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NGT cancels its summer vacation to make up for hours lost due to lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday cancelled its summer vacations in order to make up for the loss of working hours in the wake of coronavirus pandemic and subsequent nationwide lockdown.
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Power connections not to be terminated for failure to pay bill during lock
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 14 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday issued directives for relief measures related to electricity bill payment and directed that power connections will not be terminated due to non-payment amid coronavirus lockdown.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad announces "innovative challenge" to develop video-conf
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad has announced an "innovation challenge" for Indian start-ups to develop a video conferencing solution under the Digital India programme.
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7 new COVID-19 positive cases in Nagpur, district tally at 42
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI): Seven new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Nagpur city on Tuesday, a Nagpur Municipal Corporation official said.
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13 COVID-19 patients discharged from Srinagar hospital: Rohit Kansal
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 14 (ANI): Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary-Planning, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday informed that 13 more COVID-19 positive patients have been discharged from CD Hospital, Srinagar after treatment and recovery.
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Yediyurappa supports lockdown extension, endorses PM's seven-point strateg
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 14 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to extend COVID-19 lockdown till May 3.
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Lockdown rules should be followed strictly, says Jharkhand CM
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 14 (ANI): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of lockdown till May 3, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday said that lockdown rules should be strictly followed in order to combat COVID-19.
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Chidambaram supports lockdown extension, questions Centre's efforts on rel
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): While extending support to the coronavirus lockdown extension, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday accused the Central government of neglecting the needs of the poor and said that "not a rupee" has been added to the economic package announced to
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Central, state govts working together to minimise problems of farmers: PM
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the central and state governments are working together to minimise the problems faced by farmers.
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Donning 'gamcha' mask, PM gives safety message with new social media displ
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Mouth and nose covered with a traditional 'gamcha', hands folded in namaste - this is what Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new social media profile picture looks like. The photo, aimed at spreading awareness over curbing COVID-19 spread, is from Modi's ad
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More than 600 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals, over 220 testing labs in India
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Underlining that the government made rapid progress in ramping up the country's health infrastructure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said coronavirus tests are being done in over 220 labs, while there are over 600 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals.
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Amid lockdown, people's way of celebrating festivals at homes is motivatio
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the way people are following lockdown guidelines and celebrating festivals at their respective homes with simplicity is "motivational" and "praiseworthy".
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