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Fight against coronavirus must be fought unitedly by Centre, States: CWC
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Thursday said the fight against the coronavirus must be fought unitedly by the Central and the State governments.
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Form Task Force for reviving economy hit by coronavirus: CWC
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Asking the Central government to immediately form an economic task force consisting of world-renowned economists to suggest plans to protect and revive the economy, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Thursday said that Rs 5-6 lakh crore will be neede
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CWC calls for urgently scaling up coronavirus testing, says Centre has fol
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Thursday asked the Centre to urgently scale up testing for coronavirus, saying it has followed "a flawed strategy" and that lockdown is futile unless there is extensive testing.
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CWC to meet on Thursday to discuss issues related to COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Congress Working Committee will meet here on Thursday through video conferencing to discuss the situation arising due to the threat posed by COVID-19 and measures taken to contain the disease.
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Congress asks govt to withdraw order reducing interest rates on small savi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday said the government's decision to reduce interest rates on small saving schemes was a "fatal blow" to the economic security of depositors and sought its withdrawal.
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Centre should bear 70 pc wage bill of MSME sector: Congress
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The Congress on Monday demanded that the Central government should bear 70 per cent of wage bill of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) for three months and it should come out with a law that there will be no retrenchment in any sector or company f
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AIADMK, BJP MLAs walk-out of Puducherry Assembly alleging lack of COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Puducherry [India], Mar 30 (ANI): AIADMK and BJP MLAs created ruckus in the Legislative Assembly on Monday alleging that the Congress government had refused to allow rescue and relief work related to coronavirus outbreak.
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COVID-19 : Congress writes to mobile cos seeking free calls for migrants
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): The Congress party on Sunday wrote a letter to owners of Jio, Vodafone-Idea, BSNL and Airtel seeking free calls on their networks for migrants amid coronavirus lockdown in the country.
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Congress asks party MPs to use MPLAD funds to equip hospitals in fight aga
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): As part of efforts to help people during the lockdown enforced to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Congress has directed its state units to make efforts for the availability of food and medicines.
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Harvesting, procurement of crops should be declared part of essential serv
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): The Congress on Thursday said that harvesting and procurement operations should be declared part of essential services during the lockdown, saying that wheat in an area of 334 lakh hectare was ready to be harvested and a farmer will lose 40 per cent of stan
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Government should transfer Rs 7,500 to Jan Dhan, PM Kisan accounts for nut
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The Congress said on Wednesday that it stood with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his appeal for 21-day lockdown but was "deeply disappointed by the lack of coherent strategy" and demanded that Rs 7,500 should be transferred to every Jan Dhan, PM Kisan and
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All 22 MLAs who joined BJP will get tickets: Scindia
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday said that all the 22 MLAs who left the Congress and joined the BJP will get tickets.
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