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Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said the government was not willing to handle this humanitarian issue and was ignoring Indian tourists and students stranded abroad.

According to the victim's mother Salma, Haider was working as labourer in the meat factory and became jobless after the plant was temporarily closed down a few days back.

Battalions were to be replaced along the Indian fronts with Pakistan and Bangladesh, but only four units deployed in high-altitude and harsh weather conditions will be taken out if conditions permit post-July.

The government has permitted industrial estates, SEZ and industrial townships with restricted entry within urban areas of 'red zones' to commence operations.

In a damage control exercise, state chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday directed the KSRTC to charge only single fare for ferrying the migrant labourers.

The five personnel had gone missing during an anti-militancy operation in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Among fresh cases on Saturday, 53 were reported from Amritsar, followed by 31 from Hoshiarpur, 22 from Moga, 21 each from Patiala and Ludhiana, 15 from Jalandhar, nine from Ferozepur, and six from Fatehgarh Sahib.

The police van was escorting the bus carrying migrant labourers after they reached Hatia railway station, on outskirts of Ranchi.

The government has maintained that the country's farm sector is functioning smoothly despite the COVID-19 lockdown and there will not be much impact on its growth in the current fiscal, unlike other sectors.

A senior BSF officer said that one of the two infected persons belongs to Assam and he has been suffering from some ailments after he returned to Tripura from his home state on March 11.

The chief minister appealed to the people to maintain social distancing while paying obeisance at the temples as their safety is of utmost importance.

Last month, a tea vendor outside Matoshree had tested positive for the coronavirus, following which over 130 security staff who frequented the stall were quarantined as a preventive measure.

Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd would be using the most advanced technologies and artificial intelligence.

Kumar asked officials to pull up their socks as migrants, students and pilgrims, said to be in millions, seem poised to return home in droves on board special trains run by the Centre.

Years ago, when there was no development in the area, the tribals of the district followed a method of trade called the 'sata pata' system — a local name for the medieval practice of barter. However, this system had gained popularity again.

The district has been kept in the orange zone because of its decreasing number of COVID-19 cases. In case coronavirus cases increase in future, the district would again reach the red zone and no relaxation would be provided.