The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal has once again changed the dates for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-necessitated lockdown in the state. The dates were changed after receiving requests from different quarters to relax complete lockdown on certain dates. In line with the earlier notification, West Bengal will now have a complete […]
Continue ReadingA day after the Centre issued the guidelines for the third phase of Unlock (Unlock 3), West Bengal government issued separate guidelines for the state including the list of days when there will be complete lockdown. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier announced that bi-weekly complete lockdown in West Bengal will be on August 2, […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the scheme to provide free ration to the poor during the COVID-19 pandemic, till the end of November. In his address to the nation, Modi emphasised that provision of food to those in need during lockdown has been the […]
Continue ReadingIn top news for April 9, 2020, the central government has approved a fully-funded healthcare package worth Rs 15,000 crore, titled ‘India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package’, with the objective of emergency COVID-19 response and strengthening national and state health systems. A circular signed by National Health Mission Director Vandana Gurnani confirmed […]
Continue Reading