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Consider strict Covid management, control measures: Centre to States
India | Apr 26, 2021, 12:00 AM ISTIn view of the pandemic situation in the country, the Centre on Sunday expressed urgent need for states to consider strict COVID management and control measures in surge areas to bring situation under control in areas reporting higher cases.
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Centre announces to provide 5 kg free ration to 80 cr beneficiaries for next 2 months
News | Apr 23, 2021, 05:00 PM ISTIn the wake of rise in the number of COVID-19 cases and lockdown-like restrictions in several states, the Centre on Friday announced that it would be providing food grains for free to the poor and needy families under the Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana in the month of May and June.
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'Serious oxygen crisis persists in Delhi': Kejriwal urges Centre's help
News | Apr 21, 2021, 08:20 AM IST'Some hospitals are left with just a few hours of oxygen,' says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.Sunday termed the shortage of oxygen for coronavirus patients an 'emergency'
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Monuments, sites, museums closed till May 15 in view of pandemic
India | Apr 15, 2021, 11:57 PM ISTIn view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation, all centrally protected monuments, sites and museums under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will be closed with immediate effect till May 15 or until further orders, Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism Prahlad Singh informed.
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Sanjay Raut questions Centre for rising Covid 19 cases
National | Apr 12, 2021, 05:50 PM ISTShiv Sena's Sanjay Raut slammed the Centre for not providing enough Remdisivir to Maharashtra and for only questioning non-BJP ruled states.
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'No choice,' says Punjab govt, to implement direct bank transfer of MSP to farmers
India | Apr 08, 2021, 11:38 PM ISTPunjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Thursday said the state government has "no choice" but to implement the Centre's mandated instruction on direct bank transfer of MSP to farmers from the current season.
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No plan to introduce 4-day work week in central govt offices, says minister
India | Mar 24, 2021, 07:08 PM ISTThe Centre has no plan to introduce four days a week or 40 working hours a week system for central government offices, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
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'Constitutional': Centre backs Maratha reservation in Supreme Court
India | Mar 23, 2021, 10:56 PM ISTThe Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is of the view that the Maharashtra government can grant reservation to Maratha community in public education and employment.
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MP farmer leader organises son's wedding at protest site
News | Mar 19, 2021, 09:56 AM ISTA farmer leader organised his son's wedding ceremony at a farmers' protest site in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa on March 18. The bridegroom Sachin Singh wanted to give a strong message to the Centre that the farmers will not leave the protest site until it repeal the three farm laws. Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the three newly enacted farm laws: Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
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Good news for Central govt employees, pensioners, to get full benefits of DA starting July 1
Business | Mar 09, 2021, 08:37 PM ISTCentral government employees and pensioners will get full benefits of dearness allowance starting July 1, with all the three pending installments being restored prospectively, Minister for State for Finance, Anurag Thakur said in Parliament on Tuesday.
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Centre rushes high-level health teams to Maharashtra, Punjab amid rise in Covid cases
India | Mar 06, 2021, 06:54 PM ISTThe Centre has rushed high-level multi-disciplinary public health teams to Maharashtra and Punjab in view of the increase in number of daily COVID-19 cases being reported by these states.
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Power to administer new digital media rules not with states, Centre clarifies
India | Mar 03, 2021, 08:09 PM ISTThe Centre on Wednesday clarified that the power to administer the new rules on digital media publications has not been delegated to them.
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No fundamental right of same-sex marriage: Centre tells Delhi HC
India | Feb 25, 2021, 05:01 PM ISTThe Centre on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that there is no fundamental right to seek recognition for same-sex marriage.
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Fisheries dept has investment budget of Rs 20,050 crore: Giriraj Singh to Rahul Gandhi
News | Feb 24, 2021, 06:27 PM ISTUnion Minister Giriraj Singh on Rahul Gandhi's claim of 'No fishery ministry in Delhi' said that the former should know that fisheries department has a budget of Rs 20,050 crore.
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Will discuss MSP, repeal of three farm laws: Farmer Leader ahead of talks
News | Jan 22, 2021, 01:59 PM ISTKisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee's SS Pandher on upcoming 11th round of Centre-farmers talks, scheduled to be held today (January 22), said they will discuss MSP and repeal of the three farm laws.
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Protesting farmers burn copies of farm laws to celebrate Lohri at protest sites near Delhi
India | Jan 13, 2021, 09:25 PM ISTAs the tussle between the protesting farmers and government continues over the new farm laws, farmers at Ghazipur border burned the copies of the three farm laws on the occasion of Lohri.
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If Centre doesn't want to stay implementation of farm laws, we will: Supreme Court
News | Jan 11, 2021, 05:47 PM ISTIf the Centre does not want to stay the implementation of the three farm laws, the Supreme Court on Monday said it will put a stay on it.
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Farmers, govt stick to their stance over agri laws; next round of talks on Jan 15: Key Points
India | Jan 09, 2021, 08:41 AM ISTFarmers and Centre on Friday met for the 8th round of talks over farm laws but the meeting ended without any decision as the farmers union remained adamant on their demand of repealing the laws, saying they would settle nothing less than that.
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Some people in Delhi trying to teach me democracy: PM Modi hits back at Rahul Gandhi
India | Dec 26, 2020, 05:36 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi has hit out at the Congress party saying some people in Delhi are trying to teach him democracy. His statement comes after Rahul Gandhi's remark that democracy in India was now imaginary.
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Farmers say little progress after 7-hr meet with Govt, next round of talks on Dec 5
India | Dec 04, 2020, 12:07 AM ISTThe meeting between Centre and farmer leaders over new farm laws ended without any conclusion.The next meeting will be held on December 5.