Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 16 (ANI): A total of 25 community kitchens operating under the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation are delivering food packets daily to about 67,000 people amid the national lockdown imposed in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], April 16 (ANI): All operations of food preparation establishments, including home delivery have been stopped in Ludhiana, in view of the coronavirus threat and risk of food contamination, said Ludhiana District Magistrate, Pradeep Agarwal.
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): As the country battles the coronavirus pandemic, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday suggested the creation of a food safety net and direct money transfer for the poor.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], April 16 (ANI): All home delivery services of food establishments have been stopped in Ludhiana from Thursday until further orders, in a move to curb the rapid spread of COVID-19.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], April 16 (ANI): Punjab Food and Civil Supply Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Thursday visited the Khanna Mandi here, where the crop procurement procedure by the government, from farmers, has begun.
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) [India] April 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): COVID-19 crisis has developed many unprecedented scenarios across the world. Lockdowns, curfews, economic turmoil, lay-off, pay cut, mass migration, etc., are affecting the masses at large.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] April 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): While the effect of the lockdown to contain the spread of novel coronavirus can be felt in all quarters, among those who have been hit the hardest are the lakhs of stray animals who are left without food.
Muzaffarabad [PoK], April 16 (ANI): The people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are facing an acute shortage of food and medical supplies as the region is under lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak.
Chaibasa (Jharkhand) [India], April 16 (ANI): A remote-controlled device nicknamed 'Co-Bot', which can be used to supply food, medicine and other essentials to those suspected or diagnosed with COVID-19 , has been developed in Jharkhand's Chaibasa district.
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): People living in around 72 houses have been asked to stay in quarantine after a pizza delivery boy, who had delivered food in Malviya Nagar area, tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, according to District Magistrate, South Delhi.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 15 (ANI): Hundreds of migrant workers from Bihar, who are stranded in Hyderabad, on Wednesday requested the government for food or facility to go back to their state in view of the extension of lockdown.
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said that workers who were living at Yamuna Ghat have been shifted to various night shelters across Delhi.