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As many of 20.5 crore women Jan Dhan Account holders will get Rs 500 per month for next three months to run their households.

The man was earlier treated at the Ujjain civil hospital and was admitted to the Indore hospital on Wednesday with symptoms of breathlessness. His test reports are awaited, the official said.

A total of 51 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state, which include one death and three discharged, the state health department said.

The Delhi Fire Services were informed and firemen pulled out the two men who were taken to a hospital.

In the new guidelines, the ministry said RBI-regulated financial markets, pay and accounts officers and field officers of the CAG, petroleum products and supply chain and forest staff are exempted from the purview of the lockdown.

The Anand-headquartered national dairy board has asked dairy cooperatives to make suitable arrangements for ensuring uninterrupted collection, chilling, transportation and processing of milk and availability of fodder in villages.

The company said its manufacturing units are functioning with 50 per cent of workforce keeping with government advisories to curb escalation of the coronavirus outbreak, but it is working to ensure that sufficient quantity of its products are available in...

The police also held a meeting with e-commerce website representatives in the regard where they shared the problems faced by them in movement of essential goods.

PM Narendra Modi asserted that the deadly virus does not differentiate between the rich and the poor and asked people to be at home and practice social distancing.

The move follows appeals by some MPs, including Vivek Tankha of the Congress.

Like many foreign nationals, the Indian citizens also found themselves unable to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic due to flight cancellations and border restrictions.

More than 80 per cent of blood supply to 108 blood banks in the state, including 74 state run-facilities, are sourced from such camps. The shortage of blood supply has also affected surgeries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted this as reports came in of people queueing up outside grocery shops and stores to stock up on vegetables, fruits and groceries.

Departmental action will also be taken against the man's father, a government employee, for not informing authorities about his son's return, Jalli said.

Some of the philanthropists though say they are finding it difficult to distribute items and have requested the West Bengal government and the public for assistance.

Rahul Gandhi last month had said that the government should take the coronavirus threat seriously and must address the issue immediately, failing which the country and its people may suffer.