEO and CSO of IKEA India Peter Betzel said.
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Odisha exempts biometric authentication for PDS distribution amid COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 18 (ANI): In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department of Odisha government has exempted the use of bio-metric mode for Aadhaar authentication during the distribution of PDS to the beneficiaries in the state.
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Madurai admn asks clarification from 120 pvt hospitals for staying closed
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 18 (ANI): The district administration in Madurai has issued a notice to 120 private hospitals for allegedly remaining closed despite being asked to remain open and continue serving patients during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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US labour market faces slowdown amid COVID-19 surge
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): The US labour market recovery is losing momentum, as a new wave of coronavirus infections causes heightened employer uncertainty and consumer caution, The WallStreet Journal reported.
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Punjab: Animated videos for online classes launched amid COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 17 (ANI): The Punjab government on Friday launched a new campaign under 'Mission Fateh', to provide online education through animated videos to students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Goa observes strict lockdown for 3 days amid COVID-19 spread
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 17 (ANI): Goa police personnel are deployed on the coastal areas and cities in the view of a three-day lockdown imposed by the state government amid COVID-19 spread.
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Tourism industry in Gilgit Baltistan facing severe crisis amid COVID-19 ou
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hunza [Pakistan], July 16 (ANI): The tourism industry in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan has been facing severe crisis amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak as many people associated with it are fearing losing their jobs and businesses.
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Rare Liver Auto-transplant Amid COVID-19 Pandemic gives New Lease of Life
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): A rare liver auto-transplant was successfully performed at Apollo Hospitals, Bengaluru recently.
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SC to hear after two weeks plea seeking guidelines for prevention of child
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday posted hearing for two weeks on a petition filed by an NGO headed by Nobel Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi seeking the government to frame policy or guidelines for rescue and rehabilitation of children and for the prevention
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WB: Siliguri police checks vehicles amid COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], July 16 (ANI): The Siliguri police is checking vehicles of commuters amid complete COVID-19 lockdown in 47 Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) wards.
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