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Kerala had to be treated in a different way when financial packages would be prepared by the Centre and an overall package, besides a special package for the returning diaspora should be included, said CM.

The letter tweeted by the BJP leader reads the concerned shop owner complain about alleged indifference towards fair price shop owner by the Delhi government.

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Saturday said Sonipat, which borders Delhi, has so far reported 17 coronavirus cases and claimed 13 of them were found to have contracted the infection in the national capital.

A meeting of the council of ministers here on Friday, also decided to assess and regulate the use of television and cable connections in the offices.

Dr Simon Hercules was unceremoniously lowered into a shallow grave in Velangadu after an ambulance driver and a sanitary inspector ferrying the body came under severe attack from locals who feared infection from the burial.

With the Centre’s fresh guidelines, local shops selling both essential and non-essential goods can open for the first time in more than a month. The Ministry, however, said the new instructions will not apply to hotspots or containment zones in the countr...

The deceased's relatives were just about to reach the airport and receive Bhatt's remains -- hoping to soon hold their son's last rites -- when they were informed of the new order.

The companies said they follow strict quality control of their products, asserting that specified guidelines must be followed in storage of the kits as as well in their usages to get accurate results.

Vardhan lauded the states' role in anti-corona fight during a video conference with health ministers of states and Union territories, held to review the anti-COVID-19 preparedness and public health measures taken in the country.

In Kerala and some parts of Karnataka, the moon was sighted on Thursday. There was no rush to mosques or on streets as Muslims quietly welcomed the holy month with a prayer for the safety of their loved ones in the wake of the pandemic.

Fifteen patients succumbed to the infection in the state during the same period, which took the death toll in the state to 127, they said.

Members of the Muslim community should not be linked to and held responsible for the outcome of the actions of the Tablighi Jamaat attendees, the NCM joint secretary said.

The plea contended that only a small section out of the over 10 lakh workers in Delhi are registered under the laws regulating their welfare and service conditions and thus, a huge chunk are not getting benefits actually meant for them.

The Sub Divisional Officer, Sadar, Nawada, who had issued pass for inter-state travel to MLA Anil Singh, has already been put under suspension for negligence towards duty.

The incident took place at a village in Jabera tehsil on Wednesday evening when the accused lured the minor, who was playing outside her house, with a toffee, an official said.

The ministry had sent the 6 previous teams to Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal to review the implementation of the lockdown measures.