New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): To mitigate the hardships faced by people, especially the homeless and poor, various state governments have announced increased rations and free meals.
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has contributed Rs 500 crore to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for supporting the state government's fight against coronavirus.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday appealed to all state governments to provide daily necessities at low prices to the poor, amid the countrywide lockdown imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the wake of COVID-19 outbrea
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday said the state government might impose round the clock curfew and issue "shoot-at-sight" orders if people violate the lockdown orders.
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The Centre has asked all the State Governments to deploy fiscal resources for establishing additional medical facilities such as hospitals, clinical labs, isolation wards, expanding & upgrading existing facilities to combat COVID-19.
Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Leader of Opposition (LoP) Digambar Kamat on Tuesday demanded the state government to ensure basic essential commodities are provided to the people during the coronavirus lockdown.
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday urged the Centre and the State governments to provide adequate financial help to the poor and daily-wagers in view of lockdown in Uttar Pradesh and the country due to threat of coronavirus spread, saying that the vulnerable sec
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): A total of 11,108 people are under quarantine for 14 days in Gujarat, out of which 224 are in government facilities, 10,850 are home quarantined and 34 are being treated in private hospitals, the state government said on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): With the COVID-19 outbreak expected to unleash long-term economic consequences, Hero Cycles on Tuesday said it is setting aside Rs 100 crore as a contingency fund to address and mitigate its impact on partners and the community at large.
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): The state governments can now procure their quota of food grains on three months' credit from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in the country, Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday announced that all offices of the state government will remain closed till March 26 in the view of coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], March 23 (ANI): A large number of people were seen on Monday at Muzaffarpur's bus stand. This happened despite a lockdown in the state imposed earlier by the state government as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus.