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Coronavirus: 400 tonnes of medical supplies arrived from China
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): China supplied nearly 400 tonnes of coronavirus-related medical supplies including RT-PCR test kits, Rapid Antibody Tests, PPE kits and thermometers, said Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday adding that 20 more flights are expected to bring more suppli
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Food processing units in urban areas, prepaid mobile recharge utilities ex
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) spokesperson Punya Salila Srivastava on Thursday clarified that in-house caregivers of senior citizens and prepaid mobile recharge utilities are exempted from lockdown restrictions.
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MHA welcomes WB govt's decision to 'cooperate' with IMCTs in taking stock
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has welcomed West Bengal government's assurance that it will help the Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) constituted by the MHA to take stock of the situation regarding COVID-19 in the state.
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PIL in Bombay HC seeks CBI/SIT probe, fast trial in Palghar lynching
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 22 (ANI): A Public Intrest Litigation was filed in the Bombay High Court on Tuesday by lawyer Alakh Alok Srivastava over Palghar lynching incident. The PIL seeks a CBI/SIT inquiry and a time-bound trial in a fast track court.
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States, UTs can strengthen measures but not dilute instructions of Union g
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Union Ministry of Home Affairs spokesperson Punya Salila Srivastava on Monday said that the ministry has written to all States and Union Territories that they can strengthen the measures according to the need of their local areas but cannot dilute the instr
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Pak making 'baseless allegations' instead of fighting COVID-19: India on I
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): India on Sunday slammed Pakistani leadership for making "bizarre" comments regarding New Delhi's handling of coronavirus, saying Islamabad is making "baseless allegations" against its neighbours to shift the focus from the "abysmal" handling of internal aff
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Collection, harvesting, processing of forest produce exempted from lockdo
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The collection, harvesting, and processing of forest produce and non-timber forest produce by Scheduled Tribes (STs) and other forest dwellers have been exempted from the lockdown, said Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, her
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India slams USCIRF, says it is spreading misguided reports on professional
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): India on Wednesday dismissed concerns of United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) over reports that coronavirus patients were being segregated on the basis of religious identity in an Ahmedabad hospital and asked it to stop addin
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MHA asks states, union territories to ensure smooth movement of inter, int
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs has directed Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories to implement lockdown guidelines in letter and spirit and also to ensure smooth movement of inter and intra-state cargo, trucks, workers and functioning of wareho
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Situation regarding essential commodities under control: MHA
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The availability of essential items and their supplies are under control across the nation, which is currently undergoing lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus, said Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), here on Sun
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Door to door sampling to be done in Delhi to identify coronavirus patients
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): A senior Delhi Government official on Saturday said that door to door sampling will be done in the national capital by medical teams as a precautionary measure to identify coronavirus patients.
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Fishing, aquaculture industry exempted from lockdown, says MHA
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has exempted the operations of Fishing (Marine) and Aquaculture Industry from the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs said on Satu
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