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Tens of thousands of needy Afghans receive relief aid: UN humanitarian off
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 9 (ANI): Tens of thousands of Afghans have received relief assistance as the aid agencies scaled-up effort to provide assistance to more people before the winter in the Asian country, a UN humanitarian agency said Tuesday.
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Cong MP Ripun Bora urges PM Modi to continue free ration scheme beyond Nov
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): Congress MP Ripun Bora on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to not discontinue Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) as it provided relief to several thousands of poor households.
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Myanmar: 3 million in need of humanitarian aid, 'world is watching' UN rel
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): Growing conflict, insecurity, COVID-19, and a failing economy, has rendered some three million Burmese in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance across Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Monday.
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UN Under-Secretary seeks 385 million USD to fund Myanmar humanitarian resp
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has urged the international community to fund the humanitarian response for Myanmar by providing 385 million dollars amid the deteriorating situation in the
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Palaniswami urges Tamil Nadu CM Stalin to provide relief measures in flood
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 8 (ANI): Following heavy rains on Sunday, Tamil Nadu opposition leader Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday urged chief minister MK Stalin to visit flood-affected areas in Chennai and provide relief measures.
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Pak opposition raises questions over Imran Khan's relief package
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 7 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Vice President Sherry Rehman on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Imran Khan's relief package and said that she rejects the latest increase in the prices of petroleum products, local media reported.
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Emissions from stubble burning reach 36 pc today, relief expected by tomor
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): With emissions from stubble burning contributing to a 36 per cent share of the pollution in Delhi on Saturday, the national capital's Air Quality Index (AQI) remaining in the "severe category" for the second consecutive day.
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22 states/ UTs so far have reduced VAT on petrol, diesel: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): Following the decision of the Government of India to significantly reduce central excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 10 respectively, 22 states/UTs have also undertaken a commensurate reduction of VAT on Petrol and Diesel to give relief to co
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Japan intends to distribute USD 880 to minors as post-pandemic relief
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government with the support of the ruling coalition plan to give 1,00,000 yen (USD 878) in cash to every citizen aged 18 and younger in a bid to mitigate the post-coronavirus effects, the Kyodo news agency reported on Friday, citing sourc
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Death toll from landslide in Colombia rises to 17
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from a landslide in southwestern Colombia has risen to 17, the country's disaster relief agency said on Friday.
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Rohit Shetty heaves a sigh of relief as issue between multiplexes, produce
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 5 (ANI): After facing several hardships, filmmaker Rohit Shetty's 'Sooryavanshi' finally released in theatres on Friday.
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Pakistan: Opposition leader calls Imran Khan's Rs 120 billion relief packa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], November 5 (ANI): Pakistan's opposition leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has slammed the Rs 120 billion "relief package" announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan and called it a "pack of lies", reported a local media.
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