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COVID-19: Banarasi silk saree trade suffers due to unavailability of Chine
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 16 (ANI): Coronavirus crisis is having a debilitating effect not only on human life but also on several businesses. In Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, the weavers of Banarasi sarees are bearing the brunt of the pandemic due to unavailability of Chinese silk y
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Kazakhstan ramps up action against COVID-19, extends quarantine measure fo
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], July 16 (ANI): Ramping up its fight against coronavirus, Kazakhstan has taken active measure to combat the spread of the deadly infection including extending restrictive quarantine measures and allocating 150 billion Kazakh tenge (over USD 363 million) to resolve urg
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Telangana govt's priority should be renovating Osmania hospital instead of
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 15 (ANI): BJP leader N Ramchander Rao on Wednesday slammed the Telangana government, accusing it of wasting money on constructing a new Secretariat during COVID-19 crisis while the same could have been used to renovate the Osmania general hospital.
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Punjab: SAS Nagar admn restricts social gatherings to five persons, 30 for
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
SAS Nagar (Punjab) [India], July 15 (ANI): The SAS Nagar district administration on Wednesday issued revised orders to contain the spread of COVID-19, restricting social gatherings to five persons and 30 for marriage and other functions.
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Punjab govt to expand social media outreach by setting up 15 expert teams
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab), July 15 (ANI): Punjab Government on Wednesday decided to expand its social media outreach by setting up 15 expert social media teams on the outsourced model amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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FIFA announce five substitute rule to stay until 2021 in response to COVID
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): FIFA on Wednesday announced that the new five substitute rule will remain in place until the end of the 2020-21 season.
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Selling my BMW as I don't have resources to maintain luxury cars: Dutee Ch
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Indian ace sprinter Dutee Chand on Wednesday clarified that she wants to sell her car because she is unable to bear its maintenance cost and it will also aid her training for Tokyo Olympics.
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IOC postpones Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games to 2026 due to COVID-19 pande
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): Senegal and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have mutually agreed to postpone the Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to 2026 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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New research highlights increased loneliness in over-70s during COVID-19 p
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], July 15 (ANI): A new report examines issues of loneliness and social isolation in older adults. The report offers fresh insight into the experiences of those over 70 who were advised to 'cocoon' as part of public health measures to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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J-K: SKIMS cancels sanctioned staff leaves, summer vacations in view of CO
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 15 (ANI): Summer vacations and leaves sanctioned to the staff members of Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) stand cancelled in view of ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
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WHO, UNICEF alert of drop in vaccinations during coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The world has seen a dramatic decline in the number of children vaccinated during the novel coronavirus pandemic and can experience a surge in preventable diseases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF
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268 policemen, 73 health workers, 68 govt officials infected with COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], July 15 (ANI): More than 260 policemen and 73 health workers have been infected with COVID-19 in West Bengal till Wednesday.
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