Politics

The Congress on Monday had said its state units will bear the cost of rail travel of needy migrant workers stranded at their workplaces due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

At present, companies from Japan, United States, Korea and other European nations with huge investment in China are mulling to move out after the Covid-19 pandemic.

The former RBI chief also said a prolonged lockdown would not be sustainable for the country’s economy.

The move comes a day after the High Court had stayed an order of the Left government for salary cut of its employees, observing that it lacked legal backing.

The former chief minister of the state asked the central government to exercise caution while importing testing kits from foreign countries.

Kumar’s Twitter feed revealed that the MLA has been at it for a few days now, earlier, he even reached out to BJP MLA Ramesh Bidhuri asking help for patient living in his constituency.

For Uddhav Thackeray to continue as the CM of Maharashtra, he will have to become a member of the legislature before May 28. That is when his six-month-old term ends.

Kumar said the prime minister must remain sympathetic to the needs of states, just as they have by and large deferred to Central advisories.

Eight constables who tested positive for Covid-19 were posted in West Bengal, while one was stationed in Odisha.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the highest popularity among the global leaders as per a recent analysis done by pollster Morning Consult. As of April 14, his net approval rating is 68, according to the pollster.

DMK leader T R Baalu said he sought a relief of Rs 10,000 from the central government, in two equal installments, to be provided to all BPL families, besides Rs 5,000 as subsidy to all LPG users.

Sources said Modi also called up various leaders, including Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee among others.

The former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy accused PM Modi for pushing his own agenda as the country faces a severe shortage of protective gear for medics and affordable testing kits.

The Congress leader said it was expected from the prime minister to come and inform the country.

The BJP and the ruling Trinamool congress govt engages in a verbal spat after police stopped BJP leader Sabyasachi Dutta and state BJP general secretary Sayantan Basu from distributing relief materials in Kolkata.

The Trinamool Congress supremo accused the Centre of not making enough masks and hand sanitisers available to the state. She also urged people to avoid large gatherings.