COVID lockdown

Closure of schools forcing boys to work in fields, underage girls being married off: NCP MLC to Maharashtra CM 1 min read

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Closure of schools forcing boys to work in fields, underage girls being married off: NCP MLC to Maharashtra CM

In a letter, the MLC has urged the chief minister to allow the resumption of schools and colleges with a 50 per cent capacity.

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Return to complete normalcy? Railway Board issues order to drop ‘special train’ tag, revert to pre-Covid fares 2 min read

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Return to complete normalcy? Railway Board issues order to drop ‘special train’ tag, revert to pre-Covid fares

By PTI NEW DELHI: Under pressure from passengers over hike in fares, the Railways on Friday issued an order to discontinue the ‘special’ tag...

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Many eateries shut during COVID lockdown, 24 lakh jobs lost: Report 2 min read

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Many eateries shut during COVID lockdown, 24 lakh jobs lost: Report

By Express News Service NEW DELHI:  Stringent Covid curbs, exacerbated by protracted lockdowns, broke the backbone of India’s food services industry in FY21 with...

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Srinagar schools reopen for classes 10, 12 with COVID-19 protocols in place 2 min read

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Srinagar schools reopen for classes 10, 12 with COVID-19 protocols in place

By ANI SRINAGAR: Adhering to COVID-19 protocols, schools in Srinagar reopened on Monday for classes 10 and 12. Students were seen happy and enthusiastic...

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UP govt relaxes COVID curbs by allowing 100 people to gather in non-containment zones 1 min read

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UP govt relaxes COVID curbs by allowing 100 people to gather in non-containment zones

By PTI LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has relaxed the COVID-19 lockdown norms from Sunday by allowing a maximum of 100 people to gather...

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Jharkhand lockdown relaxations: Sunday restrictions lifted, students of VI and above can go to schools 2 min read

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Jharkhand lockdown relaxations: Sunday restrictions lifted, students of VI and above can go to schools

Express News Service RANCHI: As the cases of COVID-19 showing a decreasing trend in Jharkhand, the state government has allowed schools to commence classes...

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Haryana extends COVID-19 lockdown till September 6, earlier relaxations to continue 2 min read

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Haryana extends COVID-19 lockdown till September 6, earlier relaxations to continue

By PTI CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Sunday extended the COVID lockdown by a fortnight while allowing various relaxations permitted earlier to continue. The...

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Negative Covid report or full vaccination must for visiting Himachal from August 13 2 min read

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Negative Covid report or full vaccination must for visiting Himachal from August 13

By PTI SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh government has made negative COVID-19 report or full vaccination mandatory for all people intending to visit the hill...

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COVID-19: Hazards of not reopening schools too serious to be ignored, says parliamentary panel 3 min read

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COVID-19: Hazards of not reopening schools too serious to be ignored, says parliamentary panel

By PTI NEW DELHI: The hazards of not reopening schools after prolonged closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic are “too serious to be ignored”,...

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Easing of lockdown, non-adherence to COVID norms behind surge in infections: Centre 1 min read

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Easing of lockdown, non-adherence to COVID norms behind surge in infections: Centre

MoS Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said that although health is a state subject, the Union government has provided the required technical support and also...

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