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Under the National Social Assistance Program (NSAP), a monthly pension is being given to the poor senior citizens, widows and persons with disabilities.

The government decided to bring in an ordinance as the Budget session of the state Legislature could not be conducted in view of the ongoing nation-wide lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus.

His family told the police that he was frustrated over the closing of liquor shops. He was showing withdrawal symptoms as he was not getting alcohol for last two days.

Starting from March 28, the vehicles with odd numbers will be allowed on the streets and vice versa for even number plates. There would be a total lockdown for vehicles on every third day.

The RBI cut the benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points to 4.4 per cent on Friday to deal with the hardship caused due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

In the times of crisis, the language of the leader is as important as his or her conduct. In both, the Maharashtra chief minister looks grounded.

While authorities are trying to ensure that the spread of the disease is minimised through a slew of measures, including lockdown, contact tracing, isolation and testing, they are striving to identify limited localities where the infection is concentrated...

The commission since Wednesday has started a helpline with a team of 17 psychiatrists, paediatricians, counsellors and psychologists to help the children who are under stress due to lockdown.

Gurjar further said that every constable who breaks the legs and shoots the violators would be given a reward of Rs 5,100 by him.

80 crore poor people will get 5 kg per person rice/wheat each month for the next 3 months in addition to 5kg of rice/wheat that they already get, the FM said.

As micro-biologist across the globe work against time to find a vaccine to the deadly pathogen, people are beginning to calculate losses.

Informing about the development, Board chairman Arvind Kumar said, 'the Jharkhand Class 10 and Class 12 results for 2019-20 have been deferred indefinitely due to the country-wide lockdown'.

The Delhi government issued 11 Hunger Helpline numbers, one for each district in the national capital. The helpline will guide and assist people to the nearest night shelter for availing cooked meal.

People are advised not to hoard groceries unnecessarily and shopkeepers have been instructed not to sell the goods higher than MRP.

Citing provisions of the Conduct of Election rules, the poll panel said health authorities are barred from using indelible ink on any finger on the left hand of a person.

The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said it has received calls from allottees of General Pool Residential Accommodations that they were not able to vacate flats in light of government advisories.