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Visually challenged students, NGOs hail FM Sitharaman's announcements on d
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 17 (ANI): Visually challenged students and NGOs working for their cause have welcomed the announcement by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regarding the development of special e-content for visually and hearing-challenged children which will
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UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances seeks permission to visit Paki
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], May 17 (ANI): A UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances has sent several requests to Pakistan government to visit the country, especially Sindh province, to investigate the cases of enforced disappearances, but is still waiting to get permission.
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COVID-19: India records highest-ever spike at 4,987 cases, tally reaches 9
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): With the highest-ever spike of close to 5,000 cases in the past 24 hours, the COVID-19 count in India has crossed 90,000 on Sunday.
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NDMA develops online dashboard to facilitate seamless movement of migrant
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): For information regarding movement of migrants and to facilitate the smooth movement of stranded persons across states, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has developed an online dashboard - National Migrant Information System (NMIS) - on the e
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West Bengal reports 115 fresh COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths in last 24 hrs
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): With 115 new COVID-19 cases reported in West Bengal in the last 24 hours, the count of people infected with the virus has climbed to 2,576 including 892 recoveries.
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Man gets extension of interim sentence suspension to take care of prematur
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Delhi High Court has extended till June 6 the interim suspension of sentence of a man, convicted in connection with a case related to dowry death of his sister-in-law, noting that he has to take extra care of his premature baby girl and mentally disabled son.
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Himachal Pradesh CM writes to Jharkhand counterpart to provide details of
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 16 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday wrote to his Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren and expressed disappointment on the response over the migrants issue.
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C'garh CM for provision in SDRF to meet expenses incurred on inter-state t
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 16 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday requested the Centre for proper provision in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for the payment of expenses incurred on interstate travel of migrant workers and others travelling within the
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World Sindhi Congress' highlights issue of enforced disappearances in Sind
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], May 15 (ANI): A delegation of World Sindhi Congress (WSC) attended a virtual session of the United Nations' Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) during which they highlighted the incidents of enforced disappearances in Sindh.
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Delhi LG reviews health preparedness, relief measures to contain COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal on Thursday chaired a meeting of Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to review the health preparedness and relief measures to contain COVID-19.
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Centre shows no intent at protecting lives: Punjab CM on economic package
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], May 13 (ANI): Expressing disappointment at the Centre's "failure" to address the humanitarian crisis resulting from the lockdown, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said the first set of announcements from Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
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Siddaramaiah calls Centre's relief measures 'disastrous'
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 13 (ANI): Former chief minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Wednesday called the measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as 'disastrous' and said it is 'non-existent' in terms of benefits to poor migrants, labourers, contrac
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