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29 Mar

PM Narendra Modi will address ‘Matua Dharma Maha Mela 2022’

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Harichand Thakur devoted his life for the betterment of the downtrodden, oppressed and deprived persons in undivided Bengal before the independence. He started the social and religious movement originated from Orakandi in 1860 and led to the formation of the Matua Dharma. Orakandi is now in Bangladesh. On the occasion of the 211th birth anniversary of Shree Shree Harichand Thakur on 29th March, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi virtually addressed the 'Matua Dharma Maha Mela 2022'. All India Matua Mahasangha organised the ‘Matua Dharma Maha Mela 2022’. It is beginning from today. It was organised at Shreedham Thakurnagar…

29 Mar

Earthquake hit Ladakh, J&K and Diglipur, Andaman and Nicobar Island

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An earthquake of 4.4 magnitudes on the Richter scale hit on the Diglipur, Andaman and Nicobar Island on 29th March morning. No damage report has been made yet. NCS shared on the twitter that: https://twitter.com/NCS_Earthquake/status/1508559976976900096?s=20&t=XxHPx-9X2prV4p_h9QdW-w There is also another earthquake that hit North of Alchi (Leh), Jammu and Kashmir on 29th March morning. The National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed that it was 4.3 magnitudes on the Richter scale. The earthquake was hit at 186 kilometres North of Alchi village. The village is in the Leh district of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir. There is also no damage has been reported…

29 Mar

Over 1 Crore Children of 12-14 Age Group Registers for Vaccine.

editor0 CommentsCovid-19

A recent report from Union Health Ministry says over one crore children in the age group of 12-14 years have been administered for the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Cowin. The vaccination for this batch started on March 16 with Corbevax, a Biological E’s vaccine. The vaccine will be in two cumulative shots of 28 days apart. As the schools got open from March 1st week, child vaccination was needed so early. It has been heard that many schools will be there for free vaccination drive for their students. The students should have their registration proof i.e screenshot or…

29 Mar

Seemanta Chetana Mancha Purbottar organising 1st Seemata Kreeda Mahotsav 22 in Sarusajai Stadium

editor0 CommentsAssam, Business

Seemanta Chetana Mancha Purbottar, a registered socio-cultural and non-political organisation working for the noble cause of promoting safety, security, and overall development of the international border areas of our Motherland Bharat's North Eastern region, is hosting the 1st Seemata Kreeda Mahotsav 22 in Guwahati in collaboration with the Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare of the Government of Assam. Hans Foundation, New Delhi, and Oil India are co-sponsoring the event. This is the first sport event of its sort, with athletes competing within 15 kilometres of Assam's international border/zero line. This endeavour is expected to promote unity and integrity, as…

28 Mar

Nepal PM Deuba to visit India from 1 April

editor0 CommentsIndiaNepal Prime Minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi

At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, accompanied by his spouse Arzu, will pay an official visit to India from 1-3 April 2022. This will be the first bilateral visit abroad by the Nepalese leader assuming his office in July 2021. A high-level delegation will accompany Deuba. The visiting leader will call on Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and hold talks with PM Modi on 2 April. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Adviser (NSA) will call on the Nepal PM. Besides official engagements in New Delhi, he will visit Varanasi.…

28 Mar

7 injured in low intensity bomb bast in Bihar’s Lakhisarai

editor0 CommentsLatestBihar’s Lakhisarai

At least seven persons received minor injuries when a low intensity bomb exploded in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district. Sushil Kumar, SP of Lakhisarai, confirmed the incident. He said, “The bomb was kept in a plastic bag and was placed in the back yard of a house which belongs to a person named Lutan Rajak. After the plastic bag was discovered from the place, one of the minor boys opened it while six other persons of a family were standing nearby. The bomb exploded soon after the youth opened the bag.” “The intensity of the bomb was low and 7 persons sustained…

28 Mar

International media banned in Afghanistan

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The Taliban in Afghanistan have decided to ban international media outlets from broadcasting over local media. The BBC first stopped broadcasting on Sunday night. The BBC has asked the Taliban to reverse its decision, saying it will affect more than 6 million viewers of its Farsi, Pashto and Uzbek language service programs. The BBC Persian TV channel can still be accessed, but only by 20 percent of Afghans with satellite TV. The Khaama Press quoted, “The BBC’s TV news bulletins in Pashto, Persian, and Uzbek have been taken off air in Afghanistan after the Taliban ordered our TV partners to…

28 Mar

SS Rajamouli’s movie RRR breaks all records in first weekend

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Directed by S. S. Rajamouli, the film RRR featured Ram Charan and Jr NTR. The film breaks all the record at the box office in its first weekend. The film opened at a worldwide collection of Rs. 257 crore. It saw its Hindi version earned at the box office around Rs. 30 crore on its first Sunday. The film's first domestic weekend stands at around Rs. 73 crore which is slightly lower than Akshay Kumar featuring movie ‘Sooryavanshi’. Boxofficeindia.com reported that, “As the mass markets show huge jumps and were super strong, RRR has recorded fantastic collections of 30-31 crore…

28 Mar

The Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett tests Covid positive

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The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi had invited Naftali Bennett to India. At his invitation Naftali Bennett had announced his first official visit to India. Bennett was supposed to meet PM Narendra Modi and other senior government officials during his visit to India. He will also about to visit the Jewish community in India. The PMO of Israel said that the purpose of the visit was to strengthen the strategic alliance and also to expand bilateral ties between the countries. Also the leaders will discuss the strengthening of cooperation in a variety of areas such as economy, innovation, agriculture,…

28 Mar

WB: Government offices to remain open on March 28, 29 amid Bharat Bandh

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West BengalBharat Bandh

Following central exchange unions' call for a two-day nationwide strike on 28-29 March, the West Bengal authorities has said that all workplaces will remain open on these days and mandated employees to report for duty. "In view of calls given by means of different trade unions and others for a forty eight hours' nationwide strike/bandh on March 28 and 29, 2022, it has been determined that all state government workplaces consisting of these provided with Grants-in-Aid by the country authorities shall continue to be open and all the employees shall record for obligation on those days," reads the Bengal government…