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Liquor shops in Assam to shut down till May 3
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], April 15 (ANI): The Assam government has decided to shut down all liquor shops across the state from 5 pm on Wednesday in view of COVID-19 lockdown, which has been extended till May 3.
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Jharkhand Police issue advisory to curb hate content, fake news on social
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 15 (ANI): Stepping up vigilance to curb fake news on coronavirus, the Jharkhand Police on Wednesday issued a set of guidelines for promoting "safe usage" of social media by the citizens.
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Pakistan's economy may contract by 1.5 pc: IMF
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pakistan's economy may contract sharply by 1.5 per cent during the current financial year.
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Unfortunate to arrest relatives of stranded Goan seafarers: Digambar Kamat
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 15 (ANI): Goa Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat on Wednesday termed the arrest of protesting relatives of stranded Goan seafarers as "unfortunate" and said the state government should take a leaf out of the book of countries that have flown their citizens bac
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Equity indices dip as banking, financial stocks drag
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 15 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices erased all early gains on Wednesday and closed nearly one per cent lower as the government eased some restrictions after extending the COVID-19 lockdown till May 3.
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UPSC to decide on fresh dates for remaining civil services-2019 personalit
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): In view of the prevailing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday announced that a decision on fresh dates for the remaining civil services-2019 personality tests will be taken after May 3.
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Women labourers in Delhi face problems due to lockdown, want to go home
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Amid the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, women working as daily wage labourers in Delhi are facing problems due to the lockdown. Their common complaint is that they aren't able to reach their children in the villages.
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Hema Malini urges citizens to follow govt guidelines, protect nation amid
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Veteran actor Hema Malini on Wednesday urged the citizens of the country to follow the government guidelines and stay indoors amid the extended COVID-19 lockdown.
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Uttarakhand constitutes committee to analyse effects of COVID-19 lockdown,
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 15 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has constituted a high-level advisory committee to analyse the effects of coronavirus lockdown on the state's economy and give suggestions to improve it.
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Priest, 6 others arrested for holding Mass in Kerala Church
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 15 (ANI): Police arrested and later released on bail a priest of the Stella Maris Church in Willingdon Island here on Wednesday morning for allegedly gathering people and celebrating Holy Mass, in defiance of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.
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Police, administration failing to effect social distancing, examine centra
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 15 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday said that police and administration in the state are "failing to effect 100 percent social distancing" amid nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 and called for "examining cen
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Flights, trains remain suspended, educational institutions closed, all con
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of COVID-19 lockdown till May 3, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued consolidated revised guidelines on measures to be taken by Ministries and Departments of Government o
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