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Protect kids orphaned by COVID-19, women & 'vulnerable sections': MHA
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Considering the surge in mortality during the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic and its impact on families, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written a letter to all states and Union Territories (UTs) directing them on steps for the protection o
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COVID-19: Warehouse Traders Federation starts war rooms for oxygen, ration
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 21 (ANI): While India grapples with the second wave of COVID-19, a traders federation in Jammu has established war rooms for oxygen, medicines and ration with the aim of helping help people amid the pandemic.
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Covid-19: Odisha sets up 24X7 helpline, temporary homes for children acros
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 21 (ANI): Aiming to protect the welfare of children during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Odisha government has set up a 24X7 helpline and temporary homes for children across 30 districts.
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Online pre-schooling and apps have come to the aid for toddlers learning j
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI/BusinessWire India): While the pandemic shut down the early childhood education segment for over a year now, it is heartening to note that learning for toddlers did not halt entirely.
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Temple in Coimbatore consecrates 'Corona Devi' idol to protect people from
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 21 (ANI): Kamatchipuri Adhinam, a temple in Coimbatore has consecrated a 'Corona Devi' idol to protect people from the deadly Covid-19 virus.
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Syngenta launches multiple initiatives to strengthen rural health infrastr
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI/BusinessWire India): With the second wave of the Covid pandemic gripping rural India in an unprecedented crisis, the country's leading agriculture company Syngenta India has stepped in to provide support to help farmers cope with healthcare challenges.
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Uttarakhand HC slams state govt for violation of COVID protocols during Ku
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 21 (ANI): The Uttarakhand High Court came down heavily on the state government for not ensuring that COVID protocols were followed while holding religious events like Kumbh Mela and Char Dham Yatra in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chile to lift lockdowns in more regions despite rising COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile will lift lockdowns in 13 towns on Monday and continue to gradually ease pandemic restrictions across the country despite detecting more than 7,600 new COVID-19 cases in one day, Health Minister Enrique Paris announced Thursday.
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Biden signs legislation to address hate crimes against Asian Americans
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has signed legislation to address the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UK launches plans for Global Pandemic Radar to detect COVID-19 variants, e
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that the United Kingdom will work with the World Health Organization, other partners and nations to develop an advanced international pathogen surveillance network to identify COVID-19 variants and emergin
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NHRC issues notices to Centre, states over denial of benefits due to non-c
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday sent notices to the centre and states over the alleged denial of benefits to beneficiaries of various public schemes during the coronavirus pandemic due to "non-completion of biometric authentication".
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Centre extends timelines for compliances under Income-tax Act amid COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Centre, in continuation of its commitment to address the hardship being faced by various stakeholders on account of the severe Covid-19 pandemic, has decided to extend timelines for compliances under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as "t
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