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BJP MP dismisses apprehensions concerning power grid over PM's appeal to c
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): BJP MP Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday dismissed apprehensions over the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to switch off the lights in their homes on April 5 for nine minutes and light earthen lamps, candles or use torches and mobile flashlights to stre
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Telangana: Nirmal Councillor arrested for obstructing ASHA workers
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Nirmal Police have arrested councillor Syed Zaheer and filed a case against him for obstructing ASHA workers while they were collecting data during a survey.
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Like COVID-19, there is a communal virus too: Uddhav Thackeray
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 4 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday warned those spreading wrong messages to the citizens and uploading such videos even for the sake of fun, and said that like COVID-19, there is a communal virus too.
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Indian Army advises all to not use alcohol-based sanitisers before lightin
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The Indian Army has advised all citizens to be careful while lighting diyas or candles on April 5 as requested by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They have asked people to wash their hands using soap instead of using alcohol-based sanitisers before lighting ca
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Elderly citizens getting pension at doorsteps in J-K, Ladakh amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir/Ladakh [India], April 4 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday informed that Post Office employees in Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are ensuring that elderly citizens get pensions at their doorsteps amid the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Social worker in Moradabad wears coronavirus-themed helmet to spread aware
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 4 (ANI): As reports of citizens flouting the lockdown keeps surfacing from around the country, a social worker in Moradabad took to streets with a coronavirus-themed helmet, urging people to realize the severity of the infection and stay indoors.
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Combating COVID-19: MoHRD bats for massive use of 'ArogyaSetu' app
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MoHRD) has written to UGC, AICTE, NCTE, NIOS, NCERT and KVS, requesting them to promote the use of ArogyaSetu and help citizens assess their risk of getting infected with the coronavirus. The app also prov
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'Hope they don't burn down their houses': Raut takes jibe at PM Modi's app
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Friday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his appeal to the citizens to hold candles, lamps and mobile flashlights on Sunday in a show of solidarity amid the coronavirus crisis and said he hopes that "they don't
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Fit India to organise live fitness sessions for citizens amid coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Government of India's flagship fitness movement -- Fit India -- will organise live sessions titled 'Fit India Active Days' starting from Saturday to ensure the people have access to the best health, fitness and wellness sessions during the lockdown in vi
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking free COVID-19 testing facility
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central government on public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions for providing free of cost COVID-19 testing facility to citizens at private and government testing labs.
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Light a diya of reason, not that of superstition, says Kapil Sibal on PM M
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the country's citizens to light diyas and candles on the coming Sunday to show India's collective determination to fight against the darkness of coronavirus, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said that
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Indian citizens support PM Modi's call for Sunday, April 5
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 3 (ANI): The people at large have welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for lighting Diyas, candles or switching on flashlights on Sunday, April 5 as a mark of our togetherness in the fight against coronavirus.
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