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Lockdown extended till May 31
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday asked Ministries/Departments of the Government of India, State Governments and State Authorities to continue the lockdown measures up to May 31 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Read More
Bihar, West Bengal govts not giving NOCs to run more trains for migrants:
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 17 (ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Sunday said the State is ready to run 100 trains on a daily basis if the no-objection certificate (NOC) is received from West Bengal and Bihar governments to send their migrant workers.
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North-East govts have asked health workers working in other states to retu
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): AMRI Hospital on Saturday said that governments of the North-Eastern states, particularly Manipur and Tripura, have asked their health workers who are working in the hospital to return to their native states amid COVID-19 outbreak.
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In wake of Auraiya accident, Piyush Goyal again urges states to allow Shra
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday expressed grief over the death of 24 migrant labourers who were killed in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district and once again urged state governments to give permission for Shramik trains.
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Don't make a slow aviation recovery more difficult with quarantine measure
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 14 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to find alternatives to maintaining or introducing arrival quarantine measures as part of post-pandemic travel restrictions.
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Benjamin Netanyahu informs Israeli President of formation of government
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 14 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday notified President Reuven Rivlin that he had formed a government, bringing to an end nearly 18 months of a political deadlock.
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Researchers suggest social media influencers could encourage adolescents t
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 12 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, researchers suggest that public health bodies should consider incentivising social media influencers to encourage adolescents to follow social distancing guidelines. They say that peer-to-peer campaigns are likely to be more succe
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Prolonged self-isolation due to lockdown may make humans feel depressed, p
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Governments around the world have been urging the people to self-isolate themselves in their homes as the deadly COVID-19 continues to spread its tentacles, killing millions and bringing our daily lives to a standstill. But how long will a person restrict him
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Congress attacks BJP over suspension of labour laws in UP, MP, Gujarat
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Congress has alleged that BJP governments in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have suspended labour laws to attract foreign investment. It asked the Central government not to accept these decisions as they strip workers of their basic rights.
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Corona cases flare-up as countries ease social distancing guidelines
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): Coronavirus infections are rising in the United States and other countries as governments across borders have started easing social distancing guidelines and restrictions that have kept millions isolated and decimated economies.
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Tamil Nadu CM urges PM to place amendments to Electricity Act in abeyance
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 9 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to prevail upon the Ministry of Power to put the proposed amendments to the Electricity Act in abeyance till they were thoro
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16 Haj Houses given to state governments for quarantine, isolation facilit
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Saturday that more than 1500 health care assistants, who have been trained under skill development programme of the ministry, were assisting in treatment coronavirus patients.
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