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Combating COVID-19: Union Home Secretary warns of strict action against th
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Tuesday said that FIR will be registered against those involved in spreading rumours about COVID-19 and strict action will be taken under provisions of the Disaster Management Act.
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Uttarakhand revokes relaxation in lockdown for March 31
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): After the Union Home Ministry issued an order to implement lockdown measures strictly across the country, the Uttarakhand government on Sunday revoked its decision to give relaxation in the nationwide curfew on March 31.
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183 FIRs in Maharashtra for violating lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Palghar (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Palghar Police have registered 183 FIRs against owners of shops, hotels, restaurants, pubs, wine shops, pan shops and religious places for allegedly violating Disaster Management Act in last 8 days.
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J-K Administration cancels gazetted holidays of officials in view of COVID
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Administration on Saturday issued an order which specified the cancellation of gazetted holidays and leaves for the officers in view of the challenge of containing COVID-19 pandemic.
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16 booked for defying order and keeping shops open in Pune
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): An FIR has been registered against 16 shop owners in Pune for defying District Collector Naval Kishore Ram's order to keep shops closed as the Epidemic Act 1867 and Disaster Management Act 2005 has been invoked in Maharashtra to avoid the spread of c
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COVID-19: Three held for spreading fake rumours about coronavirus on socia
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Yadadri (Telangana) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly spreading rumours through social media stating that one person has died of coronavirus.
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Govt invokes Disaster Management Act to ensure price regulation of masks,
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): The central government on Friday invoked the Disaster Management Act 2005 to allow the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to regulate the availability and prices of surgical and protective masks, hand sanitisers and gloves amid the ongoing coron
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Odisha declares coronavirus as 'disaster', orders closure of schools, cine
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 13 (ANI): The Odisha Government on Friday declared COVID-19 as a 'disaster' under the provisions of Disaster Management Act, 2005 to adequately empower public officials to combat the spread of coronavirus. An amount of Rs 200 crore has been earmarked to d
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22 dead in rain-battered Kerala, CM urges citizens to assist in rescue ops
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 9 (ANI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday conducted a review meeting of the disaster management activities in the wake of incessant rains in the state, and informed that 22 people have died so far while over 22,000 people have been evac
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Kumaraswamy seeks more disaster funds for K'taka
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh appealing for higher allocation of funds for drought relief in the state.
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