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MPs, ministers tag BJP's youth wing on social media to ensure help to need
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been utilising the power of social media to reach out to the people in need of assistance during the nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19.
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Sitharaman takes part in virtual session of G20 finance ministers, central
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the virtual session of the second G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under the Saudi Arabian Presidency on Wednesday to discuss the global economic outlook amid COVID-19 pa
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PM Modi to address nation at 10 am today, announcement on lockdown extensi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 am today, on the last day of the 21-day nationwide lockdown imposed with the aim to contain the spread of the deadly COVID-19.
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COVID-19 lockdown: Ram Vilas Paswan reviews food grains distribution in st
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan during a video conference with the State/UTs Ministers of Food, Public Distribution here today directed the fellow minister to implement a ''micro-level plan'' to ensure that essential commodities are avai
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Contributions to CM Relief fund should also be counted as CSR expenditure:
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Congress leader Anand Sharma on Monday said that the government has decided that donations to the PM- CARES Fund by industry would also be counted as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure and the provision should be extended to the relief fund o
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Ministers, officials resume office in Shastri Bhawan amid coronavirus outb
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): On the 20th day of the lockdown, Union ministers and senior officials resumed working from offices on Monday at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Allow partial resumption of industry and road projects, with adherence to
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): Several Union ministers have suggested to Prime Minister's Office that partial resumption of industrial operations should be allowed in companies that can abide by the norms and guidelines issued by the Union Health Ministry to deal with COVID-19 spread.
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Chief ministers raised issues of dipping revenue, livelihoods during inter
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Several chief ministers raised issues concerning people including loss of livelihoods due to the crisis created by COVID-19 during their interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought funds from Centre due to their dipping revenues, Puducherry Ch
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Centre considering request by CMs to extend lockdown, says govt spokespers
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): The central government is considering the request made by several chief ministers to extend the 21-day countrywide lockdown, government's Principal Spokesperson KS Dhatwalia said on Saturday.
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Aarogya Setu app could be e-pass to facilitate travel amid COVID-19 restri
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Calling upon chief ministers to popularise Aarogya Setu app, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said it will an essential tool in India's fight against coronavirus and referred to the possibility of the app being an "e-pass which could subsequently f
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Centre will soon announce guidelines for next 15 days: Karnataka CM
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 11 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the meeting held with the Chief Ministers earlier today said that the Government of India will announce the guidelines for next 15 days in next one
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Centre considering to extend lockdown by two weeks : Govt Sources
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Most states requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend the lockdown for two more weeks and the centre is considering their request, according to government sources.
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