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Karnataka: Children dig well in Dakshina Kannada to combat water crisis
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) [India], April 23 (ANI): The scarcity of water in Kukkavu area of Belthangady town in Dakshina Kannada district has forced school going children to dig a well with their soft hands amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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Punjab CM urges all CMs to pursue matter of 3-pronged strategy with PM Mod
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 23 (ANI): Following up on his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, suggesting a 3-pronged strategy to bail out states from the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has now urged his counterparts in all the states to pursue th
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World Bank predicts sharpest decline of remittances in recent history
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 23 (ANI): Global remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20 per cent in 2020 due to the economic crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown, according to the World Bank.
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Bangladesh extends shutdown till May 5 as coronavirus crisis surge
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): Bangladesh has extended its nationwide lockdown till May 5 as part of measures to stem the spread of coronavirus pandemic, local media reported on Thursday.
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Unemployment likely to rise, imperative to provide Rs 7,500 to each family
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Asserting that 12 crore people have lost their jobs in the first phase of the lockdown, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said that it is imperative for the government to provide them with immediate financial assistance to each family t
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Sachin Tendulkar will not celebrate birthday due to COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who will turn 47 on Friday, will not celebrate his birthday due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis in the country.
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COVID-19 will be with us for long time, says WHO
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 23 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday (local time) said that the COVID-19 crisis will not end any time soon, with several countries only in the initial stages of the fight against the virus.
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30 pc salary cut of Kerala govt staff in next five months, says CM Vijayan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 23 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday announced that all elected representatives in the state will take a 30 per cent cut in their monthly salary and honorarium for one year to help it tide over the COVID-19-induced financial
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CPI's Binoy Viswam urges PM to reconsider Central Vista revamp plan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): CPI Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to reconsider the redevelopment of the Central Vista in New Delhi in view of the coronavirus crisis.
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Amit Shah, Harsh Vardhan interact with doctors; assure security
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah and Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday interacted with doctors and senior representatives of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), and assured them that appropriate security will b
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Here's how social media apps are bolstering fight against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The entire world is going through one of its most difficult times due to the coronavirus crisis, with the majority of the countries following complete or partial lockdown.
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No ICMR, NICED supplied COVID test kits in West Bengal, says state health
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 22 (ANI): The West Bengal government on Wednesday said that it has zero kits supplied by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Disease (NICED) which can test COVID-19 patients as per the ICMR guidel
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