Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
‘Lives over livelihood’ says Odisha CM, extends lockdown till 30 April
NEW DELHI: Odisha on Thursday became the first state to extend the covid-19 lockdown to 30 April, making it clear that it has chosen to save lives than revive businesses immediately.
The current 21-day lockdown, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month, is scheduled to end on 14 April. “We had to make a difficult decision between lives and livelihood/business.
We took the difficult decision to save lives of people in the current situation. It’s a priority," chief minister Naveen Patnaik said in a video message to the people of the state.
Patnaik clarified that to help the poor, the state will facilitate agricultural, animal husbandry, and works under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during the extended
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