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03 Dec

Cyclone Jawad Updates: Govt asks agencies to ensure zero loss of life, minimum damage to property

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Cyclone Jawad is likely to reach north coastal Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coast by the morning of December 4, informed the Meteorological Department (IMD), Amaravati Director Stella Samuel on Friday. The storm was located nearly 400 kms away from Visakhapatnam as of Friday noon. After hitting the Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coast, it is likely to recurve north-northeastwards and move along the Odisha coast, reaching near Puri on December 5. It is likely to continue to move north-northeastwards towards the West Bengal coast. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has earmarked a total of 64 teams to tackle the situation…

03 Dec

Low-pressure system in Bay of Bengal intensifies into cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’

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A low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm 'Jawad', the India Meteorological Department said on Friday. The cyclonic storm is likely to reach the west-central Bay of Bengal off the coast of north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha by Saturday morning, the IMD said. It will then move north-northeastward along the coast of Odisha and adjoining Andhra Pradesh and touch the coast around Puri by December 5 noon, according to the weather department.Very heavy rainfall is likely to start in north coastal Andhra Pradesh and south coastal Odisha by Friday evening. The intensity of rainfall…

03 Dec

10 Omicron suspects admitted to Delhi’s LNJP Hospital

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A total of 10 persons suspected to be infected with Omicron Covid variant have been admitted to Delhi’s Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP). Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director, LNJP Hospital, which has been designated for the Omicron infection treatment, said on Friday, “We have admitted a total 10 individuals who are suspected to be of new Covid variant Omicron”. However, he underlined that ‘none of them have been identified yet ti have been infected with the Omicron variant’. He said that their genome sequencing reports are awaited. Kumar said that samples, which have been identified, will be sent for…

29 Nov

Govt. to review decision on resumption of intl. flights

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The government on Sunday announced that the decision on the effective date of resumption of scheduled commercial international passengers’ service from 15 December will be reviewed as per the evolving global scenario in light of a new Covid variant. ”Decision on effective date of resumption of scheduled commercial international passengers’ service, to be reviewed, as per evolving global scenario,” a spokesperson for the Union Home Ministry tweeted. The tweet came after Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla chaired an urgent meeting this morning after Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday held a high-level review meeting on the new Covid variant of concern…

29 Nov

India is becoming a nation of job creator

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is not becoming a nation of job creators, in his ‘Man Ki Baat’ while applauding the recent surge in startups in the country. “This is the turning point of India’s growth story, where people are now not only dreaming of becoming job seekers but also becoming job creators. This will further strengthen India’s stature on the global stage,” the Prime Minister said. “These days, all we hear about from every corner is about Start-up, Start-up, Start-up. It is true, this is the era of start-up, and it is also true that in the world…

27 Nov

Animal Welfare Experts and Mars Petcare Unveils World’s First Pet Homelessness Index

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Mars Petcare India, in partnership with an advisory board has released the first ever State of Pet Homelessness Index at the Habitat Centre, New Delhi. This is the first methodological measure of pet homelessness, identifying contributing factors in India. The Index is derived from data from more than 200 global and local sources across nine countries, supplemented by new quantitative research based on attitudinal data. There are three pillars that frame the Index and look at various factors influencing pet homelessness. These are all pets wanted, cared for and welcome, that encompass the various aspects of stray dog & cat…

26 Nov

Nissan AMIEO Chairperson visits india

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Nissan Magnite, the first global product to launch under the Nissan NEXT transformation plan, has recently achieves the milestone of 30,000th delivery and receives 72,000 bookings so far. Nissan Magnite representins the company’s shift towards quality products that deliver higher value to customers. Mr Guillaume Cartier, Nissan AMIEO Chairperson, for Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and Oceania region in his visit to India, handed over the keys of the 30,000th Nissan Magnite to the customer in a ceremony at a Dealership in Gurgaon. The chairperson also presented Nissan Global President’s Award to the Nissan India team for the launch of…

26 Nov

Delhi records 30 cases of Covid-19

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Delhi recorded 30 fresh cases of Covid-19 out of 55,930 tests conducted for the purpose, according to the Delhi government’s latest health bulletin. The national capital has been identifying less than 50 positive cases of the virus for the past many days, showing that the coronavirus situation remains well under control. The positivity rate stood at 0.05 per cent. The recovered patients, discharged by different hospitals, numbered 32. As many as 9,041 hospital beds were reserved for coronavirus patients, but only 144 beds were occupied. The number of virus-infected persons getting treatment under the home isolation system was 131 and…

26 Nov

Strong earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hits India-Myanmar border; tremors felt in Kolkata, Guwahati

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A shallow and strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 was felt in India-Myanmar border. The quake was reported at 5.15 am with its epicentre at a depth of 73 km southeast of Thenzawl, Mizoram, according to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS). The tremors were felt as far away as in West Bengal, Tripura, and Assam in eastern India. The depth of the quake was 12 km. So far, no reports of any damage have surfaced.

24 Nov

Vande BharatamNrityaUtsav – Dance Competition at the Republic Day Parade 2022

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Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi has launched ‘VandeBharatam-NrityaUtsav’ as part of AzadiKaAmritMahotsav to commemorate 75 years of independence of India. Top selected 480 dancers from the All India Dance Competition will perform during the cultural programme at Republic Day Parade 2022 at Rajpath, New Delhi.The prime objective of this competition is to select the top dancing talent from across the country and provide them the opportunity to perform during the cultural programme at the Republic Day Parade 2022. This final performance will take place on January 26, 2022 at Rajpath, India Gate (New Delhi). The VandeBharatam…