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West Bengal jute industry seeks permission to work during lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 11 (ANI): West Bengal based jute industry on Saturday urged the Central government to allow the operation of mills as the workers can maintain social distancing while on work in factories during the lockdown.
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Centre should soon make policy to handle coronavirus situation: Sonia Gand
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said that the central government should soon form a policy to handle the situation arising out of the coronavirus crisis that has particularly affected the poor, farmers and daily wage workers in the country.
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Kerala HC seeks Centre's response on plea seeking evacuation of citizens s
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 11 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Saturday sought the response of the Central government on a plea seeking directions for the evacution of Indian citizens stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid coronavirus lockdown.
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Centre increases number of COVID-19 testing collection centres
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The Central government on Friday announced that COVID-19 testing capacity has been increased as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise.
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Centre to give 27,000 PPE kits to us by tomorrow: Delhi Health Minister
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said that the Central government has promised to provide 27,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits to the city government by Saturday.
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Sindh government urges Islamabad to be proactive in COVID-19 fight
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 10 (ANI): Sindh province has reported at least 1,214 cases of the coronavirus and yet the Central government has not provided the province with cargo planes to import COVID-19 test kits, the provincial government officials have alleged.
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Amarinder offers free land to Central govt for Rs 550 crore Virology centr
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday proposed to the central government a Rs 550 crore project for setting up an 'Advanced Centre for Virology' in the state and offered land to centre with zero cost.
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NHRC asks Centre about arrangements made for mentally ill people on roads
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Central government about the arrangements made for the mentally ill people roaming on the streets across the country amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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Plea in SC seeks mass house-to-house testing to identify infected COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking directions to the Central government to carry out mass house-to-house tests for identification of COVID-19 infected persons in hotspot cities and to contain the spread.
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Centre passes packages for COVID-19 Emergency
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): The Central government has approved the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package which is fully centrally funded.
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Lockdown : NGOs permitted to buy food grains directly from FCI for providi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Central government has directed Food Corporation of India (FCI) to provide wheat and rice to NGOs and charitable organizations, providing cooked food to poor people amid lockdown, at the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) rates without going through the e-au
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BR Ambedkar's birthday declared closed holiday for central govt offices
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Central government on Wednesday announced the birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, which falls on April 14, will be a closed holiday.
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