Politics

Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said that while aimed to collect Rs 2,000 crores, the state government could raise only Rs 250 crores in April.

Reacting to the reports of faulty test kits, Tharoor said he read comments on social media over the issue stating that what can the Modi government do about it as other countries also had the same experience.

Akhilesh Yadav alleged the government was trying to divert people's attention by "selling golden dreams" to different sections of the society.

The Opposition Congress has charged that a US company had been entrusted with collecting data on virus infected patients and that it was a violation of their fundamental rights.

Last month, the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (APSEC) had deferred by six weeks the local body elections due to the coronavirus scare and also owing to incidents of violence being reported since election dates were announced.

The programme will continue till September in order to create livelihood opportunities for workers, labourers and daily wagers.

Congress-ruled states: Rajasthan, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry are putting up a strong fight against Covid-19, said Rahul Gandhi.

Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said the state can utilise these funds for buying more testing kits, personal protective equipment (PPE -- needed by health staff) and other necessary equipment.

The 21-day nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 and it came into force on March 25.

The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme was formulated in December 1993 and enables the MPs to recommend developmental work in their constituencies.

The party workers have also been told to make at least two face masks at their homes for people, party state chief Swatantra Dev Singh said.

Rahul Gandhi had earlier sent trucks full of wheat and rice for distribution among the locals, a local aprty leader added.

He said being a government-issued order and not a law made by Parliament, the new gazette notification regarding domicile rules for Jammu and Kashmir was not immune to a judicial review.

Kejriwal's interaction with doctors came after three doctors tested positive for Covid-19.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the state government should identify those who have died while making their way back to the native places and give Rs 25 lakh to their families.

Sanjay Kumar Jha, the state's water resources minister, blamed the Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi for the situation and questioned its claims that migrants were being taken care of in the national capital.