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Haryana launches four subsidised food canteens

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Chandigarh, Feb 17 (IANS) The Haryana government on Saturday launched four canteens which will serve subsidised and healthy food to the poor.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched the food canteens at Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, and Yamunanagar via videoconferencing from Chandigarh.

The canteens have been set up under the ‘Antyodaya Aahaar Yojana’ to provide healthy, nutritious and hygienic food at only Rs 10 per meal to all poor and needy, a state government spokesman said.

Khattar said the food would be served to registered construction workers and all other needy persons between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily.

“Each food packet weighing 730 gm will include four chapattis, rice, daal, seasonal vegetables, curd/raita, green chutney and jaggery. Each food packet offering 1,150 calories will cost Rs 20, of which Rs 10 would be contributed by the Labour Department,” the spokesman said.

The Chief Minister said that 23 more such canteens, one each at the district headquarters except Gurugram and Faridabad, would be established.

Construction of these canteens was expected to be completed by April-end.

Minister of State for Labour and Employment Nayab Singh Saini asked officials to regularly check quality of food these canteens will serve to construction workers and others.

The food canteens have been temporarily opened at the Women Training Centre building, Dabua Colony, Faridabad; Shelter Home of Municipal Corporation at Bheem Nagar, Sector-5, Gurugram; Vishwakarma Dharamshala, Auto Market, Hisar; and Labour Shed near the ITI in Yamunanagar. These will be shifted to regular buildings once these are completed.

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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