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Amphan damper for hilsa-bounty hope

Amphan damper for hilsa-bounty hope

Prized delicacy hilsa is likely to be in short supply this year, dashing the hopes of a better catch in cleaner rivers because of the lockdown. Hilsa fishing formally resumed on Monday here — after the annual two-month ban from mid-April to promote breeding — but only around 15 per cent of the trawlers could hit the sea. Most trawlers of East Midnapore and South 24-Parganas fishermen are damaged by cyclone Amphan that hit the state on May 20. Though the state government compensated fishermen with damaged trawlers, repairmen are in short supply. So most trawlers are docked.
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Partial solar eclipse on June 21

Partial solar eclipse on June 21

Sky lovers in the city are expected to catch glimpses of a partial solar eclipse on June 21, provided clouds do not play spoilsport. An annular solar eclipse, which occurs when the disc of the moon covers the central portion of the sun leaving only a ring-like peripheral region called the “ring of fire” visible — will happen on June 21, Debiprosad Duari, the director (research and academic) of MP Birla Planetarium, said. A similar annular solar eclipse had happened on December 26 last year. The eclipse was prominently visible from a stretch of southern India. Calcutta was tipped to…
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‘Corona Fighter King’ Sonu Sood’s poster

‘Corona Fighter King’ Sonu Sood’s poster

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has been receiving a lot of praise on social media after he provided monetary and logistical support to hundreds of people who were trying to get back to their home states after the nationwide lockdown eased. But one group of people in Odisha has gone a step ahead and worshipped a poster of the actor in Bhubaneswar that hails Sood as ‘Corona Fighter King’. A group of men are seen decorating the area around the hoarding with flowers and a rangoli. They also decorated posters of Odia actor Sabyasachi Mishra and actor Rani Panda that were next…
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All my projects have been sabotaged by Salman Khan’s family

All my projects have been sabotaged by Salman Khan’s family

Abhinav Singh Kashyap recently took to Facebook to reveal that Arbaaz Khan and family sabotaged his career after 2010 film Dabangg. The filmmaker also said the sustained gaslighting and bullying destroyed his mental health. In a long social media post, Kashyap wrote, “The reason I moved out of making Dabangg 2 ten years ago is because Arbaaz Khan, in collusion with Sohail Khan and family, was trying to take control of my career by bullying me. Arbaaz Khan sabotaged my second project with Shree Ashtavinayak Films that I was signed up with by personally calling their head Mr. Raj Mehta and threatening…
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Kajol shares a gorgeous selfie

Kajol shares a gorgeous selfie

Actor Kajol, who has been staying home with her family amid lockdown, has shared a beautiful selfie. She also made a comment on how her hair has been behaving through the lockdown. She wrote: “#hairyselfie . This lockdown is changing the way we think about hair!” The picture is a close shot of Kajol’s face; her bright red lipstick is only makeup she is wearing as her curls gracefully ring her face. Her fans were absolutely thrilled to see her. One wrote: “You are so beautiful but what is the secret of your beauty” while another wrote: “You are very beautiful…
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Taj Man Singh taken over for Covid care after Hotel Surya and Crowne Plaza

Taj Man Singh taken over for Covid care after Hotel Surya and Crowne Plaza

Delhi government has directed capital’s premier Taj Man Singh hotel to isolate all their rooms and place them at the disposal of Sir Gangaram Hospital with immediate effect for accommodating Coved 19 patients. The decision of the government follows efforts to hike capital’s capacity to treat coronavirus patients that is expected to rise to 5.5 lakh mark by the end of July and it comes on a day when the Delhi High Court allowed Delhi government to use premises of two other premium hotels in the city as temporary Coved-19 treatment facilities. An expert committee of doctors on Monday told…
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Monsoon arrives over NW India, may reach Delhi early

Monsoon arrives over NW India, may reach Delhi early

New Delhi: Monsoon has advanced into parts of north-western India on Tuesday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) authorities. It has covered many parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP), western and eastern Madhya Pradesh (MP), they added. IMD scientists are also expecting monsoon to arrive in the national capital, Delhi, earlier than normal, but they will confirm depending on how favourable conditions are for its advancement in the next four to five days. “It will be humid and hot with maximum temperature ranging from 40 to 43 degrees Celsius in most parts of north-western India, including Delhi, but there…
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Sonia Gandhi letter to PM Modi

Sonia Gandhi letter to PM Modi

On the day fuel prices rose for the 10th consecutive day, Congress president Sonia Gandhi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rollback the hike, saying his government’s decision to increase prices on petrol and diesel during the coronavirus pandamic was “wholly insensitive”. In her letter to the Prime Minister, Sonia said, “India has faced unprecedented public health, economic and social challenges during the ongoing battle against Covid-19 I am deeply distressed that in these exceedingly difficult times since the beginning of March, the government has taken the wholly insensitive decision to increase petrol and diesel prices on no less than ten separate occasions.” “I see no logic…
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Assam’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 4,319, Death Toll At 8

Assam’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 4,319, Death Toll At 8

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks with the chief ministers of all the states and union territories (UTs) today and tomorrow and discuss the coronavirus crisis in the country. In his meeting, the Prime Minister will likely discuss about the easing out the restrictions amid the alarming rise in the number of coronavirus cases. This will be the sixth meeting between the Prime Minister and various chief ministers on the coronavirus crisis. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the number of coronavirus cases in the country stands 3.43 lakh while the death toll has increased…
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Black Lives Matter banner removed at US Embassy in Seoul

Black Lives Matter banner removed at US Embassy in Seoul

A large Black Lives Matter banner has been removed from the US Embassy building in South Korea’s capital three days after it was raised there in solidarity with protesters back home. The banner was put up on Saturday with Ambassador Harry Harris tweeting that his embassy “stands in solidarity with fellow Americans grieving and peacefully protesting to demand positive change.” But the banner was taken out on Monday. The embassy said the banner’s removal was meant to avoid any misperception that it aimed to encourage donations for certain unspecified organizations. Harris “wanted to highlight the enduring American values of racial…
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