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23 Mar

Trinamool breaking records of harassment, corruption, tweets PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Trinamool Congress, accusing the ruling party in West Bengal of "breaking all previous records of harassment and corruption". Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Trinamool Congress, accusing the ruling party in West Bengal of "breaking all previous records of harassment and corruption". The Prime Minister's remarks came hours ahead of his visit to Bankura in poll-bound West Bengal where he will be addressing a public meeting at 3.35 p.m. He also hit out at the Congress, Left and Trinamool, saying these parties didn't fulfil…

23 Mar

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh launches ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain’

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On Monday CM Biren launched the Manipur chapter of the “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain” campaign which Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched via video conferencing. The chief minister launched the state chapter of the campaign that will continue till November 30, 2021 at a simple function held at chief minister’s secretariat on Monday. After formally launching the campaign, Singh instructed the officials to form a joint committee of water resources department, PHED and minor irrigation for the successful implementation of the campaign to reduce the problem of water scarcity in the next dry season. He also directed them to…

23 Mar

Nagaland observes ‘World Water Day’

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DEPARTMENTS URGE CITIZENS TO CONSERVE WATER AND PRACTICE RAINWATER HARVESTING “World Water Day” (WWD) is observed every year on March 22 to focus attention on the global water crisis. Various departments in Nagaland observed the day under the theme for 2021, “valuing water”. Kohima: Department of PHE organised WWD at DC’s conference hall, Kohima. According to DIPR report, while delivering the keynote address, executive engineer, PHED, R Kohima division, Supongyanger stated that this year’s theme focused on targeting beyond the concerns of cost to include the environmental and socio-cultural value placed on water resources and about what water meant to…

23 Mar

Congress “Ignored” Northeast region for decades, says Prime Minister Narendra

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PM Modi today said that Congress Party neglected the Northeast region for decades but the NDA Government has been focusing on connectivity and social empowerment, reports NDTV. “For decades, Congress ignored the Northeast. Since 2016, the NDA Government focussed on connectivity and social empowerment. Thank you Karimganj for the affection!” PM Modi said in a series of tweets a day after addressing a rally in Assam’s Karimganj. The Prime Minister also assured that the new era of development in West Bengal will commence soon as BJP will win the elections in the state. BJP winning in Bengal would mark the…

22 Mar

Kartik Aaryan tests positive for COVID-19, says `dua karo` to fans

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Actor Kartik Aaryan has tested positive for the coronavirus. He took to Instagram to share the news with his fans. Sharing a picture of a large 'plus' sign, he wrote, "Positive ho gaya. Dua karo (I am positive. Pray for me)," he captioned his post and even added facepalm and praying emojis. Kartik also had a short conversation with his fans who wished him well. “Get well soon,” wrote one. When one of the fans wrote, “Nothing will happen,” Kartik replied, “It has already happened brother.” Another fan sent ‘get well soon’ message to which the actor wrote, “Great plan.”…

22 Mar

Waheed Parra case: Police to take custody of those arrested by NIA in Davinder Singh case

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a charge sheet against Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra of the PDP and two others in a terror funding case, and said the youth leader was a crucial player in sustaining the "political-separatist-terrorist" nexus in Jammu and Kashmir. Investigation Agency has filed a charge sheet against three accused persons namely Shaheen Ahmad Lone, Tafazul Hussain Parimoo and Waheed-ur-Rahman Para under section 120B of the IPC, sections 17, 18, 38, 39 & 40 of the UA (P) Act, and section 25 (1AA) of Arms Act and section 6 of the Explosive Substances Act in NIA Special…

22 Mar

Tragic! 5 Children Die After Falling Into Grain Storage Container In Rajasthan’s Bikaner

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Five children suffocated to death after they fell inside a grain storage in Bikaner's Himmarshee village on Sunday.Five children, including four girls and one boy fell into an iron-made grain storage bin while playing. All the children were trapped in it and suffocated to death."While playing, all the children locked themselves in the grain bin made of iron, kept in the house and could never come out of it. When the incident happened, no one was present at home for timely rescue," said the area Circle Officer (CO) Pawan Bhadauriya in a statement.The police said that Bheeyaram and his wife…

22 Mar

Han and Hindu Nationalism Come Face to Face

editor0 CommentsNorth EastHindu Nationalism, Indian soldiers, Ladakh

As dusk fell on June 15, a bloody clash broke out between Chinese and Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley on the northwest China-India border, where a tributary of the Indus flows westward from Aksai Chin to Ladakh. In line with China’s recent expansionist policy elsewhere, its military had been pushing forward into territory claimed by both nations, altering facts on the ground. In line with India’s status quo policy to maintain its territorial integrity, its troops moved against Chinese intrusion, and a clash ensued. It was a throwback to the past. No one used guns, grenades or bombs. Men…

22 Mar

PropTech in India sees $551-Mn investment

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As more and more homebuyers are doing their property purchases through virtual platforms, the PropTech industry in India attracted over $551 million in 2020, surpassing the aggregate of previous year – $549 million, according to a report by leading online real estate portal Housing.com. The report titled ‘PropTech: The Future of Real Estate in India’ by the Elara Group-owned online real estate advisory portal shows that investments in the PropTech segment grew marginally up to $551 million in 2020 from $549 million in 2019. Investments in the segment during the year were at their peak in 2020 since tech-based start-up companies began entering the real estate segment…

22 Mar

Sudden spike in the number of covid cases in the country, 212 deaths in the last 24 hours.

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212 people die in 24 hours due to increasing number of deaths in the country The number of cases of corona in the country has stood at 46,951 in the last 24 hours. 212 people died. 21,180 people have recovered. The number of corona active case stands at 25,559. According to the Union Health Ministry on Monday, the number of cases of corona in the country has stood at 116,46,081 so far. 159,967 people died. 111,51,468 people have recovered. There are 334,646 active case.Maharashtra tops the list in terms of number of cases of corona in the country. The number…