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President to hold discussions with Governors, LGs on response to COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will hold a video-conference from Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday with Governors, Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of all states and union territories to bolster the efforts to contain the spr
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MHA writes to States/UTs to ensure smooth disbursal of money to PM-GKY ben
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs has written to States and Union Territories to ensure smooth disbursal of money to the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PM-GKY) during 21-day lockdown to fight COVID-19.
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Centre directs states, union territories to provide for redressal of migra
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Amid movement of migrant workers during the coronavirus pandemic, Preeti Sudan, Secretary at Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has written to Chief Secretaries of all states and Union territories asking them to assure redressal of migrant labourers grievan
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MHA asks states, UTS to take effective measures to combat coronavirus fake
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): The Union Ministry for Home Affairs has written to all states and union territories (UTs), directing them to take effective measures to combat fake news about coronavirus.
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Centre asks states, UTs to create mechanism for people to verify facts abo
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has asked Chief Secretaries of all states and union territories to create a mechanism at state-level where people can verify facts and unverified news promptly, similar, to the web portal being created by the government of I
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Limited registration of BS-IV vehicles to be allowed as per SC order: Road
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Road Transport and Highways Ministry has advised NIC to facilitate states and union territories in limited registration of BS-IV vehicles all over the country except in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) in compliance with Supreme Court directions l
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Plea in NHRC seeks public health programme for mentally ill homeless peopl
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): A petition was moved in National Human Right Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday seeking directions to the Centre, States and Union Territories to draft and implement a public health programme for the welfare of homeless people with mental illness across the countr
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RBI announces further measures to deal with COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday extended realisation period of export proceeds as part of additional measures to deal with the economic disruption caused by coronavirus epidemic.
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'No shortage of medicines to combat COVID-19'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): The Department of Pharmaceuticals, under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, is continuously monitoring the distribution and addressing issues of availability, supply and local related issues of medicines with the help of other departments, states and Unio
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Combating COVID-19: States, UTs take initiatives at Panchayat level
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): As part of efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, states and Union Territories have taken several steps at the panchayat level including setting up of isolation wards, laying thrust on social distancing and increased sanitation of public places.
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COVID-19: Centre starts helpline numbers in States, UTs
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Central government has started helpline numbers for people in need and distress in various States and Union Territories amid the lockdown imposed in the backdrop of COVID-19 outbreak.
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States, UTs should spread awareness about relief camps: MHA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, on Saturday said that States and Union Territories have been requested to set up relief camps for migrant workers.
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