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State govt lift 62 lakhs tonnes of wheat, rice from FCI during lockdown: M
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
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.
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Govt is ready to gradually loosen curfew: Puducherry CM
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], April 30 (ANI): Puducherry Chief Minister Velu Narayanasamy on Wednesday said that it would not be possible to implement the entire curfew in Puducherry and the government is ready to gradually lift the restrictions.
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Maharashtra govt distributes wheat and rice to saffron ration card holders
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 25 (ANI): In the wake of nationwide lockdown, the Maharashtra government has started distributing 3 kg of wheat at Rs 8 per kg and 2 kg rice at Rs 12 per kg to 3 crore saffron ration card holders.
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'When will India's poor wake up?': Rahul says govt making sanitiser for ri
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): In a veiled attack at the Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that poor people are dying due to starvation and the government is busy making sanitiser from their share of rice.
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CRPF donates 100 quintal rice to district administration
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 16 (ANI): CRPF on Wednesday donated 100 quintal rice to Raipur district administration's "Donation on Wheels" initiative during the lockdown in the country against spread of coronavirus.
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FCI ensures uninterrupted supply of wheat, rice to Karnataka
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 11 (ANI): Food Corporation of India (FCI) is making all possible efforts to ensure uninterrupted supply of food grains to Karnataka amid the nationwide lockdown imposed to check the spread of the coronavirus.
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Rachakonda Police Commissioner hands over rice, pulses to Manipur student
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 10 (ANI): Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat on Friday interacted with students and handed over rice and pulses as a gesture to Manipuri students who were denied entry into a supermarket.
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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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Boatman ferries essential commodities to families stranded on Kerala islan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], April 3 (ANI): In the Kerala backwaters in Kuttanad, a 50-year-old boatman is ferrying essential commodities including rice and grains, to around 60 families on an island here, who have been left with no mode of transportation after the coronavirus lockdown.
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FCI ramps up foodgrain supplies across country during lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is ensuring uninterrupted supply of wheat and rice throughout the country during the lockdown period.
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COVID-19 lockdown: BJP MLA distributes rice to migrants in Hyderabad
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 1 (ANI): BJP MLA T Raja Singh on Wednesday distributed ration to migrants here during lockdown which has been enforced to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Sourav Ganguly distributes 2,000 kg of rice among needy at Belur Math
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): As India continues its fight against novel coronavirus, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday distributed 2,000 kg of rice among the needy at Belur Math.
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