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Rahul Gandhi hits out at centre for freezing DA, DR hike
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Congress MP Rahul Gandhi hit out at the centre's decision to stop the hike in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief to all government employees, pensioners in view of the financial situation in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic calling it 'insensitive and inhu
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Congress attacks Modi govt on freezing of DA
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Friday hit out at the Centre after it announced freezing the hike in dearness allowance (DA) for the central government employees and dearness relief (DR) for the central government pensioners till July next year.
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Gram Panchayats centres of united power of our democracy: PM Narendra Modi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Gram Panchayats are the centres of the united power of the country's democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Diwas today.
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What's the exit plan for COVID-19 lockdown: Congress asks Centre
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Criticising the central government over its "failure" in fighting with COVID-19 crisis, Congress has asked the Centre about its "exit plan" after May 3 -- the deadline for the lockdown.
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States have to fight against COVID-19, Centre must release their GST share
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Congress leader Randeep Singh Sujrewala on Thursday said the fight against the coronavirus will not be fought at the Centre but in every nook and corner of the country.
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States should press Centre for opening liqour sale: CIABC
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Pointing out that states have already lost around Rs 20,000 crore in revenues during the lockdown period so far, the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) on Thursday urged state governments to impress upon the Centre the urgent need to
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Punjab CM urges all CMs to pursue matter of 3-pronged strategy with PM Mod
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 23 (ANI): Following up on his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, suggesting a 3-pronged strategy to bail out states from the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has now urged his counterparts in all the states to pursue th
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Success of lockdown to be judged finally on our ability to tackle COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that success of lockdown will be judged finally on the country's ability to tackle COVID-19 and also asserted that cooperation between the Centre and States is the key to success in the fight against
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As IMCTs arrived without prior consultation, could not provide logistic su
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha has written to Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla stating that the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCTs), deputed by the Centre to assess the lockdown situation and compliance in the state, arrived without prior consu
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Amarinder Singh seeks Centre's permission to allow liquor sale in Punjab
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 22 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has sought the Centre's permission to allow the sale of liquor in the state in a phased manner to mop-up value-added tax (VAT) and excise revenue, state government officials said on Tuesday.
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YSRCP MLA asks opposition to stop 'petty politics' over price of COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 21 (ANI): YSR Congress Party MLA Kasu Mahesh Reddy on Tuesday urged the opposition in Andhra Pradesh to stop "politicizing" the issue of prices of testing kits brought by the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government as the prices were lower than the ones at w
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1.24 crore corona warriors available in India, says govt
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Centre on Tuesday said that a portal -- covidwarriors.gov.in -- has been created as a master database of healthcare professionals and volunteers and a total of 1.24 crore corona warriors are available now in the country.
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