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SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking evacuation of pilgrims stranded
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Central government on a petition seeking to immediately evacuate and providing all possible medical help to the Indian pilgrims stranded in Iran's Qom.
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Amul's new doodle urges people to 'stay healthy not hungry' amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): With a message of 'Stay Healthy. Not Hungry,' dairy brand Amul on Thursday dedicated its new cartoon to the 21-day-long lockdown imposed in the country by the central government to curb the spread of coronavirus.
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Punjab CM seeks financial assistance from Centre to clear pending MGNREGA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Amid the coronavirus lockdown, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has sought financial assistance from the Central government to clear all pending liabilities under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) sche
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Govt plan soon for healthy lifestyle during 21-day coronavirus lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): In a bid to encourage people to follow a healthy lifestyle during their 21 days lockdown home quarantine, the Union Ministry of Health is chalking out a plan called Behavioral Social Intervention for COVID-19.
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Centre permits doorstep delivery of medicines during Covid-19 lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday allowed doorstep delivery of medicines to people during the 21-day nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus.
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Incidents of people flouting COVID-19 lockdown reported in parts of Andhra
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): In parts of Andhra Pradesh some people have been following mandatory precautionary measures put in place by the state and the central government, in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Kerala Chief Minister to hold press briefings via video-conferencing from
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): In the backdrop of Central government advocating social distancing to contain COVID-19 spread, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced that from now onwards he will hold press briefings via video-conferencing.
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Centre earmarks Rs 1.80 lakh crores for providing subsidised wheat, rice :
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): In the backdrop of coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdown, the Centre has earmarked Rs 1.80 lakh crores for providing wheat at Rs 2 per kg and rice at Rs 3 per kg, Union Minister Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday.
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Delhi HC directs Centre to provide basic amenities to students stranded at
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Ministry of External Affairs to expeditiously provide basic amenities like food, water, transportation, medical care and lodging to Indian students stranded at the Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan for the last few da
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Mamata urges PM Modi to allow states to borrow more by raising FRBM limits
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to allow states to borrow more by raising their FRBM limits to at least 5 per cent of their GDP during the fiscal year 2020-21.
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Omar Abdullah appeals to people to help authorities in combating COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, who was released earlier in the day from detention, has urged people to extend support to the authorities in the battle against coronavirus.
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Nepal under lockdown to contain Coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bharatpur [Nepal], Mar 24 (ANI): Nepal went under a seven-day lockdown on Tuesday morning, a day after the central government issued the order- in a bid to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus in the Himalayan country.
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