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Delhi: Chhath Puja Committee meets Gopal Rai to reconsider ban on 'communi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): A delegation of the Chhath Puja Sangharsh Samiti on Thursday met Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai after the AAP government decided to ban community Chhath festivities at the ghats this year to contain the spread of COVID-19.
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Delhi govt bans Chhath Puja celebrations at ghats to contain COVID-19 spre
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): The Delhi government has decided to ban community Chhath Puja celebrations near the ghats to contain the spread of COVID-19, said Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday.
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Chennai's firecracker market sees downturn in sales amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 12 (ANI): The annual firecracker fair organised at Chennai's Island Grounds during the Diwali season is suffering from low footfall and lack of adequate business as the number of shops has been reduced from 65 to 40 this year due amid enforcement of COV
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South Korean President says discussed bilateral relations with Biden
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that he had held a phone conversation with projected US President-elect Joe Biden to discuss the bilateral relations and global challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
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Turkey bans smoking on crowded streets amid Covid-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Smoking on crowded streets and at public transport stops will be banned in Turkey from Thursday due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country, according to a document from the republic's Interior Ministry.
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New study proposes strategies to control Covid pandemic while sustaining e
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], November 12 (ANI): Researchers have developed two strategies, if used together and followed closely could reduce coronavirus transmission by transmission by an amount comparable to that of a strict lockdown, while maintaining economic activity.
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Trauma hospital at J-K's Bijbehara converted to COVID centre for pregnant
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 11 (ANI): The construction of the Trauma hospital at Bijbehara in Anantnag district here was recently completed under the central government's scheme, but before it was made operational, the pandemic struck the nation. Currently, the facility is
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PM Modi, WHO D-G discuss global collaboration against COVID-19, role of tr
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and discussed ongoing global collaboration for countering the COVID-19 pandemic
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Annual Pushkar Fair cancelled due to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], November 11 (ANI): The annual Pushkar Fair has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, informed Prakash Rajpurohit, Ajmer District Collector on Wednesday.
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Sonu Sood's autobiography to be titled 'I Am No Messiah'
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 11 (ANI): Actor Sonu Sood, is often dubbed as the 'Messiah of migrants' for his philanthropic work during the on-going Covid-19 pandemic, is all set to pen his autobiography titled 'I Am No Messiah.'
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Hiring activities in hospitality, travel industry improve in October: Nauk
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Hiring activity in the hospitality and travel industry, which saw a decline during the pandemic phase, has seen an improvement in October 2020 over the last month, stated a report by Naukri.com on Wednesday.
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Festive season boosts passenger vehicles, two-wheeler sales in October 202
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): While two-wheeler and passenger vehicles sales increased in October 2020, as compared to the same period in the previous year, those of three-wheelers took a hit in the country, as per a statement by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers here on
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