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Muslim cleric urges people to pray at home during Ramzan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Imam of Shahi Masjid Fatehpuri, Mufti Mukarram Ahmed, has urged the Muslims to pray inside their homes and not congregate in the mosques during the holy month of Ramzan amid coronavirus scare and the nationwide lockdown.
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COVID-19 lockdown: Date to open portals of Hemkund Sahib not finalised yet
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 17 (ANI): The date to open the portals of revered Sikh shrine Hemkund Sahib in Chamoli has not been finalised yet due to ongoing nationwide lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak. The Gurudwara was earlier scheduled to open on June 1.
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Himachal tea growers suffer losses due to lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 17 (ANI): Bearing the brunt of nationwide lockdown imposed to curb coronavirus, the tea industry is suffering due to reduced workforce and lack of transportation, said Aman Pal Singh, Manager of the Dharmsala Tea Company.
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COVID-19 : Couple ties knot in Surat wearing masks, gloves
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], April 17 (ANI): At a time when the nationwide lockdown is in place and the threat of COVID-19 looms large, a couple tied the knot wearing masks and gloves in a simple ceremony in Surat on Thursday.
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Lockdown : Ulemas, Muftis appeal for offering Ramzan prayers at home
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 17 (ANI): Ulemas and Muftis from all schools of Islamic thoughts have appealed Muslim community to offer Taraveeh prayers at their homes, instead of going to the mosques, during the holy month of Ramzan while the nationwide lockdown imposed to prevent the
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Muslim activist asks 'most exalted' PM Modi to extend lockdown till end of
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) Chancellor and Muslim activist Firoz Bakht Ahmed has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to extend the nationwide lockdown till the end of Muslim holy month of Ramazan on May 24 in order to "cont
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Kiren Rijiju attends first session of SAI's 21-day online workshop for coa
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) in partnership with the National Sports Federations (NSFs) started a 21-day long online workshop for coaches from Thursday amid the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus.
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COVID-19 lockdown: Migrant workers from Rajasthan try to leave TN on motor
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 16 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown, 26 people hailing from Rajasthan, travelling in a group on 13 motorcycles, were stopped by police at a check post before Thoothukudi district on Wednesday.
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MPs, ministers tag BJP's youth wing on social media to ensure help to need
Updated : 5 years, 11 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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Stranded migrants sent back to their homes from shelter home in UP's Morad
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 16 (ANI): As many as 218 migrant workers from different districts of Uttar Pradesh, who were stranded in Moradabad due to the nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19, were on Wednesday sent back to their respective homes on buses.
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11-year-old Hyderabad girl raises Rs 9.4 lakh for poor amid lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 16 (ANI): In a goodwill gesture, an 11-year-old girl from Hyderabad raised nearly Rs 9.4 lakh to help the poor amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19.
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Mumbai airport facilitates evacuation of 3,700 passengers in 21 days
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 16 (ANI): The Mumbai airport on Wednesday said it has helped in the evacuation of over 3700 foreign nationals with 20 repatriation flights during the first phase of nationwide lockdown to stem coronavirus spread.
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