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Bihar govt nominates nodal officers to coordinate with states, UTs to brin
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 30 (ANI): The Disaster Management Department of Bihar government on Thursday nominated nodal officers in the state to coordinate with nodal officers in other states and union territories to bring back the people of Bihar stranded in different parts of the country
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Activist approaches NHRC to make screening of arrested persons mandatory
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): A complaint was moved in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday seeking directions to the Centre, States and Union Territories for mandating "medical screening" of all arrested persons before sending them to jail in a bid to prevent the sp
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Decision on bringing back stranded Indians from abroad after feedback on p
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jammu [Jammu and Kashmir], April 25 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has started the process of consultation with states and Union Territories (UTs) for bringing back Indians stranded in foreign countries due to coronavirus lockdown, said Union Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on S
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DMs should ensure availability of fruits, other essential items during Ram
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): The National Commission for Minorities chairperson Syed Ghayorul Rizvi on Friday wrote to chief secretaries of states and Union Terrorities (UTs), requesting to issue instructions to all district magistrates (DMs) to ensure availability of fruits and other
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No legal action against CEOs of companies if employees found COVID-19 posi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday wrote to states and Union Territories (UTs) clarifying that no legal action would be taken against CEOs of companys in case employees were found COVID-19 positive.
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Centre directs states, UTs to encourage more COVID-19 warriors to undergo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The central government on Wednesday directed all the states and Union Territories (UTs) to encourage more corona warriors to undergo online training courses in order to handle the COVID-19 pandemic efficiently.
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Ensure adequate security to healthcare professionals, frontline workers: M
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Under the directions of Home Minister Amit Shah, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) again directed all states and Union Territories on Wednesday to ensure adequate security to healthcare professionals, medical staff and frontline workers to prevent violence
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Centre relaxes norms for PM-KISAN beneficiaries in Assam, Meghalaya, UTs o
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its approval to relax the mandatory requirement of Aadhaar seeding of data in respect of beneficiaries in Assam, Meghalaya, and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh
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PIL in SC seeking reduction in non-coronavirus related healthcare expenses
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday, seeking directions to Centre, States and Union Territories to take immediate steps to reduce non-COVID-19 related medical healthcare expenses at hospitals.
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Facilitate unhindered movement of blood mobile vans amid COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): To ensure that there is no hindrance in the movement of mobile blood vans and no shortage of blood transfusion to the needy persons amid the COVID-19 lockdown period, the Ministry of Home Affairs directed all Chief Secretaries of States and Union Territorie
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States, UTs can strengthen measures but not dilute instructions of Union g
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Union Ministry of Home Affairs spokesperson Punya Salila Srivastava on Monday said that the ministry has written to all States and Union Territories that they can strengthen the measures according to the need of their local areas but cannot dilute the instr
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High Court directs all courts in J-K, Ladakh to treat cases of domestic ab
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Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 18 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday ordered that all the courts in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh shall treat cases of domestic abuse as urgent and proceed with the matters in accordance with the circulars iss
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