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Ramdev lauds BJP govt's effort in Madhya Pradesh to fight Covid-19

Ramdev said the state government's experiment of boosting people's immunity with ayurvedic medicines could be a model for the world

MP govt sends proposal for changes in labour law to Centre for approval

In a first-of-its kind proposal, the state govt said in a press statement that it had proposed making the Factories Act, 1948, applicable to units hiring at least 50 workers, instead of 10 and 20

Central unions to protest nationwide against labour law changes on May 22

RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh is not part of these protests, but its workers and sectoral outfits are set to join the stir that day

MP labour law changes: Relaxed licence norms for contract workers

Recognition of trade unions for collective bargaining no longer possible for key industrial sectors

Covid-19 Factoid: Rajasthan has best recovery rate among 5 worst-hit states

Russia has become the fifth country to report more than 200,000 Covid-19 cases; it took just 10 days to double its tally from 100,000 to 200,000

MP will need Rs 1 trillion to reboot economy: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Chouhan said that the farm loan waiver scheme of the previous Kamal Nath government was a "trick of phantasm", indicating that his government could review it

Labour law changes in UP, MP a bigger pandemic in the offing: BMS President

In a Q&A, C K Saji Narayanan says the proposed amendments will lead to the law of the jungle, and that the unions will definitely agitate against them

Shivraj Singh Chouhan likely to announce changes in MP's labour laws today

The government may also allow an increase in the working hours of workers in factories and allow overtime of up to 72 hours a week

Covid-19 hinterland digest: Bhopal infections rise but 50% recover

The reason for the rise in cases is the dense population in hotspots and lack of social distancing

Covid-19 lockdown: Boozers swarm liquor shops; police warn of action

Delhi govt will impose a "special corona fee" on alcohol sale, which will be 70 per cent of the MRP

Covid-19 hinterland digest: Exodus from Rajasthan; Bhopal struggling

A train on Friday left for Ranchi from Kota carrying over 1,200 students

Covid-19 hinterland digest: MP fails in testing; UP cities suffer more

Around 1,800 samples reach Bhopal on a daily basis. Only 1,100 samples get tested in the five labs

Covid-19: Nationwide tally crosses 26,000; daily growth rate lowest at 6%

At least 56 more deaths have been reported since Friday evening -- the highest so far in a span of 24 hours

Covid-19 hinterland digest: MP's shocking bill; Dhanbad's textbook solution

Kanpur recorded 37 cases in a day, including two pregnant women and a policeman. The city now has 146 cases

Major states still not allowing industries to reopen: FIEO to govt

Majority of industrial townships remain in red zones, restricting exports

Covid-19 hinterland digest: Haryana's hooch headache; crime eases in Indore

Villages and small towns like Jind and Sirsa, which are located near the banks of Yamuna, have become the hub of hooch manufacturing

Covid-19 state digest: 6,427 Maharashtra cases; Rajasthan nears 2,000 mark

With 778 new patients testing coronavirus positive, Maharashtra set a fresh record of highest single-day detection of cases on Thursday

A month on, MP expands Cabinet amid criticism over Covid-19 crisis handling

The expansion came amid Opposition's criticism that Madhya Pradesh doesn't have a health minister at a time when the state has reported 76 Covid-19 deaths.

Shivraj inducts five ministers in Cabinet expansion; MP gets a cabinet

The state was without a cabinet for the last two months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic after Chouhan was sworn in as CM on March 23

Covid-19 hinterland digest: Blood banks face crisis; veggies go waste in HP

Hospitals and blood banks do not have blood units in stock. No more blood donation camps are being organised