New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Around 39 crore people have received financial assistance of Rs 34,800 crore amid the COVID-19 lockdown under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) as on May 5, the government said in a statement.
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Several Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) are accepting orders for medicines through WhatsApp and e-mail to ensure easier procurement of medicines by patients during the lockdown, the Centre said on Tuesday.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 5 (ANI): Uttarakhand government has, as per new guidelines for lockdown, made village heads (gram pradhans) responsible for the monitoring and quarantine of persons returning to villages.
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): India has seen almost 70 per cent decline in oil and gas demand but has been able to fill its strategic reserves of petroleum products, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 2 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday held a video conferencing with Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa and CM of Andhra Pradesh, Jagan Mohan Reddy to discuss the return of the stranded people from Odisha and Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan al
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday said that under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) package, State governments have lifted 62 lakhs tonnes of wheat and rice from Food Corporation of India (FCI) during the lockdown to combat COVID-19.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 28 (ANI): Asha Kiran Foundation, a NGO is providing free meals to the needy who are struggling due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown in Bhubaneshwar.
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), under Union Ministry of Labour and Employment, has settled a total of 12.91 lakhs claims, including 7.40 lakhs COVID-19 claims under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) package.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 26 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over video conference to facilitate the safe, secure and systematic return of Odia workers staying in Maharastra.
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday spoke to several organisations of Odia society on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya via video-conferencing.
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): The Director-General of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Sandip Pradhan lauded the joint initiative of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and SAI to use the period of the country-wide lockdown to hold a 13-day online coaching refresher course.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] April 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): Founded in year 2009, Aahwahan Foundation, a Non-Government Organization (NGO) aiming to bring equality in the society through its various measures focused on eradicating poverty, unemployment, women inequality and promoting girl's educa