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Mayawati seeks financial help for poor
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday urged the Centre and the State governments to provide adequate financial help to the poor and daily-wagers in view of lockdown in Uttar Pradesh and the country due to threat of coronavirus spread, saying that the vulnerable sec
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Hero Cycles allocates Rs 100 crore contingency fund to mitigate impact of
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): With the COVID-19 outbreak expected to unleash long-term economic consequences, Hero Cycles on Tuesday said it is setting aside Rs 100 crore as a contingency fund to address and mitigate its impact on partners and the community at large.
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COVID-19: People stranded at Anand Vihar bus terminal amid lockdown in Del
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Many people from Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were left stranded at Delhi's Anand Vihar Interstate Bus Terminal on Sunday as the governments of UP and Delhi announced lockdowns to check the spread of COVID-19.
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State govts can now procure their quota of food grains from FCI on 3 month
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): The state governments can now procure their quota of food grains on three months' credit from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in the country, Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said.
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COVID-19: Facebook Messenger ties up with developers to offer free service
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
California [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): Facebook Messenger announced a partnership with its developer community to provide free services to government health organisations and UN health agencies to help them use the messaging platform to scale their response to COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: SC asks all states to release undertrial prisoners facing minor
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked all state governments to release undertrial prisoners, who are facing charges attracting less than seven years imprisonment, to reduce overcrowding of jails amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Enforce strictly, take legal action against violators: Centre to states on
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Centre on Monday asked state governments to strictly enforce the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus and directed legal action against violators.
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State govts should ensure rules of lockdown are followed: PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): A day after successful "Janta curfew", Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked state governments to ensure rules of lockdown are followed properly and called on citizens to take the issue seriously.
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Equity indices plunge by 10 pc, banking and realty stocks hit
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices dived by 9 per cent during early hours on Monday as governments and businesses adapt to prolonged quarantines during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Combatting COVID-19: Govt decides to shutdown 75 coronavirus-hit districts
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Centre and state governments have decided to completely shutdown 75 districts across the country where coronavirus cases have been reported.
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Prepared to extend all cooperations while keeping athletes' health in mind
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Director General Sandip Pradhan said they are prepared to extend all corporations to Centre and state governments while keeping the health of the athletes as their foremost priority amid coronavirus.
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Cabinet Secretary reviews COVID-19 situation with Chief Secretaries
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): A high-level meeting on Sunday took stock of the situation arising out of the rapid spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country.
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