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LNJPH nursing staff fume over poor food, other facilities; hospital refute
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The nursing staff of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain Hospital, popularly known as LNJP Hospital in the city, have accused the hospital administration of not providing them with decent facilities like food and accommodation.
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UP govt to provide employment to 5 lakh stranded workers in state
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 19 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday decided to set up a committee to provide employment to the 5 lakh workers who entered the state in the last 45 days from different parts of the country amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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UP announces Rs 1,000 aid per head for destitute people amid lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 18 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government has announced that Rs 1,000 each will be given to destitute people financial aid, including to those who were left out in both urban and rural areas amid lockdown, said an official on Saturday.
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Mayawati lauds UP govt's move to send buses to Kota to bring back students
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): BSP leader Mayawati on Saturday praised the Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for sending buses to bring back more than 7000 students from Rajastan's Kota while also saying that the government must show a similar concern for fam
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Childhood exposure to parental smoking linked to poorer cognitive function
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 18 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found the harmful effects of exposure to parental smoking in childhood, or second-hand smoking exposure may carry over to midlife learning ability and memory function in an individual.
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Railway distributes food to around 11,500 poor in Delhi amid coronavirus l
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Railway, along with the help of Railway Protection Force (RPF), Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and some NGOs, is distributing food to around 11,500 poor and needy people every day at railway stations across the national c
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Congress distributing ration to poor families in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Congress is reaching out to migrant labourers and poor families who don't have ration cards to provide ration amid lockdown that has adversely affected their livelihood.
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RBI announcements will greatly enhance liquidity, improve credit supply: P
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the announcements made by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will "greatly enhance liquidity and improve credit supply" and would "help small businesses, MSMEs, farmers and the poor".
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Combating COVID-19: Indian women's hockey team to raise funds to feed need
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team will launch an 18-day fun fitness challenge starting today to raise funds towards helping the poor and migrant families whose lives have been affected due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19: Telangana BJP chief writes to Chief Secy highlighting plight of
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 17 (ANI): Telangana BJP president and MP Bandi Sanjay on Friday wrote to Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar highlighting the plight of farmers, workers and the downtrodden in the state amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
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Tamil Nadu CM calls COVID-19 a 'disease from wealthy', 'imported from abro
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 16 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minsiter Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Thursday termed coronavirus as a "disease from wealthy people and not from poor", adding that the virus did not generate in the state and it was imported from other countries.
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COVID-19 lockdown: Rahul Gandhi suggests food safety net, direct money tra
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): As the country battles the coronavirus pandemic, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday suggested the creation of a food safety net and direct money transfer for the poor.
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