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[ad_1] LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has begun bringing back workers from the state who were stranded in other parts of the country due to the closure, and up to 2,224 workers have returned in the first phase, a senior official said Saturday. Informing reporters here, additional chief secretary (Home …

[ad_1] The Finance Ministry has allowed 29 insurance companies and nine securities firms, including the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Securities Depository Limited, to perform Aadhaar authentication services, the revenue department said Saturday. The department has issued two separate notifications to allow these entities to use Aadhaar’s authentication …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The government has issued guidelines that address concerns associated with air conditioning (AC) and ventilation to control the spread of the coronavirus in residences, workspaces, and healthcare facilities. According to guidelines compiled by the Indian Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE), a temperature of …

[ad_1] Written by Ritika Chopra The | New Delhi | Updated: April 25, 2020 8:40:39 am Universities have been closed since March 16. The closure of COVID-19 has officially delayed the 2020-21 academic year, with a government-appointed committee recommending that the traditional start of higher education in mid-July be postponed …

[ad_1] Hyderabad The prevalence of positive coronavirus cases is now almost confined to three districts and the boundaries of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in Telangana, which has given high hope that the spread of Covid-19 may be halted and the situation controlled, the Health Minister E Rajender said here …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Center is investigating whether election strategist Prashant Kishor took a cargo flight from Delhi to Calcutta recently during the ongoing blockade. Aviation authorities are reviewing CCTV footage from Delhi and Kolkata airports. Meanwhile, Kishor has denied taking a flight to Calcutta during the shutdown. “We expect …

[ad_1] CHENNAI: The state government issued an order Thursday to relax certain activities, including work under MGNREGA and construction activities in rural areas, in coronavirus non-containment zones throughout the state. It has also allowed central and state government offices to function to maintain essential services with assistance not exceeding 33% …

[ad_1] In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the Karnataka government has now ordered medical stores and pharmacies to keep a record of the contact details of customers who buy certain drugs over the counter. Most of these medications include paracematols or those generally purchased for a cold, cough, and fever. …

[ad_1] MUMBAI / NEW DELHI : The Indian government has stepped up efforts to push state banks to boost lending and has required lenders to submit a daily report detailing the volume and scale of sanctioned loans, according to industry sources and documents seen by Reuters. The finance ministry, in …

[ad_1] The government said on Thursday that the growth of the coronavirus in India has been more or less linear and not exponential due to the success of certain strategies and that the country has fared much better than developed countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom …