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Sales of Alphonso mangoes slump in Mumbai, traders suffer during lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 3 (ANI): Mango traders in Mumbai are suffering losses as sales of Alphonso mangoes have slumped in the city due to the ongoing lockdown imposed to curb the spread COVID-19.
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BJP to distribute sanitary napkins to girls in Delhi slums
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): The BJP led municipal corporations of Delhi are taking all necessary steps in the fight against COVID-19 and we will also distribute sanitary napkins to girls in slum areas, said North Delhi Mayor Avtar Singh on Thursday.
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Impact of COVID-19 intensifies slump in Asia Pacific air passenger demand
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 29 (ANI): Asia Pacific airlines carried a combined total of only 8.8 million international passengers in March, representing a steep 72.9 per cent decline compared to the same month last year, traffic figures released on Wednesday showed.
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Pune Municipal Corporation orders to turn govt schools into temporary shel
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 26 (ANI): With the aim to ensure that social distancing norms are followed, the Pune Municipal Corporation passed an order to make government schools in the city available as temporary shelters for residents of slum areas.
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US oil futures slump to historic lows below zero, Brent plunges
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York/Hong Kong, April 21 (ANI): Oil prices continued to crash on Tuesday after a stunning collapse a day earlier that saw US crude futures plunge below zero for the first time in history as reports said the United States could run out of storage for a glut caused by the coronavirus lockd
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Corporation health team collects data, cleans Belgachia slum area in Kolka
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 16 (ANI): The Kolkata Corporation health team on Thursday conducted door-to-door visit to collect data and sanitise Kolkata's Belgachia slum area with the help of police.
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BJP distributes food among migrant workers, needy people in Andheri slum
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party's Versova unit under the leadership of general secretary Vijay Pathak on Tuesday distributed food among migrant wagers and other needy people in the city's Andheri slums.
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Covid-19 affect: European countries tighten FDI rules to prevent hostile t
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): West European countries including Italy, Spain, and Germany have tightened their Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) rules to prevent Chinese firms from taking over the domestic economies which are already suffering a slump because of coronavirus pandemic, a
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Odisha's 'Silver Gandhi' distributes masks, hand sanitizers in slum areas
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 14 (ANI): With silver paint on his face and dressed in Mahatma Gandhi's attire, a resident of Bhubaneswar on Monday walked around in slum areas near AIIMS in Bhubaneswar and distributed masks and hand sanitizers among the people.
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Telangana police use digital boards to spread COVID-19 awareness in slum a
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 12 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, the Telangana Police in Chilkalguda are conducting awareness programme through digital representation about the rules to be followed to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Mumbai Fire Dept uses mist blowing machine to disinfect Dharavi, amid risi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 12 (ANI): Fire Department officials used Protector 600, an advanced level ariel mist blowing machine in Mumbai's Dharavi slum area on Sunday to disinfect the locality, in a bid to curb the rising COVID-19 cases.
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COVID-19: Door-to-door screening of Dharavi residents begins
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 11 (ANI): Door-to-door screening of people living in Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, began on Saturday amid rising coronavirus cases in the area.
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