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Lockdown hits Patna rickshaw-pullers hard
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 18 (ANI): It has become difficult for the city rickshaw pullers to sustain their daily livelihood amidst lockdown, as the community mainly depends upon the daily wage earned through rickshaw pulling.
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Goa will become COVID-19 free state in coming days: CM
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 17 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that his State would become COVID-19 free in the next a few days.
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Self-help group distribute handmade masks to people in Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): As the Delhi government made it compulsory to wear masks while stepping out due to coronavirus, the self-help groups have now joined the government by distributing handmade face masks to the people on a daily basis in the national capital.
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LGBTQIA community faces abuse amid lockdown extension
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): For many people belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community, the extended national lockdown has come at an additional cost of continuous torment often at the hands of family members.
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Wedding in times of COVID-19: Couple in Europe ties knot via video call, p
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 17 (ANI): Amid social distancing and lockdown imposed in view of the coronavirus crisis, a couple entered into wedlock from two different countries in Europe via a video calling app on Friday while their parents attended the event from India.
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COVID-19: India Post delivering life-saving drugs in remote areas, pension
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Amid the challenges posed by coronavirus , India Post is making efforts to provide relief to people by delivering life-saving drugs to patients living in remote areas and providing pension and social security benefits through Aadhar-enabled payment system.
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MHA extends consular services to foreign nationals till May 3
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday extended the period of providing consular services to foreign nationals, presently residing in India due to travel restrictions in view of COVID-19 pandemic, till May 3.
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Congress says Delhi government should waive fees of private schools for th
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Congress on Friday demanded that Arvind Kejriwal government should give relief to parents by waiving fees of three months in private schools in view of the lockdown.
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227 cases filed in Maharashtra over fake news, rumours
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): A total of 227 cases have been registered in connection with fake news, rumours and hate speech over social media in the State ever since the imposition of nationwide lockdown, according to Maharashtra Cyber Department on Friday.
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7 people arrested for attacking police party in Tonk
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tonk (Rajasthan) [India], April 17 (ANI): Seven people have been arrested in Tonk for attacking a police party in which three policemen were injured.
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Cop in MP helps injured elderly man reach hospital amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 17 (ANI): A policeman in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district on Friday set an example by helping an elderly man in dire need amid lockdown.
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Need to focus on direct transfer of welfare scheme benefits to migrant wor
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Chief Economist of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) SP Sharma on Friday said that for migrant workers, the Centre must focus on direct transfer of benefits of social welfare schemes in the wake of the national lockdown.
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