Several state governments have eased labour laws to attract more investment and jump-start the cycle of demand after days of lockdown that has hit the economy badly.

The ministry asserted that if dos and don'ts are followed, the peak in number of COVID-19 cases can be avoided.

Nearly a month's supply of pulses has already been dispatched to several states and union territories, but they have managed to distribute only 53,617 tonnes to ration card holders under the Public Distribution System (PDS), he said.

State government's COVID-19 spokesman Subroto Bagchi said institutional quarantine period would now be of 21 days and home quarantine for another seven days.

A police team rushed to the quarantine centre and launched an inquiry into the death of the migrant worker while the body was sent for post-mortem.

The plea, filed by Shakeel Qureshi said the term 'social distancing' gives the impression of discrimination and unequal treatment under the Constitution and should not be used.

The state recorded 10 new cases on Friday, taking the toll to 1,132. While 34 people were discharged from the hospital within the last 24 hours.

Dr Chanudhary said the child's two consecutive reports were found negative for the infection with the last and second report coming on April 23 when she was admitted to a separate ward as her mother was still positive for the infection.

The incident took place on the night of May 6 at a village under Bango police station limits. The accused were arrested on Thursday, said Pankaj Patel, Sub Divisional Officer of Police, Katghora area.

The three men had fallen sick in front of a sugar factory at Haripur on the outskirts of Dhenkanal town. They were found unconscious by some other truck drivers who rushed the trio to the hospital.

The Centre in its revised guidelines said there will be no need for testing prior to discharge of mild and moderate Covid-19 cases, while severe patients will be tested once.

Saad Kandhalvi and six others were charged with flouting of lockdown orders and booked under the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 and the Indian Penal Code on March 31.

Four Maoists were also killed in the encounter that took place at Pardhauni village late on Friday

With a population of around 25,000, the gram panchayat is a hub of potato chips (dry & raw) manufacturing units and attracts potato suppliers, traders and workers who find employment here.

East Champaran, West Champaran got five each, Sitamarhi four while Samastipur, Gopalganj and Siwan districts got two ambulances each, an official release said.

Ramanagara is one of the eight districts in Karnataka that had not seen a single coronavirus case until now, despite being close to the capital city and falling en route the two red zone districts of Bengaluru and Mysure.

The Samajwadi Party chief also questioned why the ‘Kutumb Shakha’ of the RSS is being held despite a nationwide lockdown.

The government has planned to distribute one crore packets of a Kadha (herbal decoction) which it claims boosts immunity and helps the body keep coronavirus infection away.

Gandhi urged the Ministry of External Affairs to take note of the reports of the White House 'unfollowing PM Modi on Twitter.

The BJP in a statement said the former diplomats, during their talks with Nadda, hailed India's move to help other countries in this time of coronavirus crisis.

The top court had said to 'ensure a level playing field' among the contesting political parties in 2019 Lok Sabha polls and by-election in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, it has directed the poll panel to allot a common free symbol to the group.

The Congress also highlighted the plight of the migrants who are stuck in different part of the country and wants to go home. The party urged the government to start plying trains immediately.

In his letter to Thackeray, the Karnataka Chief Minister said there is severe drinking water problem in Belagavi, Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Kalaburagi, Yadgir and Raichur districts since the onset of summer in March.

The ruling party also accused the Congress of promoting indiscriminate movement of people which would lead to "faster spread" of coronavirus infection.

New or higher taxes are justified only when the economy is booming, the former finance minister said.

Special Shramik train arrived at the Amethi Railway station on Thursday with 1,212 Uttar Pradesh migrant workers on board, out of which 282 belonged to Amethi.

The former UP chief minister had gone to the Hospital for routine checkup, but the doctors admitted him for monitoring his health over some stomach and urine-related issues.

The Union Home Minister took to Twitter to clarify that these are just rumours and that he has been working as the country deals with the coronavirus pandemic.

Samantha Akkineni, who has worked with Arjun Reddy star Vijay Deverakonda in Mahanati, commented on Sandeep Reddy Vanga's statement normalising violence in the name of love in Kabir Singh.

As per reports, the film hasn’t hit the theatres due to the non-receipt of the KDM. A source close to the film said that the Aadai team is trying to resolve the issue.

Namrata met AP Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's wife Bharathi in her Amaravati residence. They discussed the village development works in Burripalem.

The first teaser of Disco Raja was released on December 6, 2019. Since then, the fans of Ravi Teja have been eagerly awaiting for the next teaser.

A group of Tamil film producers met Information and Publicity Minister Kadambur Raju to seek permission to start editing, dubbing, VFX/CGI and background music works with an upper limit of five people.

One newly surfaced video of social distancing enforcement gone wrong in New York City shows a police officer running at a black man and throwing him to the ground for mouthing off.

Andre Cuomo said there have been 73 reported cases in NY state of children getting severely ill with symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease and toxic shock-like syndrome.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio also announced that 2,500 members of a "test and trace corps" will be in place by early June to combat the virus.

The committee's lawyers have until May 18 to file their response to the Justice Department's request to block the materials being immediately handed over, Roberts' brief order said.

The trove of emails show the nation's top public health experts at the CDC spending weeks working on guidance to help the country deal with a public health emergency, only to see their work quashed by political appointees with little explanation.

China has been criticised domestically and abroad as being initially slow to react to the epidemic, which first broke out on a large scale in Wuhan

Police opened fire after some among the around 300 protesters threw stones and started firing guns and trying to enter the governor's house, said Mohammad Arif Aber, a spokesman for the provincial governor of Ghor.

Disha Patani shared a behind the scene picture from her film Malang, which also starred Aditya Roy Kapur, Anil Kapoor and Kunal Kemmu.

It is important to be resilient and productive, so that when we look back, most of us can feel we spent our days fruitfully.

Clothes can be one of the biggest carriers of germs. Therefore, everyone should take necessary precautions by implementing safe practices and an integral part of that is disinfection of clothes.

Chris Evans went about giving his pet dog a haircut at home but admitted later that it was better left to the professionals.

Popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have been blamed for the rise in cases of sexually transmitted diseases. STD like Syphilis is on the rise as members opt for unprotected sex with the partners they meet over the Internet.Official

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