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A 'phase 4' stimulus package could include more checks for Americans. Here's what else is being discussed, just weeks after the record $2.2 trillion 'phase 3.'

Weeks after passing a momentous $2.2 trillion stimulus package, President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are already saying they might need another relief bill.The package - the fourth stimulus related to the coronavirus pandemic - may include another round of direct payments to Americans, as 16.8 million jobless claims have been filed over the last three weeks.Here's what the major party stakeholders - including Trump, Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell - are hoping the next stimulus package looks like. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The federal government made history in late March when it passed into law a $2.2 trillion stimulus package, including an unprecedented expansion of unemployment benefits and a massive $349 billion small business




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Worrying excessively about the coronavirus can harm both your mental and physical health. Here's how to combat feelings of panic, according to a psychiatrist.

Srini Pillay is a psychiatrist and physician who studies the effects of anxiety on the brain.He says that panic about the coronavirus is natural, but warns that obsession over the outbreak can take a toll on both your mind and body.Continued, extreme levels of worry have been shown to increase the risk for physical illnesses - protecting your psychological health will help protect your bodily health.Pillay says to stay informed without spending your day glued to the news, try to avoid expecting the worst, and acknowledge the positive aspects of your life.Click here for more BI Prime stories.Panic concerning the novel coronavirus is natural - and rational, considering the impact of stocks falling and revenues thinning on social distancing policies.Beyond that, I can confirm that these situations




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I've been delivering 1,000 meals a week to quarantined families in Atlanta - here's why hunger is an issue that needs national attention

Jasmine Crowe is the founder and CEO of Goodr, an Atlanta-based company that fights food waste and food insecurity by picking up surplus foods from local restaurants and stores and delivering them to hungry families.Goodr also organizes pop-up groceries stores that allow people in need to shop for fresh produce and other items, free of charge.Crowe's team has recently been delivering 250 boxes of groceries to people every day since the coronavirus pandemic caused mass unemployment and panic food-buying in the US, leaving many with empty wallets and limited access to food. But despite all their efforts, Crowe knows that millions more across the US are still going hungry, and is calling on government leaders for national reform to fix our food-waste problem. Visit Business Insider's homepage




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Read the pitch deck Facebook's former CIO used to raise $4.8 million of seed money for his calendar app startup

Tim Campos left an executive position at Facebook in 2016 and cofounded Woven, a calendar and scheduling startup.After staying in stealth mode for two years, Woven secured $4.8 million of seed funding in 2018. The round was led by Battery Ventures. The company shared the pitch deck it used to win over investors. We've published the deck below, with Woven's permission.Click here for more BI Prime stories.When Tim Campos first approached VCs with his startup idea, he told them to talk him out of it. Campos is a former chief information officer at Facebook; he left his position in 2016. At the time, he had just doubled Facebook's revenue to $1.8 million per employee, and he was at the pinnacle of his career, he told Business Insider. Still, Campos wanted to start something of his own.Along with




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Alphabet's CEO says the coronavirus has 'absolutely' caused a mental-health crisis. Here are 5 calming podcasts you should follow if you're feeling anxious over the pandemic.

The global outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which causes a disease known as COVID-19, is causing panic and anxiety worldwide.Top executives, like Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, for example, are recognizing the toll the pandemic is taking on employees. In an interview with Business Insider, licensed clinical psychologist Ramani Durvasula said that in addition to seeking professional help, listening to mental-health podcasts can be a great way to address stress over the pandemic. Here are five highly rated mental-health podcasts that address anxiety around the novel coronavirus, including "The Calmer You Podcast" and "Your Anxiety Toolkit."If you're struggling, call the SAMHSA National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. Visit Business




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5 guests were stuck at a wine farm in South Africa when the country went into lockdown. The owners provided pizza nights while the stranded families gardened and enjoyed live music - and said they became like family.

Anna Punke-Dresen and her family were staying at the Spier Hotel and Wine Farm in South Africa when the country went on lockdown in March in response to COVID-19.The German family's return flights were suddenly canceled and they found themselves stuck, with no idea how or when they could return home.The wine farm's hotel manager decided to stop charging the stranded families, and set social distancing rules in place to protect the hotel staff and remaining guests.Despite the plunge in business, the wine farm is also still paying all of its employees, both part and full-time, whether or not they're working.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Spier Wine Farm was going to be the cherry on top of Anna Punke-Dresen's family trip to South Africa. This luxe wine-farm hotel (one of




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You can take the GMAT at home starting April 20, and top business schools including Harvard and MIT Sloan have already pledged to accept online test scores

Graduate school application season has been hindered by the coronavirus outbreak, causing in-person standardized testing to be shuttered. Starting April 20, the GMAT will be available online for students seeking to take the test. Top schools, including Harvard and MIT Sloan, have either waived the test requirement or said they would accept online scores.But candidates in China, Iran, Cuba, Sudan, Slovenia, and North Korea won't have access to the online version.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way students work, learn, and interact with each other. And many graduate schools have shifted application requirements, relaxed deadlines, or taken the entire process virtual, including top-notch institutions like NYU Stern and Berkeley's Haas.But




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Hannah Green takes three-shot lead at Women's PGA Championship in Minnesota  

Hannah Green continued her fine form with a second-round 69 to hold a three-shot lead at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Minnesota.




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Hannah Green one shot clear of Ariya Jutanugarn entering final round of Women's PGA Championship

Hannah Green will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship as she goes in search of her first LPGA title.




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My magical moments at the majors: Tiger Woods' Masters victory belongs on the silver screen

This was a major season that had it all. From Tiger Woods's remarkable comeback to Ireland's Portrush party of all parties, here are the biggest and best of this Grand Slam season.




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Justin Rose emerges as injury doubt for PGA Championship at Wentworth

Rose cancelled a scheduled interview on Tuesday and has also withdrawn from Wednesday's pre-tournament pro-am.




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Rory McIlroy returns to world No 1 spot for first time in five years after replacing Brooks Koepka

The four-time major winner officially took the world No 1 spot again on Monday, ending Koepka's 38-week reign at the top since winning the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black in May.




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US PGA Championship postponed until later this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic 

The major, which had been due to take place in TPC Harding Park in San Francisco from May 11-17, has been rescheduled for later this summer, organisers announced on Tuesday evening.




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I run a 6-figure freelance graphic design agency, and even during the pandemic we're on track to hit our $300,000 yearly goal. Here are 4 key things that have helped me retain clients and keep revenue strong.

Morgan Overholt is the founder and owner of Morgan Media LLC, a graphic design agency.Despite the unforeseen circumstances of the pandemic, her small business was ready to continue operating and functioning at full force.Her employees and clients were already accustomed to remote work, so shelter-in-place policies haven't greatly affected her, and she relies on other freelancers for work so she can scale her team to fit business needs.She advises other small businesses looking to pandemic-proof their companies lean on remote tools, get good at finding clients online, diversify their income streams, and keep their operations agile and lean.Click here for more BI Prime stories.Of the many challenges I expected to face when I quit my normal 9-to-5 job to launch a freelance graphic design agency




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Social isolation could be a 'golden opportunity' for your career. Here's exactly how to use the extra time to network and develop in-demand skills for the new economy.

Westend61/Getty ImagesBreak your long-term goal into bite-sized tasks.If your have some extra time, consider investing in your career development.Experts advise taking online courses and volunteering virtually to help a cause you care about.It's also wise to get your job-search materials in order, so that you won't be scrambling if you wind up needing them.Click here for more BI Prime stories.In the era of social isolation, a lot of people have some extra time on their hands.That could be simply because they're no longer commuting to an office or meeting up with friends at restaurants. The cause could also be more distressing: They're among the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs in the last few weeks or their work hours have been reduced.Let's be clear. In the short term, losing




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How a local upstate New York fitness studio designed their own at-home bike delivery service in just a few days and boosted revenues while their doors remain shut during the pandemic

Mark Dellas PhotographyErika Brason.Companies shut down by the pandemic have had to come up with alternative revenue streams, including Rebel Ride, a local fitness studio in East Amherst, New York. Owner Erika Brason decided to make the studio's classes virtual and rent out her equipment. Renting out 59 bikes for delivery and pickup as well as making 34 workout videos took her and her team just two weeks to put together."This is the time to get noticed in ways you haven't in the past," Brason explained. "You basically have to reinvent your marketing strategies so that when the time comes, you can give people a really good reason to come back."Click here for more BI Prime stories.With the COVID-19 pandemic rattling businesses big and small - from bookstores and restaurants to shops and gyms




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15 photos that show the working-from-home spaces of great minds

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesCivil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. in his home office in Montgomery, Alabama, in May 1956.Famous authors, playwrights, scientists, and artists completed some of their best pieces of work while working from home.Mark Twain began writing "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" from his study at Quarry Farm in Elmira, New York.Children's book author Roald Dahl even built a small hut in his garden to create the ideal secluded space for writing.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.From Albert Einstein to Joan Didion and Mark Twain, many of the world's most famous thinkers created some of their best work at home.Whether it was in a sky-high Manhattan apartment, a Connecticut farmhouse, a Revolutionary War-era home, or a Malibu mansion, these




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We're a couple who was furloughed from our jobs, so we're using the time in self-isolation to turn our passion project into a viable business - here's how we're making it happen

Anastasia Bendebury and Michael Shilo DeLay are the creators of Demystifying Science, a science literacy organization which clarifies confusing science.They were both furloughed from their full-time jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic, which led them to pour more time into their newly launched organization.To get through this tough period, they're cutting back where they can and reaching out to as many people as possible who might need their work.Separating business from couple life is key when kickstarting a project together, and ultimately taking the plunge to do it.Click here for more BI Prime stories.In early March when Italy issued its stay-at-home order, we were still at work. Michael was teaching high school physics, and Nastia was guiding science and wine tours in the Pacific Northwest.




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Billionaire Mark Cuban told us his plan to save America's entrepreneurs now that the federal relief fund has run dry - and the biggest disasters the government must fix immediately

In less than 13 days, all $349 billion allocated for small business relief under the CARES Act were used up.But the funds barely scratch the surface of the 60 million employers and freelancers who were expected to apply.Mark Cuban told Business Insider that major changes need to be implemented to address the problems with the most recent package.Before the next round of funding, Cuban says businesses will need enough money to cover an extended re-opening period as well as an effective testing strategy that instills confidence in returning workers. Visit BI Prime for more stories.Following a rocky rollout of the Payroll Protection loan program, all $349 billion of the funds allocated for small businesses in the $2 trillion CARES Act have been committed - and Mark Cuban says it's too late to




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James Corden and Julia Carey are hand in hand as they end a busy night at Jay Z and Beyoncé's bash

With the night still young, Corden, 41, was hand in hand with his wife as they made their way into the iconic Hollywood venue, where Beyoncé and Jay Z were hosting their own post-Oscars celebration.




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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'declined the invitation' to present the award at the Oscars

Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 38, 'declined the invitation' to present an award at the Oscars in LA on Sunday night, a source told HELLO! magazine.




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Twitter memes mock stars' speeches at 'wokest Oscars ever'

Academy Award winners celebrated on Sunday by using their platforms to talk about politics and other global issues, prompting many viewers to nickname the ceremony the 'wokest Oscars ever'.




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1917's Sam Mendes fails to mask his shock as Bong Joon Ho scoops Best Director Oscar for Parasite

On Sunday night, odds-on favourite Sam - who directed 1917 - lost out on the prestigious award to Bong Joon-ho, for his direction of film Parasite




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Oscars ratings hit all time low with 23.6million

The Oscars drew just 23million viewers on Sunday night, six million fewer than it did last year. 




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Oscar winning documentary maker was once nominated for film about communism

Julia Reichert, who is battling terminal cancer, took to the Dolby Theater stage in Hollywood on Sunday to accept the award for Best Documentary for American Factory.




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Rebel Wilson flaunts her slimmed down waist at Oscars party following epic weight loss

Rebel Wilson is relishing in her epic weight loss. 




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Megan Blake Irwin flaunts her cleavage in a VERY low-cut gown at Oscars after party

Megan Blake Irwin pulled out all the stops on Sunday night for a VERY exclusive Oscars after party.




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For Parasite director Bong Joon-ho, the plot of his Oscar-winning tale has a personal meaning

TOM LEONARD: Parasite made history by becoming the first foreign language film to win Best Picture, the top award. Director Bong Joon-ho drew on his own experiences as a tutor to a rich family for inspiration.




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James Corden and Rebel Wilson's Cats joke at Oscars slammed by Visual Effects Society

Universal Pictures famously rereleased Tom Hooper's adaptation of the 1981 West End musical to cinemas with 'improved visual effects' days after it opened




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Little Women's Florence Pugh and Greta Gerwig party at Vanity Fair's Oscar bash

Filmmaker Greta, 36, and leading actress Florence, 24, kept in high spirits as they attended the Oscars' Vanity Fair after-party on Sunday evening, despite losing out on five awards.




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Nicky Hilton steps out in sleeveless floral-themed dress for Oscar de la Renta's NYFW show

The hotel; heiress, 36, paired the ankle-length frock with beige heels and a bright red clutch purse with floral clasp.




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Billie Eilish teases that her Bond theme is 'a ballad'

Billie Eilish has teased that her James Bond theme is 'a ballad'. 




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Stassi Schroeder and Brittany Cartwright defend Katie Maloney after she was body-shamed

Vanderpump Rules stars Stassi Schroeder and Brittany Cartwright have defended their co-star Katie Maloney after she was body-shamed over the weekend.




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Macaulay Culkin reveals he auditioned for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood... and it was a 'disaster'

Just days after Once Upon a Time in Hollywood won two Oscars on Sunday night, Macaulay Culkin revealed he actually auditioned for a role in the film.




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Joey King does some shopping with her parents on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills

With the hectic awards season now over and done with, actress Joey King did some shopping with her family.




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Rose McGowan slams Natalie Portman over Oscars cape embroidered with snubbed female directors' names

Rose McGowan tore into Natalie Portman in a scathing Facebook post, calling her fashion protest 'deeply offensive' and likening her to 'an actress acting the part of someone who cares.'




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Natalie Portman says she AGREES with Rose McGowan after Charmed star criticized her

The 38-year-old actress responded to a Facebook post Rose McGowan wrote on Wednesday, condemning Natalie Portman brand of activism as being 'deeply offensive.'




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Charlize Theron is magical in monochrome look at Birkenstock 1774 Collection Launch Party

Charlize Theron wore something a little more comfortable on her feet on Thursday night, when the 44-year-old donned Birkenstock sandals for the launch of the company's latest line.




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PIERS MORGAN: I congratulated David Schwimmer at an Oscars party... only to find out it wasn't him!

The Good Morning Britain host described the moment he congratulated Dylan McDermott over a reported one-off special of Friends after mistaking him for David Schwimmer.




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Best books on embroidery: Author Patricia Nicol recommends tomes featuring women who sew 

British literary expert Patricia Nichol, shares a selection of fascinating book son embroidery including The Testaments and A Single Thread.




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How Samsung became one of the world's biggest brands despite selling exploding phones 

Eleven of the greatest legends of Hollywood - among them winners of ten Oscars who together and $9 billion in earnings - had spontaneously gathered together in a single shot.




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Chris Rock splits with girlfriend Megalyn Echikunwoke after four years of dating

Chris Rock, 55, and Megalyn Echikunwoke, 36, have called it quits after four years of dating.




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Sharon Stone reveals how she came to wear a T-Shirt to the 1996 Oscars

The Basic Instinct star, 62, spoke about how she came to wear the famously toned-down red carpet look while chatting with Naomi Campbell for her YouTube series No Filter With Naomi, on Thursday.




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Richard E. Grant reveals he once sought THERAPY to overcome his obsession with Barbra Streisand

The celebrated actor fell in love with Streisand after seeing her in 1968 biographical drama Funny Girl, prompting him to wrote her letter requesting she stay at his family home in Swaziland.




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As dating apps try to pivot to virtual events, some users are trying to get people violate social distancing rules

Dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge have reported increased use amid the coronavirus pandemic, while touting virtual dating alternatives for users instead of meeting up in person.Swaths of users are still encouraging matches to break quarantine to have sex and go on dates, despite social distancing guidelines and fines to comply with them.An illustrator on Instagram has been collecting screenshots of these situations, and told Business Insider that users will brand themselves as "badasses," dispute the effectiveness of isolating, and lash out in anger and hurl abusive language when they're rejected.Spokespeople for Grindr, Tinder and Bumble told Business Insider they've informed users to adhere to social-distancing guidelines, but did not respond to inquiries about actions they're taking




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62-yr-old man becomes second COVID-19 fatality in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar

(Eds: Adds daily COVID stats, other info) Noida (UP), May 9 () A 62-year-old man died due to coronavirus in Noida, becoming the second COVID-19 fatality in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district, officials said on Saturday. The man, a resident of sector 66, died on Friday but the report of his COVID test came out as positive on Saturday, they said. "He expired yesterday (Friday) evening. The cause of the death was cardio-respiratory failure," District Surveillance Officer Sunil Dohare said in a statement.Another person who tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday is a 52-year-old man residing in sector 45's Khajoor Colony, the officer said."Total 100 reports have been received in the last 24 hours of which two were positive and the rest negative for COVID-19. The cumulative positive cases




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Astronomers just stitched together an unprecedented portrait of Jupiter in infrared — and realized its Great Red Spot is full of holes

New images of Jupiter reveal that its Great Red Spot has holes.The infrared portrait of the planet also shows that lightning bolts form alongside 40-mile-high towers of turbulent clouds.Astronomers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the Juno spacecraft that orbits Jupiter, and the Gemini Observatory on Earth to gather some of the sharpest-ever infrared images of the planet.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.New snapshots of Jupiter reveal its turbulent weather in infrared — the spectrum of light just beyond visible wavelengths.To get these unprecedentedly sharp images, a team of researchers from NASA and the University of California, Berkeley combined data from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Juno probe that orbits Jupiter, and the Gemini Observatory on Earth. The team released




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The US coronavirus response has finally shattered the myth of American exceptionalism

75647674Nations around the world have scrambled to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. But the rapid pace at which the crisis has overtaken health systems in the US and the UK has exposed, and perhaps accelerated, the withering health of these democracies.Now, with a president who has touted sunlight and bleach as cures, the US may well resemble the same "outlier" countries it has long believed itself to be above. "We are the outlier," a career epidemiologist tells Insider.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Just a few weeks ago, when borders were closing and the US government had begun to summon its citizens home from abroad, I messaged an American friend in Tokyo to see if he was planning to return. Things were still relatively calm in Japan, he reported. The situation appeared




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COVID-19: MGNREGA activities resume across Jammu

Jammu, May 9 () Activities under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) resumed in Jammu division on Saturday after an almost two-month suspension owing to the coronavirus-forced lockdown, officials said.The decision to resume works under MGNREGA was taken following a Home Affairs order allowing select additional activities in rural areas outside containment zones to mitigate the economic hardships being faced by people due to curbs, a spokesperson said.Work has resumed on 5,800 projects in all the 10 districts of Jammu division."More than 25,000 job card holders have been engaged in these works. The director of Rural Development Department RDD has instructed the officers concerned to complete all works under MGNREGA, while ensuring that guidelines for curbing




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State varsities to implement academic calendar within month after lockdown is lifted: Bengal edu minister

Kolkata, May 9 () All the state universities inWest Bengal will implement the academic calendar in theirrespective institutions within a month after the lockdown islifted, Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said on Saturday.Chatterjee, who earlier in the day held avideoconference with vice-chancellors of all the stateuniversities, told reporters at an online press conferencethat the VCs have decided on how to conduct the classes andthe final semester examinations."The academic calendar, including examinations, willbe put into effect within a month after the lockdown islifted," he said.Chatterjee said the institutions have also receivedthe University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines in thisregard and the issue came up in the meeting held during theday.He had earlier said that the UGC guidelines