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Andhra Pradesh: Week-long lockdown in Machilipatnam division from Aug 3
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 30 (ANI): With rising number of COVID-19 cases, a week-long lockdown from August 3 to August 9 has been announced in Machilipatnam town and Machilipatnam rural Mandal of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
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Agra Police investigating case of Dalit woman's body taken away from funer
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 28 (ANI): Agra Police on Tuesday said they were investigating a case in which body of a Dalit woman was allegedly removed from the cremation ground by people belonging to "upper castes".
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K'taka Minister to distribute Ayurvedic medicines to Shivamogga residents
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], July 28 (ANI): Ayurveda medicine kits will be distributed to Shivamogga residents on Wednesday, said Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister KS Eswarappa, which will purportedly boost immunity against COVID-19.
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Ex-wheelchair cricket team captain works as labourer
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], July 28 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic has forced the former captain of the Indian wheelchair cricket team to take up a menial job in order to make ends meet.
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Despite receding water, rural Assam yet to see relief
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], July 26 (ANI): Even after the water level of the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries have receded in Assam, flood situation was still prevalent in 40 villages of the Moran Assembly constituency of Dibrugarh district because of the lack of a proper drainage system
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Commercial vehicles face grim near-term outlook: Care Ratings
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 25 (ANI): Domestic commercial vehicle sales are expected to decline by 30 to 35 per cent in the current financial year as the industry is staring at further de-growth while the COVID-led economic downturn adds to negative sentiment, according to Care Rating
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Target of construction of 2.95 crore houses under PMAY-G expected to be a
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): To achieve the objective of "Housing for all by the year 2022", Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the restructured rural housing scheme, namely Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) on November 20, 2016, with the target of construction of 2.95 cror
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Villagers await help from admn while battling floods in Bihar's Samastitpu
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Samastipur (Bihar) [India], July 24 (ANI): As rivers swell up due to heavy rains in Bihar, the rural areas in the Samastipur district of the state are battling floods yet again this monsoon season. The locals of the area are waiting for administrative help while shifting to safer places as t
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Telecos lost 82.3 lakh subscribers during April lockdown: TRAI
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Telecom companies lost 82.3 lakh subscribers during the COVID-19 lockdown period of April, data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday showed.
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Odisha allows home isolation of asymptomatic, mild symptomatic COVID-19 pa
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 24 (ANI): The Odisha government on Thursday said that the guidelines issued to allow home isolation to all COVID-19 positive patients, who are asymptomatic/have mild symptoms and have no comorbidities in urban areas, will also apply to rural areas in the st
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Thousands affected by floods in Assam's Darang and Sonitpur districts
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 23 (ANI): A large number of people have been affected because of the worsening flood situation in Assam's Darang and Sonitpur districts. With the Brahmaputra and the Tangni rivers flowing well above the danger level, several villages in the large rural region o
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DK Shivakumar urges Karnataka CM to waive all property taxes in urban loca
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 22 (ANI): Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Wednesday urged Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to waive all property taxes in urban local and rural panchayats for a period of one year as citizens are bearing a huge financial brunt of the C
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