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Department of Telecom not providing free internet during lockdown: PIB
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Fact Check Unit of Press Information Bureau has clarified that the Department of Telecom is not providing free internet to all users till May 3, 2020, to enable them to work from home by clicking on a given link.
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As people stay home, aerosol levels hit 20-year low in India: NASA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 23 (ANI): Air pollution over northern India has plummeted to a 20-year-low for this time of the year, according to satellite data published by US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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Andhra fishermen stranded in Gujarat to each get Rs 2,000 assistance: Jaga
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 23 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday announced a one-time financial assistance of Rs 2,000 that will be given to each of over 6,000 fishermen from the state stranded in Gujarat amid COVID-19 lockdown.
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COVID-19: Spain extends state of emergency till May 9
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], April 23 (ANI): Spain on Wednesday (local time) extended the period of emergency till May 9 as the coronavirus epidemic continues to ravage the country with more than 200,000 cases and over 20,000 deaths.
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India fights coronavirus: Canine friends can screen Covid-19 patients
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): 'Medical detection dogs' can be utilised for screening the patients of Covid-19, said a veterinarian associated with sniffer dog department under Union Home Ministry.
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Tea farmers in Bihar's Kishanganj incur huge losses amid coronavirus lockd
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kishanganj (Bihar) [India], April 23 (ANI): The nationwide lockdown forced by the coronavirus pandemic has badly affected the tea farmers in Bihar's Kishanganj as the crops have dried in the absence of workers to harvest them.
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'Free Ration App' comes to rescue of needy amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 23 (ANI): An NGO here has come up with the 'Free Ration App' in order to help the needy get free ration across the country.
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Maharashtra: No action against factory owners if workers contract COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 22 (ANI): The Maharashtra government has clarified that there will be no action against the factory owners if a worker gets infected with COVID-19.
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Coronavirus: Lucknow markets lack Ramzan sheen
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): As the country is under lockdown to contain Covid-19, the hustle and bustle eluded the markets in Lucknow on Wednesday.
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Azadpur Mandi traders want market shut for few days after man dies of COVI
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Traders at Asia's biggest fruit and vegetable wholesale market, Azadpur Mandi, have requested the government to close it for some days as the market is being crowded and all precautions against coronavirus are being allegedly ignored.
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Chandrababu Naidu asks Centre to ensure livelihood for workers returning f
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to ensure the safety and livelihood of Indian workers who are returning from Kuwait amid coronavirus pandemic.
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Donate to PM-CARES, Prophet Muhammad said to donate during Ramzan: Himacha
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): Prophet Muhammad had said that Muslims should donate 2.5 percent of their total wealth during Ramzan, Himachal Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) SR Mardi said on Wednesday and urged them to donate to PM-CARES or CM Relief Funds amid t
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