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West Bengal :11 Kolkata Police personnel test positive for COVID-19.
09 Jun

West Bengal :11 Kolkata Police personnel test positive for COVID-19.

editor0 CommentsNorth East
As many as 11 Kolkata Police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of infected policemen in the force to 217, a senior officer said on Tuesday. The 11 infected Kolkata Police personnel were from the combat force, the Police Training School (PTS) and different police stations, the officer said. “At the moment we have around 217 policemen who have been diagnosed with the disease. We have several of our colleagues who have recovered and resumed duty… I think our colleagues are doing a fabulous job. I wish everyone will be safe and all those down with…
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State Bank of India cuts lending rates
09 Jun

State Bank of India cuts lending rates

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The reduction by the country’s largest lender follows the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bringing down the policy repo rate by 40 basis points last month. Consequently, one year MCLR, against which home loans are priced, will come down to 7 per cent from 7.25 per cent earlier. SBI said EMIs on home loans linked to MCLR will get cheaper by around Rs 421 for a 30 year loan of Rs 25 lakh. Since the beginning of this calendar year, the lender’s one year MCLR has come down 90 basis points. SBI has also slashed its external benchmark rate. The…
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Send migrants workers home within 15 days
09 Jun

Send migrants workers home within 15 days

editor0 CommentsNorth East
A man dozes off as migrant workers from West Bengal wait after queueing up overnight on a roadside pavement to register for home bound trains The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and state governments to send all the migrant workers to their native places within 15 days and formulate employment schemes after conducting their skill mapping to rehabilitate them. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.R. Shah also directed the Centre to provide additional trains within 24 hours of states making the demand for sending the migrant workers back to their native places. The…
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Total lockdown in Mizoram
09 Jun

Total lockdown in Mizoram

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The state has also decided to increase the quarantine period to 21 days from 14 days following a rise in cases.  Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga on Monday announced a “total lockdown” for two weeks from June 8 midnight. The state has also decided to increase the quarantine period to 21 days from 14 days following a rise in Covid cases to 42 during the day, up from 24 on Saturday. The decision was announced after a consultative meeting on Covid-19 with representatives of MLAs, government officials, non-government hospital association, Church leaders, village council members, taskforces and…
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Arvind unwell, in isolation
09 Jun

Arvind unwell, in isolation

editor0 CommentsNorth East
CM to be tested for the coronavirus on Tuesday Kejriwal at a digital media conference in New Delhi on Sunday. A day after restricting admissions in most Delhi hospitals to locals, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal isolated himself owing to fever and cough on Monday. His deputy Manish Sisodia announced that he would be tested for the coronavirus on Tuesday. Sisodia announced on Monday that he would be attending a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Tuesday, where discussions are scheduled to take place on whether community transmission has begun in the capital. Sisodia said: “Arvind Kejriwal ji is not keeping…
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Mimi Chakraborty To Shoot For Her New Music Video
09 Jun

Mimi Chakraborty To Shoot For Her New Music Video

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, North East, ,
Tollywood actress Mimi Chakraborty has shared her clips of a music video based on Rabindra Sangeet "Amaro Porano Jaha Chay" on her Instagram.She is the first one who started shooting after a long break,already the actor making buzz on social media platforms. Previously, her singles ‘Pal’ and ‘Anjana’, released on her YouTube channel, had received millions of views and the actress received so many requests from her fans during the lockdown to sing one more time. So, Mimi decided to try a Rabindra Sangeet to infuse some positivity among her fans and followers at a time when we all are…
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Indian Govt to launches facility to file GST via SMS for 2.2 million firms
09 Jun

Indian Govt to launches facility to file GST via SMS for 2.2 million firms

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The government on Monday launched an easy Goods and Services Tax (GST) return filing facility through short message service (SMS) for about 2.2 million registered businesses provided the value of the return is nil. “In a major move towards taxpayer facilitation, the government has today onwards allowed filing of NIL GST monthly return in FORM GSTR-3B through SMS,” a finance ministry spokesperson said. Now taxpayers with nil liability will not be required to log on to the GST portal and file their returns as a simple SMS to 14409 will do, he said.The facility will substantially improve ease of GST…
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China may come with emergency vaccine withing months for Covid-19
09 Jun

China may come with emergency vaccine withing months for Covid-19

editor0 CommentsHealth, ,
Chinas top respiratory experts have claimed that the country may get Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use within the month.  Dr Zhong Nanshan said during a live event with China’s search engine Baidu on Saturday that a coronavirus vaccine could be available as early as this autumn. Dr Antony Fauci, the head of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, made similar comments, saying that we might have a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this year, even before the end of clinical trials. WHO says more than 120 COVID-19 vaccines are being developed across the world, with 10…
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Covid-19: Health ministry asks states to for Districts Level Plans.
08 Jun

Covid-19: Health ministry asks states to for Districts Level Plans.

editor0 CommentsHealth
To ensure maximum containment of coronavirus during the lockdown period, the Union health ministry has asked states to classify districts into hotspots, non-hotspots and green zones.The Centre has declared 170 hotspots --- 123 hotspot districts with large outbreaks and 47 hotspot districts with clusters --- in 25 states and Union territories. Union Health Ministry, on Monday, directed States to make district-wise prospective plans for the coming months to tackle COVID-19. Health Secretary Preeti Sudan along with senior Health Ministry officials held a review with district collectors, municipal commissioners, chief medical officers, superintendent of district hospitals and principals of medical colleges…
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Ayodhya: Ram Mandir construction to begin on June 10.
08 Jun

Ayodhya: Ram Mandir construction to begin on June 10.

editor0 CommentsNorth East
Ram temple construction in Ayodhya is all set to begin from Wednesday (June 10) after an elaborate 'Rudra Abhishek' ceremony. The construction work commencement ceremony will be attended by a limited number of persons and will be held at the Kuber Tila temple, amid coronavirus outbreak. The rudrabhishek ritual follows the tradition set by Lord Ram, who prayed to Shiva before launching an attack on Lanka, said Mahant Kamal Nayan Das, spokesperson for the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust head Mahant Nritya Gopal Das. The work of laying the foundation of the temple will begin after these special prayers.…
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