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UN chief urges govts to protect women as response to COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 6 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday (local time) urged governments across the world to protect women as part of the response to the lethal coronavirus outbreak.
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Instead of lighting diyas, govts should provide jobs to people sitting at
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 5 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo on Sunday said that instead of lighting diyas, governments should be working towards providing some kind of jobs to people who are out of work due to lockdown and have no source of income.
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Ministry of Home clarifies on issues being faced by state/UT govts in ensu
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 4 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday clarified the ground level issues being faced by states in ensuring smooth flow of the supply chain of essential items during nationwide lockdown to fight COVID-19.
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Fight against coronavirus must be fought unitedly by Centre, States: CWC
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Thursday said the fight against the coronavirus must be fought unitedly by the Central and the State governments.
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Swiggy launches the 'Hope, Not Hunger' initiative to feed the needy
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): India's largest food delivery platform Swiggy said on Thursday it has partnered with various commercial kitchens, NGOs and state governments to provide daily meals to thousands of underprivileged, daily wagers and stranded migrant labourers who have limited
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Some state govt, UT administrations allowing exceptions beyond lockdown me
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla urged all state governments and Union Territory administrations to ensure the lockdown measures issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs are strictly implemented.
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Govt hikes MG-NREGS wages amid COVID-19 scare, average increase of Rs 20
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, Department of Rural Development, GoI in close collaboration with State Governments has taken various initiatives including revision to the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS wages with effect from April 1, 2020 with an average national inc
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This cop uses his horse to spread awareness about COVID-19 in Kurnool
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): With governments taking all possible measures of spread awareness over the highly contagious COVID-19, a cop in Andhra Pradesh devised a novel way to make people remember the enemy which the nation, and the world at large, is fighting.
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Combating COVID-19: Coordinating with state govt's for supplying medical e
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Monday said that it is coordinating with the state governments for the supply of medical equipment and essential items needed for the protection against the coronavirus and for the testing of COVID-19.
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MHA directs states, UTs to quarantine returning migrants
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): The central government has issued directives to state governments and union territories to put returning migrants in nearest shelter by the State/Union Territory government quarantine facilities after proper screening for a period of 14 days as per standard h
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COVID-19: Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces over USD 800 million to suppo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
California [USA], Mar 28 (ANI): Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has announced the company's new commitment to support SMBs, health organisations and governments, and health workers, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sonia forms task force to intensify response of Congress-ruled states to C
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has constituted a task force to intensify the efforts of Congress-ruled state governments to deal with the grave situation prevailing on account of COVID19 in a coordinated manner.
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