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Rahul says lockdown will devastate poor, calls for more compassionate appr
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the 21-day lockdown announced by the government will devastate the poor and the weak and called for a more nuanced and compassionate approach to deal with the crisis created by the coronavirus.
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COVID-19: Odisha govt announces Rs 2200 cr package for poor
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): In the backdrop of coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdown, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced Rs 2200 crore package for the welfare of the weaker section of the society.
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Prices of COVID-19 protective gear leave poor people in tough spot
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): With demand up for face masks and hand sanitisers, in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak these items have also become pricier according to vegetable sellers in Ghazipur Sabzi mandi.
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Your govt is 'humanity personified': Chandrababu Naidu to PM for Rs 1.75 l
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 'timely package' of Rs 1.75 lakh crore to frontline warriors, farmers and the poor to combat the unprecedented situation arising out of COVID-19 outbreak
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Social workers provide food to homeless at Kolkata'
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Social workers in Kolkata were seen distributing food to the homeless and needy at an underpass in the city, which among the entire coutnry is under a lockdown aimed to break the chain of infection caused by the spread of coronavirus.
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J-K administration to distribute dry ration to poor
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday will distribute free dry ration to the poor in the wake of the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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South Delhi MP writes to Kejriwal, demands help for economically vulnerabl
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): South Delhi BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri has written to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, asking for the protection of poor and underprivileged of the national capital during the 21-day lockdown.
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Economic package of Central Govt will help poor people: MoS Home Nityanand
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanad Rai on Thursday welcomed the economic package of Rs 1.70 lakh crore announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said that the package will help the poor and backward sections of the country.
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FICCI hails Centre's Rs 1,70,000 cr package for COVID-19 hit poor
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Thursday welcomed the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), stating that the steps announced by the government are critical and substantial to help the most vulnerable sections o
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Government's relief package for poor first step in right direction: Rahul
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that the financial package announced by the government was the first step in the right direction towards providing relief to those who are bearing the brunt of lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Equity indices jump on Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus package to tide over COV
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed over 4 per cent higher on Thursday as Finance Minister Nirmala Sithamran announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus package to provide various relief measures for the poor amid downturn caused by the coronavirus outbreak
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Distributed vegetables to poor as prices have shot up: Puducherry Cong MLA
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Puducherry [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Congress MLA John Kumar on Thursday said that he distributed vegetables to the poor because the prices of essential items post lockdown "have increased."
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