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Let's pledge to defeat COVID-19 together by lighting lamps tonight: Shoote
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Indian shooter Manu Bhaker on Sunday appealed citizens to come together and take a pledge by lighting diyas and lamps tonight at 9 pm to defeat coronavirus pandemic after the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Sale of diya increases in Delhi after PM's '9 PM- 9 Mins' appeal
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Sale of diyas in the national capital have increased after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed citizens to either light a candle, diya or flashlight at 9 pm on April 5 to dispel the darkness and gloom brought by the outbreak of the deadly novel Coronavirus
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PM's '9 PM- 9 Mins' appeal: People buy diyas in Patna
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 5 (ANI): Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call, locals in Patna on Sunday visited potters' shops to buy diyas (earthen lamps).
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Locals in UP's Moradabad buy Diyas after PM's '9 PM- 9 Mins' appeal
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 5 (ANI): People in Moradabad were seeing buying diyas (earthen lamps) to light them at 9 PM today following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal.
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Rohit Sharma urges people to stand with health warriors and defeat COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Indian swashbuckling batsman Rohit Sharma on Sunday urged countrymen to join "the great team India huddle" to express solidarity to frontline warriors battling against coronavirus pandemic by lighting diyas and lamps tonight at 9 pm on the call given by Prim
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Kohli invokes 'spirit of India', urges citizens to show solidarity with 'h
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday urged citizen to show their "spirit of India" to express solidarity with "health warriors" in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic when they light diyas and lamps tonight at 9 pm on the call given by Prime Minister
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Vice President urges countrymen to show solidarity with COVID-19 warriors
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday urged 130 crore Indians to express solidarity with "the frontline warriors in the battle against the pandemic" when they light Diyas and lamps tonight at 9 pm on the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Hope Centre takes care of concerns of engineers, power grids: Priyanka Gan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said the concerns of power grids and engineers too are being taken care of by the Central government in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to switch off lights for nine minutes from 9 pm on April 5
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Indian Army advises all to not use alcohol-based sanitisers before lightin
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The Indian Army has advised all citizens to be careful while lighting diyas or candles on April 5 as requested by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They have asked people to wash their hands using soap instead of using alcohol-based sanitisers before lighting ca
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Instead of thali and diyas, counsel people like Singapore PM on COVID-19:
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his call to light candles and diyas on April 5, to highlight country's spirit in fighting COVID-19, and asked him to counsel people following the footsteps of his S
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In present circumstances, do not think it is appropriate to light 'diya':
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 3 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said that lighting diyas and candles are done to celebrate Lord Rama's return from Ayodhaya, however amid coronavirus outbreak doing such things seems inappropriate.
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Combating COVID-19: Yogeshwar Dutt wants Indians to show unity on April 5
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt on Friday urged the countrymen to show unity by following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to light 'diyas' and candles on April 5 at 9 pm for nine minutes to fight the darkness spread by the coronavirus pandemic.
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