Govt package only worth Rs 3.22 lakh cr and 1.6% of GDP, not Rs 20 lakh crore: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday accused the government of misleading people in the name of an economic package and said the measures announced by the Centre amounted to only 1.6 per cent of India’s GDP, i.e. worth Rs 3.22 lakh crore instead of Rs 20 lakh crore as claimed by the Prime Minister. Congress’ […]
Modi govt’s economic package to go a long way in making India self-reliant: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the announcement of the fifth and final tranche of an economic package by the Modi government will go a long way in realising the idea of a self-reliant India. In a series of tweets, Shah said the additional allocation of Rs 40,000 crore under MGNREGS […]
Court grants bail to undertrial in murder case, asks to install Aarogya Setu app
New Delhi: A Delhi court has granted interim bail to an undertrial prisoner arrested in a murder case, while directing him to install the ‘Aarogya Setu’ app on his phone. Additional Sessions Judge Naveen Kumar Kashyap on Saturday granted relief to accused Ravi Dhikaon his plea that he had to take care of his ailing […]
Mumbai: Fisherman kills colleague over Rs 150, held
Mumbai: A 22-year-old fisherman has been arrested for allegedly killing a colleague over a Rs 150 dispute in Sewri in the metropolis, police said on Sunday. Hussain Shaikh (22) killed Riyaz Shaikh (28) on Saturday after the latter refused to give him his share of Rs 150 from the fish business, an official said. “The […]
25 migrant workers killed, 40 injured in trailer-truck collision in UP’s Auraiya
Auraiya (UP): At least 25 migrant workers were killed and 40 others were injured when a trailer and a stationary truck on which they had hitched rides collided on a highway near here in the early hours of Saturday, the latest in a string of accidents involving migrants returning to their states amid the coronavirus […]
Centre launches online dashboard for monitoring movement of migrant workers
New Delhi: The Centre has launched an online dashboard to monitor and facilitate the smooth movement of migrant workers and their contact-tracing during lockdown across the country. In a communication to all states and union territories, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said the central government has already allowed the movement of migrant workers by buses and […]
Fresh wave of migration sees a large number of women, children and elderly on roads
New Delhi/Ghaziabad: Weary and exhausted, Ramavati Devi feeds her one-year-old grandson and keeps an eye on another as she waits for her son and seven-month pregnant daughter-in-law under the shade of a Metro pillar near the Anand Vihar Bus Terminal. A Delhi Police constable drives away Devi, and many others who have gathered to cross […]
Stop acting like money lender, give cash rather than credit: Rahul Gandhi to govt
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Centre should stop acting like a ‘sahukar’ (money lender) for its children, and demanded that cash assistance be given to the poor and vulnerable sections, who are in dire need of money now, than credit. Interacting with journalists of regional media via video conferencing, Gandhi […]
30 municipal areas contribute 80 pc of COVID cases, officials told to focus on timely tracing
New Delhi: With coronavirus cases continuing to rise, top health ministry officials on Saturday held a meeting with senior officers and district magistrates from 30 municipal areas which are contributing almost 80 per cent of the country’s COVID-19 cases during which monitoring of old city areas, urban slums, migrant labourer camps and other high density […]
Vice Prez, PM condole death of 24 migrant workers in UP road accident
New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the death of migrant workers in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh, saying the government is carrying out relief work in full swing. At least 24 migrant labourers lost their lives and 36 people sustained injuries when two trucks collided […]
