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04 May

The Government Said Today That It Had Never Talked About Charging The Workers Train Fare.

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The government said today that it had never talked about charging the workers train fare. 85 per cent fare will be borne by railways and the rest by state governments, said a top Health Ministry official."We have given the permission to run special trains on states' request. We are dividing the cost in 85-15 per cent as per the norms. We never asked states to charge money from the stranded labourers," Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal told reporters.He was responding to questions following Congress president Sonia Gandhi's announcement that her party would pay the fare for all migrants and…

04 May

General Naravane Said The Indian Army Will Give “Proportionate Response” To All Acts Of Terrorism And Infringement Of Ceasefire Violations.

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Army Chief General MM Naravane on Monday said India is proud of Col Ashutosh Sharma, the Commanding Officer of 21 Rashtriya Rifles battalion, and four other security personnel who laid down their lives while saving civilians from terrorists at a village in Handwara in north Kashmir.In a warning to Pakistan, General Naravane said the Indian Army will give "proportionate response" to all acts of terrorism and infringement of ceasefire violations."We lost five brave officers and jawans of Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police while saving civilians from terrorists at a village in Handwara. I wish to convey my heartfelt…

04 May

The Civil Services Preliminary Examination To Be Held On May 31.

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The civil services preliminary examination, scheduled to be held on May 31, has been deferred due to the COVID-19-induced nationwide lockdown and the new date for the test will be decided later this month, the Union Public Service Commission has said.The civil services examination is held annually in three stages - prelims, main and interview-by the commission to select officers for the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service and the Indian Police Service among others.

03 May

The Centre Is In The Process Of Finalising A Relief Package For The MSME.

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The Centre is in the process of finalising a relief package for the MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) sector. The MSME sector has been one of the worst-hit following the lockdown to counter the highly infectious coronavirus and there has been a widespread expectation about a central package to revive it.The ministry has sent a list of relief measures required to revive the MSMEs to the Finance Ministry.At a webinar on Saturday, organized by the FICCI Ladies Organisations, Union minister Nitin Gadkari, who handles the MSME portfolio, said: "We have sent recommendations for a relief package to the Finance…

03 May

This afternoon The PM Paid Rich Tributes To The Five Security Personnel Who Were Killed In Action.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi this afternoon paid rich tributes to the five security personnel who were killed in action in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara town during a joint anti-terrorist operation by the armed forces and the J&K Police. "Their valour and sacrifice will never be forgotten," PM Modi tweeted.All five personnel of a joint operations team - two senior army officers, two soldiers and a policeman - were killed after they came under heavy fire from the terrorists during the encounter in the Handwara area of Kupwara district in north Kashmir, about 70 km from capital Srinagar, which began on…

01 May

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Will Conduct A Group Of Ministers Meeting On Saturday Morning.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will chair a Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting on Saturday morning to review coronavirus lockdown exit strategies, the government said this evening. This will be the sixth meeting of the GoM headed by Mr Singh, which will submit recommendations on phased lifting of restrictions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The GoM held its fifth meeting on April 18, in which "ways to mitigate the hardships faced by the people and the role ministries can play in providing relief to people" were discussed.

01 May

Delhi AAP MLA Vishesh Ravi And His Brother Have Tested Positive For Coronavairus.

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Delhi AAP MLA Vishesh Ravi and his brother have tested positive for coronavairus. The AAP leader, who represents the Karol Bagh constituency in the assembly, had undergone a test on Wednesday. His results came positive today. The MLA has not shown any symptoms of the disease so far and has been put under quarantine.Currently serving his thirds term as MLA, the AAP leader has been regularly posting updates on relief work for migrants on his official twitter account.Mr Ravi is the first case of a public representative getting infected in the national capital where the highly contagious virus has claimed…

01 May

The Nationwide Coronavirus Lockdown Will Be Extended By Two Weeks After May 4, The Government Has Said.

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The nationwide coronavirus lockdown will be extended by two weeks after May 4, the government has said.The home ministry has also issued new guidelines to regulate different activities in this period, based on the risk profiling of the districts of the country into red (hotspot), green and orange zones.There will be considerable relaxations in the districts falling in the Green and Orange Zones, the government said.

01 May

India’s Armed Forces Will Conduct Fly-Pasts, Light Up Ships At Sea And Shower Petals On Hospitals In An Elaborate Display On Sunday.

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India's armed forces will conduct fly-pasts, light up ships at sea and shower petals on hospitals in an elaborate display on Sunday to thank doctors, medical staff and other front-line workers battling the COVID-19 outbreak, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said this evening.The announcement, alongside all three service chief, came shortly before the Home Ministry released a statement extending the nationwide coronavirus lockdown by two weeks; the lockdown, which has been in force since March 25, had been due to end on Sunday.

29 Apr

Half Salaries of the Chief Minister And Some Other Government Officials Will Get Deferred.

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The Meghalaya government has decided to defer a part of the salaries of cabinet ministers, bureaucrats, and some other sections of government employees as measure to cut its expenditure amid the Coronavirus crisis.Half of the salaries of the Chief Minister, his cabinet colleagues and all ranks of IAS, IPS and IFS will get deferred, Chief Secretary M S Rao said in a notification issued on Tuesday.A part of the gross salaries of All India Services officers on deputation to the state will also be deferred, he added.