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Appearing on behalf of the state government, Additional Advocate General PN Shahi said he "shall have to ascertain the factual aspect and respond accordingly".

The first flight carrying 120 passengers landed at 8 pm on Wednesday and were sent to Bhopal for isolation by special buses.

The cabinet also decided that from Kharif season 2020, a fixed amount will be transferred into the accounts of farmers as agriculture input assistance grant for crops like paddy, maize and sugarcane.

Out of the Rs 3,100 crore, nearly Rs 2,000 crore will be earmarked for the purchase of ventilators and Rs 1,000 crore for care of migrant labourers.

With the travails of interstate migrants during the Covid-19 lockdown just getting into the limelight, the tribulations of Indian migrants stuck abroad are still shrouded in darkness.

The state has increased its testing per million to 1,392 per day against the national average of 1,243, state health and family welfare minister said.

All arrangements have been made keeping in mind the strict guidelines to be followed in the wake of COVID-19, the police said.

Alleging that COVID-19 cases were detected among the workers and traders at the vegetable market within the sprawling complex, the petitioner claimed that officials ha closed the shops in the whole sale food grain market also.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act on the complaint.

Each special train will carry around 1,200 migrant workers. This comes days after a war of words broke out between Delhi and Bihar governments.

High-vulnerability districts are those where Covid-19 is likely to spread rapidly, while also remaining undetected for longer periods.

Industrialist Sajjan Jindal on Wednesday welcomed the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revive the economy hit by COVID-19, saying it will give a boost to the ambitious Make in India programme.

Mission Sagar follows closely on the heels of Operation Samudra Setu, which is aimed at repatriation of Indian citizens from overseas.

Under new guidelines, moderate cases of COVID-19 and pre-symptomatic, mild and very mild cases need not undergo tests before being discharged after resolution of symptoms.

CPI data that could be collected telephonically shows increase in prices of certain important commodities like milk products, fruits and vegetables in April over March.

The governments decision comes close on the heels of 185 inmates at the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai contracting the viral disease, State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said.