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Haryana to provide Rs 5,000 to BPL families as Covid relief
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], May 11 (ANI): Haryana Government will provide Rs 5,000 to the families below the poverty line (BPL) in the state as their livelihood has been affected during the COVID pandemic, said State Home Minister Anil Vij on Monday.
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Sun TV donates Rs 30 crore to India's fight against COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 10 (ANI): Sun TV Network, the parent company of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), will be donating Rs 30 crore to help the people fighting the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sitharaman says items already exempted from tax listed in Mamata's letter
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Responding to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking exemption from duties and taxes on some COVID-related items, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the items on the Chief Minister's
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COVID-19: Mamata urges PM Modi for tax exemption on medicines, medical equ
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 9 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to exempt COVID-related life-saving drugs and equipment from GST and customs duty to eliminate any supply constraints amid the second wave of coronavirus.
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COVID-19: Centre releases Rs 8923.8 crore to panchayats in 25 states
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The Department of Expenditure has released an amount of Rs 8,923.8 crore in advance to 25 states for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry of finance informed on Sunday.
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Sara Ali Khan contributes towards Sonu Sood's charity foundation for COVID
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): At a time when the country is facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, Bollywood star Sara Ali Khan has extended her support and donated a significant amount to Sonu Sood's charity foundation for purchasing more oxygen cylinders for those in dire need.
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COVID-19: Pant to make donation to Hemkunt Foundation to aid India's fight
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant on Saturday announced that he would be making a donation to Hemkunt Foundation to help provide oxygen cylinders with beds, Covid-relief kits, and much more to those suffering across the country.
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42 IAF aircraft deployed in COVID-19 relief work
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed 42 transport aircraft for COVID-19 relief tasks, including 12 heavy lift and 30 medium-lift aircraft.
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Netherlands first shipment of COVID relief material lands in India
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The first shipment containing 449 ventilators, 100 oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies from the Netherlands arrived in India on Friday as a part of humanitarian assistance to India in its fight against rising COVID-19 cases.
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Punjab govt appoints 2 nodal officers to facilitate tax exemption on COVID
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 6 (ANI): The Punjab government on Thursday said that two nodal officers have been appointed to facilitate the individuals or organizations in getting tax exemption on any COVID relief imports into the state from abroad.
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Navy intensifies Samudra Setu Operation, deploys 9 warships to transport o
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday informed that the Indian Navy has deployed nine warships as part of its COVID relief 'Operation Samudra Setu II' to transport oxygen and other medical equipment from abroad.
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Sensex up 424 points as RBI unveils Covid relief measures
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 5 (ANI): Key equity indices traded in the green on Wednesday as RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das launched the second round of loan restructuring and other relief measures to counter the impact of Covid-19's second wave across the country.
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