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Maharashtra Spent Rs 100 Crore to Transport 11 Lakh Migrants, Says Minister
State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said Maharashtra provided railway tickets to labourers besides food packets and other necessary items.
Hotels, Restaurants, Malls Can Reopen in Rajasthan; CM Sets up Panel to Suggest Plan to Open Religious Places
The state's home secretary said restaurants and clubs will have to ensure six feet distance in seating arrangements. Fast food outlets with standing table arrangement should ensure distance of at least eight feet between tables and not more than two guest...
BJP Leader Sonali Phogat, Market Committee Official Booked in Haryana's Hisar
A video clip, purportedly showing the Hisar BJP leader beating a district's agricultural market committee official with a slipper after accusing him of having made some indecent remarks against her, had gone viral on social media on Friday.
Vedanta Q4 Results: Firm Says Suffered Net Loss of Rs 12, 521 Crores
However, the company had posted net profit of Rs 2,615 crore in the year-ago period, Vedanta said in a filing to the BSE.
VP, PM Condole Death of Former Top Cop Ved Marwah
Ved Marwah, a former governor of Mizoram, Manipur and Jharkhand, had also served as the Delhi Police Commissioner in the 1980s. He died in Goa on Friday.
Tamil Nadu Govt Caps Covid-19 Treatment Charges in Private Hospitals
The per-day charges for treatment in Intensive Care Units shall not exceed Rs 15,000 and in general wards, for asymptomatic people.
Staff Posted at Delhi Fire Service's Control Room Tests Positive for Coronavirus
As a precautionary measure, the control room of the fire department has been sanitised and disinfected and the operations have resumed.
UP Records Biggest Single-day Jump of 496 Covid-19 Cases, Tally Climbs to 9,733; Death Toll Rises to 257
Of the 257 COVID-19 deaths reported so far in the state, Agra tops the chart with 48, followed by Meerut (34), Firozabad and Aligarh (16 each), Kanpur Nagar 13 and Moradabad 10 among others.
Tata Group Not Looking to Monetise Investments, Has Enough Cash, Says Chairman N Chandrasekaran
The Board of Tata Sons, the holding company of the salt-to-software conglomerate, met on Friday reportedly to evaluate and discuss strategies to allocate funds to group companies and prioritise sectors needing more liquidity.
World Environment Day: NHPC Distributes 700 Medicinal Plants to Employees
The objective of the event was to create awareness among all employees towards the importance of plants and herbs, the Ministry of Power said in a statement.
UP Minister Suresh Khanna to Take Covid-19 Test After Visiting Patients at Meerut Hospital
Khanna, who also holds the portfolios of Finance and Parliamentary Affairs ministries, is currently under home quarantine.
Major Sanitisation Drive at Health Ministry on June 6-7 after 5 Staff Test Covid-19 Positive
Besides two officers and a doctor, two employees who have contracted the disease are from the Centre for Health Informatics under the Health Ministry. They frequented the Nirman Bhawan building, sources said.
Govt Issues Advisory on Reclaiming Dumpsites, Suggests Bioremediation of Solid Waste
Urban areas account for a third of the country's population and generate 54.75 million tonnes of municipal solid waste annually, according to government figures given in the 'Landfill Reclamation' advisory.
Facing Financial Crisis, Man Poisons Family, Hangs Himself in UP
In a note found at the spot, Vivek said he was committing suicide as he could not give any "sukh" to his family due to financial problems, police said.
Elderly Man in Maharashtra Kills Self Over Fear of Contracting Coronavirus
The incident occurred at Mangewadi in Patoda on Thursday, when a passerby found the body of Asaram Pote, an official said.
35 Home-bound Migrant Workers Injured After Bus Falls Into Ditch in Uttar Pradesh
The incident took place on Thursday at about 11 pm when the bus driver lost control and the vehicle fell into a roadside ditch, Circle officer, Massa Singh, said.