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Sonia Gandhi says lockdown unplanned, urges Centre to prepare Common Minim
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday urged the Centre to prepare and publish a Common Minimum Relief Programme, stating that it will alleviate several concerns of people triggered due to the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus.
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CWC discusses COVID-19 challenges, appeals to Centre to provide PPE to hea
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday appealed to the Centre to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hazmat suits and N-95 masks to healthcare workers and said there is no alternative to constant and reliable testing to fight COVID
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PM CARES Fund is 'unnecessary' : CPI (M)
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday termed the Centre's initiative of setting up a separate fund named "PM CARES" to fight COVID-19 as "unnecessary."
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Plea in NHRC seeks public health programme for mentally ill homeless peopl
Updated : 6 years 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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Recent rise in COVID-19 cases is due to travel by Tablighi Jamaat members:
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday said one of the main reasons that the number of positive coronavirus cases increased as compared to the previous day is due to the travel by members of Tablighi Jamaat.
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Centre seeks SC's direction asking media to report official version on COV
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): The Centre has sought directions from the Supreme Court for the media houses not to publish, print or telecast anything without first confirming it from the concerned authorities, keeping in view the sensitivity of the news regarding COVID-19 in the country, h
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JNU entrance exam application form deadline extended due to COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): The application deadline for Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) entrance examination has been extended in view of the lockdown imposed by the Centre to arrest the spread of the coronavirus.
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227 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths in last 24 hours: Govt
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): As many as 227 new coronavirus cases and three deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, the Centre said on Tuesday.
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Consumers who booked LPG cylinder in panic don't have empty cylinders to a
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Consumers who had booked LPG cylinders in a state of panic, fearing the stocks will get exhausted due to the lockdown announced by the Centre, now are not taking the delivery of booked cylinder as they do not have empty cylinders, according to officials of oi
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Centre extends crop loan interest benefits till May 31
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): In view of the situation arising out of the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, the Centre has extended the benefit of 2 per cent interest subvention (IS) to banks and 3 per cent prompt repayment incentive (PRI) to all farmers till May 31 for all crop loans upto Rs
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Bar Council Delhi approaches HC to ensure advocates aren't shunted out of
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) on Monday approached Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Centre, Delhi government and Delhi Police to ensure that no advocate is shunted out of their rented accommodation for failing to pay monthly rent.
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Venkaiah Naidu urges Rajya Sabha MPs to contribute from MPLAD fund to comb
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday appealed to the Rajya Sabha MPs to contribute at least Rs 1 crore initially from their Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) funds to supplement the Centre's efforts in the fight against coronavirus pan
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