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16 Oct

Sanjay Dutt: I will be out of this cancer soon

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Actor Sanjay Dutt has opened up for the first time about battling cancer. In a video posted on Aalim Hakim’s Instagram page on Wednesday, Hakim is a celebrity hairstylist, the actor can be heard saying, “I will be out of this cancer soon.” Sanjay Dutt was in the salon to get a new hairstyle. While promoting the salon, the actor asked the cameraperson to move closer and pointed to a scar on the side of his forehead and said, “If you see this, this is the recent scar in my life, but I will beat it. I will be out…

15 Oct

BSF-BGB MEETING HELD AT TAMABIL.

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A Nodal Officer level meeting between the Border Guarding Forces of India and Bangladesh was held at Tamabil, Bangladesh on Thursday. BSF delegation led by Sh. U K Nayal DIG with 05 other officials were from India side and from Bangladesh side 05 delegates led by Lt. Col. Abdul Kader Md Ashraf Ali Mamun, Border Guard Bangladesh North-East RegionSarail, attended the meeting. In the meeting various border related problems faced by both the Border Guarding Forces like smuggling of cattle, Drugs & Narcotics, Fake currency and other contraband items were discussed. The construction of ICPDawki also figured in the discussion…

15 Oct

BSF APPREHENDED ONE BANGLADESHI CATTLE SMUGGLER AND RESCUED 47 CATTLES

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In operations, troops of Border Security Force under Guwahati Frontier apprehended one Bangladeshi cattle smuggler and rescued 47 cattle heads from the bordering areas of District Coochbehar (West Bengal), Dhubri & South Salmara (Assam) on intervening night of 14/15 Oct’ 2020. Acting on tip off, on 14 Oct’ 2020, troops of BSF BOP Diara of 06 Bn BSF under Guwahati Frontier carried out a special operation in general area of village Okhrabari, PS-Mankachar, Distt- South Salmara (Assam) and apprehended one Bangladeshi cattle smuggler along with cattle heads, while these were being smuggled from India to Bangladesh. Apprehended cattle…

15 Oct

PGI and Oxfam to uplift lives of migrants

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Taking a step towards helping the migrant workers, Platinum Guild India has joined hands with Oxfam India, launching the “Platinum Season of Hope” initiative. This initiative will impact 4500 families, approximately 22,500 individuals over a period of 3 months. It will touch lives in states where the impact of the pandemic has been brutal combined with natural calamities. This act is a small step towards uplifting lives of migrant workers. Platinum Season of Hope also extends into a retail activation carried out in partnership with all of Platinum Guild India’s retail partners across 1200 stores. Successive phases of unlocking with…

15 Oct

HCCB introduces ‘work from home’ policy

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HCCB, one of India’s top FMCG companies, has rolled out a ‘work from home’ policy for employees. The policy will span the period post-pandemic, such that employees can choose to permanently work-from-home, provided they do not need to be physically present at the work location (factory, sales etc.). As a first step, the company has started delivering ergonomically designed chairs from its office to the eligible employees, working out of its headquarters in Bengaluru, to their homes, on request. Those working in other cities have the option to purchase work chairs. Recognizing the need for uninterrupted internet connectivity, HCCB will…

15 Oct

Life Skills Program in Sikkim

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RB, under its flagship Dettol ‘Banega Swasth India’ in partnership with Primus Partners launched a unique life skills program for kids, “Birds and Bees Talk” (BBT). The curriculum was launched for children between the ages of 10-19 in Sikkim in the presence of Chief Minister Shri Prem Sing Tamang, Education Minister Shri Kunga Nima Lepcha, Health Minister Dr Mani Kumar Sharma, Education Secretary Shri Anil Raj Rai, Social Justice & Welfare Secretary Shri Tshewang Gyachho, Addl. Chief Secretary Shri GP Upadhyaya and Health PS Shri Kareti Sreenivasulu. A letter of Intent (LoI) was also signed on the occasion. This comprehensive…

15 Oct

Singer-actor Aditya Narayan to tie the knot with Shweta Agarwal

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Aditya Narayan is all prepared to seal the deal with his long-lasting sweetheart Shweta Agarwal. Aditya and Shweta, who shared screen space in Shaapit, will get tied in a tangle before the current year's over. Aditya told Times of India that he is happy to “have found my soulmate in her.” The singer said, “I met Shweta on the sets of Shaapit and we hit it off instantly. Slowly and gradually, I realised I was head-over-heels in love and started pursuing her. Initially, she wanted to be ‘just friends’, because we were both very young and needed to focus on…

14 Oct

3 Arrested For Obtaining Rs 2 Crore Loan With Forged Papers

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Three people, including a woman, have been arrested for allegedly obtaining a loan of over Rs 2 crore by using forged property documents, police said on Wednesday.Two of the accused have been identified as Rohit Bhutan and Subhash Bhutan, they said. According to police, Rohit and the other accused, residents of Preet Vihar in east Delhi, availed a loan of Rs 2,55,60,613 from the complainant company. "The loan was availed by the accused against creation of equitable mortgage of a property at Preet Vihar with averment being the absolute owner of the property and it is free from all the…

14 Oct

Farm leaders walk out of talks called by Centre, demand minister’s presence, tear copies of farm Laws.

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A meeting of 30 protesting farmers' groups from Punjab with the government regarding the contentious farm bills ended abruptly today over the absence of the Union minister for agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar. The Centre had called the meeting and the farmers' groups had finally decided yesterday that they would attend.The meeting was attended by the agriculture secretary, but the farmers demanded the presence of the minister. Upset over his absence, the farmers started raising slogans inside the ministry and tore up copies of the contentious farm laws. They also said their agitation against the new laws will continue. Prime Minister…

14 Oct

Arunachal Pradesh and Dettol introduces a unique programe

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Under its flagship Dettol ‘Banega Swasth India’ in partnership with Primus Partners, RB launched a unique life skills program for kids, ‘Birds and Bees Talk’ (BBT). This comprehensive sexuality education curriculum will help to make children informed with the help of accurate, fact-based and age-appropriate information on growing up, sexuality and life skills amongst adolescent kids. The curriculum was launched for children between the ages of 10-19 in Arunachal Pradesh in the presence of Chief Minister Shri Pema Khandu, Education Minister Shri Taba Tedir, Chief Secretary Shri Naresh Kumar and Education Secretary Smt. Niharika Rai. Under this curriculum, teachers from…