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CBI joins hands with other govt agencies to provide food to needy amid loc
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has joined hands with other government agencies to provide food to needy and poor, including migrant labourers and workers, amid the countrywide lockdown.
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Centre should soon make policy to handle coronavirus situation: Sonia Gand
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said that the central government should soon form a policy to handle the situation arising out of the coronavirus crisis that has particularly affected the poor, farmers and daily wage workers in the country.
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EPFO deploys online mechanism to credit dues in EPF and EPS accounts
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 11 (ANI): The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has deployed an electronic mechanism for crediting EPF and EPS accounts of subscribers as per a recent package announced by the government under PM Gareeb Kalyan Yojna for helping poor fight corona pandemic.
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Poor must get Rs 5,000 deposited in their accounts if lockdown extended: O
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 11 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi suggested that the poor must get Rs 5,000 deposited in their accounts if the 21-day nationwide lockdown is extended beyond April 14.
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Sonia Gandhi interacts with State party chiefs via video conference
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday held a meeting with all Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) presidents via video conference and advised them to work for the poor and needy.
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New COVID-19 cases from areas with poor lockdown, no community transmissio
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): On a day when India reported the highest spike with 896 confirmed COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, experts have said that community transmission has not yet started in the country, but new cases are emerging from areas where lockdown has not been implemented pro
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J&K administration releases Rs 183 Cr to MNREGA workers
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 10 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration released a sum of Rs. 183 crore to benefit the poor households under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA).
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Poor suffering due to lockdown, hope govt comes out with plan to deal with
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday expressed hope that the government will formulate a strategy to address the problems being faced by the poor labourers due to the nationwide lockdown in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Chattisgarh CM launches campaign to encourage donations of essentials for
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 9 (ANI): In order to ensure food is supplied to daily-wager families, specially disabled and poor people, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel recently launched a campaign 'Donation on Wheels' where ration packets are being delivered at the doorstep
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Lockdown : NGOs permitted to buy food grains directly from FCI for providi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Central government has directed Food Corporation of India (FCI) to provide wheat and rice to NGOs and charitable organizations, providing cooked food to poor people amid lockdown, at the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) rates without going through the e-au
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Take responsibility of a poor family if you want to honour me: PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Stating that he has been told of a campaign by some people to stand for five minutes to honour him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said it appeared in the first glance to be mischief to drag him into controversies and insisted that taking responsi
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Varun Dhawan commits to provide meals for poor amid lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Putting all his efforts to aid the battle against coronavirus, actor Varun Dhawan on Wednesday committed to providing meals for the poor, and also for the medical staffs at the hospital.
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