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Nine of the 30 migrant labourers were headed to Muzaffarnagar and the rest to Aligarh, also in Uttar Pradesh.

BJP leader in-charge of Bengal, Kailash Vijayvargiya hit out at the chief minister over the government's decision and said that the responsibility of containing the Covid-19 situation rested with her.

May 12 was chosen for celebrating this day as it is the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the foundational philosopher of modern nursing.

All public representatives have also been advised to keep vigil on the railway tracks passing through their areas, District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey said.

While some CMs suggested reopening economic activity, others believed that it would be too dangerous at this stage in India's fight against the spread of Covid-19.

In a video conference with the prime minister, Gehlot said the lockdown has badly affected daily wagers due to which the Centre should come up with an employment generation scheme for the urban poor.

In the wake of the reverse migration happening in Jharkhand, Soren called for a 50 per cent increase in the existing MGNREGA labour wages for the next one year, the sources said.

After two phases of the lockdown, it appeared that the country may get an upper hand on the spread of the virus within 6 to 8 weeks,

The state's tally stood at 707 on Sunday, a jump of more than 200 since a week before. Over 100 people tested positive over the weekend.

The petition has contended that the decision to freeze DA of government employees has been taken at a time of rising inflation, especially in Delhi.

In a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Ficci President Sangita Reddy also made a case for the need to create a self-sufficiency fund for innovation.

The family of Abdul Basheer alleged that he was beaten to death by the policemen on Saturday night, but the charge has been denied by the police.

A Saket district court employee has tested positive for coronavirus infection, District Judge Neena Bansal Krishna said on Sunday.

The government, a day after announcing easing curbs further in non-containment zones with conditions like social distancing effective May 11, listed 34 kinds of businesses that are allowed to operate.

According to the Union health ministry data, 1,511 coronavirus patients recovered in the last 24 hours -- the highest number of recoveries recorded in one day.

Pooja Pande’s book ‘Momspeak: The Funny, Bittersweet Story of Motherhood in India’, outlines some very patriarchal practices that are accepted as norms in our society, even to this day.