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Proposed agricultural marketing reforms a step in right direction, says CI
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) Director General Chandrajit Banerjee on Friday said that the proposed amendment to the Essential Commodities Act and agricultural marketing reforms by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are steps in the right directio
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Essential Commodities Act to be changed for better price realisation to fa
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday proposed amendments to the Essential Commodities Act to enable better price realisation for farmers, and said no stock limit should apply to processors or value chain participants.
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Parcel trains to ensure uninterrupted supply of essential commodities amid
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): In the wake of the coronavirus lockdown, the Indian Railways has decided to run time-tabled Parcel Special trains on some routes, to ensure uninterrupted supply of essential items such as medicines, medical equipment, food etc.
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Northern Railways extends run of 10 Parcel Cargo Express trains
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): In order to ensure the faster supply of essential commodities, Northern railway in association with other Zonal Railways, has decided to extend the run of 10 Parcel Cargo Express trains (PCETs), according to a press release.
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Man distributes essentials to needy on pram in Delhi amid lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): A man has resorted to pushing around a pram, loaded with water, food items and essential commodities, to distribute among the poor and needy across the national capital amid the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Ex-Maoist turned MLA distributes food, essentials to tribals in Telangana'
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mulugu (Telangana) [India], May 1 (ANI): Seethakka, a former Maoist turned MLA from Mulugu, has been helping the poor and distributing food grains, vegetables, and other essential commodities among the people living in the tribal areas of her constituency during the lockdown.
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Record fertiliser sales during lockdown period, claims Dept of Fertilisers
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Amid the national COVID-19 lockdown, the Department of Fertilisers under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers has had a record sale of fertilisers to the farmers.
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Andhra Assembly Speaker disregards social distancing at event
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 25 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Tammineni Sitaram violated social distancing norms after he attended an essential items distribution programme at Korlakota village in Srikakulam district.
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Closely monitor containment areas: Andhra CM instructs officials
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 24 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has instructed the officials to closely monitor the ground situation in red zones, besides strengthening the tele-medicine system and ensure medical facilities to high-risk patients with ot
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DMRC providing essentials to needy, corona warriors amid lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is reaching out to the needy amid the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown and providing essential commodities to them.
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Lockdown violation: People violate social distancing norms at Lal Kuan Baz
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): A large number of people thronged the Lal Kuan Bazar in Chandni Chowk on Friday to buy essential commodities without following the social distancing norms amid the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.However, most of them were seen using masks and handkerchiefs to
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25 arrested for crossing into Kerala during lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], April 23 (ANI): As many as 25 people have been arrested in a span of three days in the Munnar region of Idukki for crossing the border check posts and entering Kerala under the guise of supplying essential commodities amid the lockdown.
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