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West Bengal extends COVID19 lockdown till May 31: CM Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 18 (ANI): A day after the Centre announced the extension of coronavirus lockdown, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that the extension will be applied in the state as well till May 31.
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Vande Bharat special flight carrying 169 Indians arrive in Kolkata
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 18 (ANI): A special Air India flight AI 0231 carrying 169 passengers, including 73 students, senior citizens, stranded tourists and people with medical emergencies, touched down at Kolkata airport on Monday afternoon under the Centre's ambitious 'Vande Bhar
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Announce a comprehensive stimulus package of atleast Rs 10 lakh cr, Chidam
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday expressed disappointment over the COVID-19 economic package and requested the Centre to announce a revised and comprehensive fiscal stimulus package of not less than Rs 10 lakh crore.
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Karnataka CM holds meeting to discuss guidelines regarding COVID-19 lockdo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 18 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday held a meeting with state ministers and senior government officers to discuss the guidelines issued by the Centre regarding the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown.
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'Will follow all norms': Auto drivers urge Delhi govt to allow three-wheel
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): With the Centre giving state governments the power to decide on running passenger vehicles, several auto drivers in the national capital came to the streets on Monday hoping that the Delhi government will announce relaxations.
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Kolkata's Gurusaday Museum seeks financial support from Centre
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 18 (ANI): 57-year-old Gurusaday Museum in Kolkata is on the verge of shutting down as it faces financial crisis after the Central government revoked the agreement of maintenance in 2017, said Bijan K Mondal, Curator of the museum. The museum has sought fina
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Centre delaying process to send migrants back to their homes: AAP leader S
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday said that if the Centre wants they can send migrant labourers back to their homes in two days but the process is just being delayed.
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Telangana Cabinet meeting tomorrow; likely to discuss strategy for Lockdow
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 17 (ANI): Telangana government is scheduled to hold a Cabinet meeting on May 18, presided by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, which is "likely to discuss the fresh guidelines issued by the Centre" on the fourth phase of lockdown and the state's strategy
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Total sell-off of India's precious natural resources, assets: CPI on econo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday hit out at the Centre by calling the slew of measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman a "total sell-off of India's precious natural resources and assets".
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Lockdown 4.0: MHA issues national directives for COVID-19 management
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday issued national directives for COVID-19 management that will remain in force at all public places as the Centre today extended lockdown till May 31 to contain the spread of the virus.
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Centre's lockdown guidelines largely in line with Delhi govt's proposal, w
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Shortly after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued guidelines for the fourth phase of lockdown, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the Centre's guidelines are largely in line with the proposal sent by the Delhi government and asserted that it
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Borrowing limit of states increased from 3 to 5 percent, will give extra r
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): To deal with the economic fallout of COVID-19, the Centre increased borrowing limit for states from three to five per cent for 2020-21 only, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Sunday.
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