The DPR will now be submitted to the Kerala government for approval, following which it will go to the Ministry of Railways, Niti Aayog and to the Central Cabinet
Most units will not take in fresh kernels and will only work on partially-processed stocks lying with them
At present, the government is focusing on 10 hotspots across the country, where more than 1,200 people have been infected and at least 35 have died
Through contact tracing, the team was able to track nearly 98% of all primary and secondary contacts, who have been advised home- or hospital-isolation, district collector PB Nooh told IndiaSpend
State says impossible to meet demand in current situation; food and accommodation for all have be arranged
More measures to support migrant workers, says Chief Minister
On Thursday, the Centre unveiled a Rs 1.7-trillion financial package directed at the segment under the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana, but many states had taken the lead in rolling out schemes.
Six other states have put in place similar restrictions in some areas in the wake of the outbreak
Positive cases were reported from Eranakulam, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod
There are 44,390 people under surveillance in Kerala. Of these, 44,165 are in isolation at home and total of 225 people are hospitalized.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the state will comply with the Janata Curfew suggested by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and shut all government transport on March 22
Key countries facing the outbreak had seen cases rise by around 140-700 per cent in the four days after crossing the 100-mark
Farmers in the two states have reportedly begun culling chickens, while the state governments have restricted supply of chicken across their borders
The robots are also informing people about the pandemic, how to prevent and how to take care of oneself during this phase
The kids' meal includes milk as well
Says he has already written to PM and External Affairs, will reach out to Health Ministry too; hints at Assembly resolution againt Centre's decision
State govt is assessing the economic loss due to the infection, says Kerala CM
The Kerala government has said that it is strengthening preventive measures in the wake of the fresh cases
While three of them had returned from Italy on February 29, two others were their relatives
Sources said the two channels had written to the ministry seeking revocation of the bans, following which it was lifted