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The Maharashtra government needs to take such things seriously, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief and the cousin of CM Uddhav Thackeray said.

Naidu also spoke to the the Election Commission of India about polls for 18 more vacancies in seven states which were deferred after the COVID-19 outbreak.

The chief minister said all migrant workers who have returned to the state were being registered and their skills were being mapped by the administration.

During an online briefing, Thackeray stressed the need to create additional healthcare facilities and offer treatment to people along with distribution of food grains.

For Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the fate lies solely on the outcome of the bypolls. Jyotiraditya Scindia has more on stake as he needs to prove his political mettle at his home turf

In his recent letter to the PM, Pawar stated that the Centre's economic stimulus package lacked provisions to compensate the losses incurred by farmers during the lockdown period.

The Rajiv Bhawan shelter can accommodate 50 people at a time and the party is providing meals three times a day, face masks and sanitiser, Delhi Congress president Anil Chaudhary said.

The migrant workers were killed and 36 injured when a trailer rammed into a stationary truck, both carrying passengers, on a highway near Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district.

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the Rs 20-lakh crore package for offsetting the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be a "jumla package".

Leader of the opposition in Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, will spend days at a quarantine centre after he returned from Delhi.

The complaint was lodged by Brijkishore Dutt at Mahatma Phule police station in Kalyan, said Thane Police PRO Sukhada Narkar.

A delegation of BJP leaders led by former chief minister and BJP national vice president Raman Singh submitted a five-point memorandum to the governor urging her to issue directives to the state government, a statement issued by the BJP said.

A freewheeling interview, some banter thrown in, and careful attention to the fact that no personal attacks on PM Narendra Modi are made while questioning the government over the coronavirus pandemic crisis was the template of Gandhi's press conference.

BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi said the Modi government has been very much receptive to suggestions from the opposition but it should be constructive, adding that it is very typical of Gandhi to speak before media without studying facts.

Indore is among the cities worst-affected by the coronavirus outbreak and as on Friday, the city has reported 1727 cases, including 86 deaths

In a letter to the prime minister, Tharoor expressed appreciation for the central government for 'finally deciding to address the plight' of stranded 'pravasis' by commencing the process of repatriation from May 7 onwards.