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Home Agriculture produce markets hit by lockdown
New Delhi, March 30 The nationwide lockdown to prevent coronavirus spread has majorly hit the agriculture produce markets of almost all the states. President of All India Dal Mill Association Suresh Aggarwal told IANS that the supply has been disrupted due to the closure of the country's agriculture produce markets, which could lead to shortage of all food items, including flour, rice and lentils...
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Home COVID-19 cases in India surpass 1,000-mark; death toll rises to 29
Total number of Covid-19 cases across the world has surpassed 690,000 and there have been over 33,034 coronavirus-related deaths as on Sunday. In India, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases have crossed 1,000 mark, with 29 people dead so far. Meanwhile, a nationwide lockdown to check the coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on thousands of migrant workers in the...
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Home Covid-19 cases cross 700,000 mark; toll over 33,500
New Delhi, March 30 : The number of coronavirus cases around the world crossed the 700,000 mark near midnight on Monday, with the US comprising over a seventh of them, while the death toll crossed the 33,500 mark, with Italy (10,779) and Spain (6,606) accounting for over half of them, as the Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Centre. Of the 704,095 total cases, the US led with...
- 12 hrs ago
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Home 979 confirmed COVID-19 cases in India, 106 new cases, 6 new deaths
New Delhi, March 29 : 979 confirmed COVID-19 cases in India, 106 new cases, 6 new deaths. Maharashtra was the worst hit state, followed by Kerala and Karnataka 87 coronavirus patients have been cured/discharged across the countr Here is state-wise tally of total coronavirus cases in the country: Andhra Pradesh 14 Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 9 Bihar - 9 Chandigarh - 8...
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Home Rahul expresses Congress's solidarity with govt in COVID-19 fight
New Delhi, March 29 : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Sunday expressed his party's solidarity with the government in the time of crisis and also suggested measures to overcome the panic and insulate the economy. "The number of poor, who are daily wagers, is simply too large to shut down all economic activities. The...
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Home 49-day lockdown necessary to stop COVID-19 resurgence in India: Study
New Delhi, March 29 : Two Indian-origin researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK have come up with a new mathematical model that predicts a flat 49-day nationwide lockdown - or sustained lockdown with periodic relaxation extending over two months - may be necessary to prevent COVID-19 resurgence in India. The paper by Ronojoy Adhikari in collaboration with Rajesh...
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Home Lockdown only way to fight coronavirus, says PM
New Delhi, March 29: In his monthly mann ki baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised doctors who are treating coronavirus patients and said lockdown is the only way to fight coronavirus and said that people have the time to connect with dear ones. "Coronavirus is killing people therefore entire humanity must unite and resolve to eliminate it,"he said. PM Modi said, "We should take...
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Home Coronavirus: Total tally stands at 979 in India
New Delhi, March 29 The total number of positive coronavirus people in India so far, reached up to 979 on Sunday. Of this at least 867 are active coronavirus cases, 86 people have cured and discharged from hospitals while 25 people succumbed from the highly infectious COVID-19 disease. The data was released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at 10 a.m. "District wise details are...
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Home Cong to address media through video conferencing
New Delhi, March 29 Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Congress has decided to do the daily press briefing via video conferencing and journalists, who want to join, can do it via a video link provided by the party. The statement issued by Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said, "From 29th March onwards AICC will be holding daily Press Conference at 13.00 p.m. IST via video conferencing,...
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Home Wheat procurement after middle of April, no word from FCI
New Delhi, March 29 With the country under a 21-day nationwide lockdown till April 14 due to coronavirus crisis, procurement of wheat in the new Rabi season will start only after the middle of next month. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has till now not issued any new order on the procurement and storage of wheat this season in the country. "Wheat is normally purchased by state...
- yesterday
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