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.
Karnataka to take precautionary measures in border areas to curb Covid surge: CM
Covid cases. But there is no need to panic. Precautionary measures would be taken in border areas to control the pandemic," said the CM.
He stated that the state will take further steps based on the advice of the central government after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
This comes a day after the Karnataka government decided to make wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing compulsory amid fresh Covid-19 concerns in several parts of the country. “Masks should be worn compulsorily, especially at places where there is a crowd and in indoor places, social distancing has to be maintained," said state health minister K Sudhakar after a review meeting chaired by the CM.
Although no decision on imposing a penalty for not wearing masks has been taken, those found spitting in public will be fined.
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