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18 Oct

Rail roko protests: Several trains affected as protesters squat on railway tracks

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Farmers squatted on rail tracks and staged sit-ins on platforms at several places in western Uttar Pradesh on Monday as part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha’s rail roko protest over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people, including four farmers, died on October 3. During the rail roko agitation, the protesters demanded the removal of Union minister of state for home Ajay Kumar Mishra ‘Teni’, whose son has been arrested in the Lakhimpur Kheri case. Groups of farmers staged sit-ins at railways stations and tracks in Meerut, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Hapur and Bijnor districts of western Uttar Pradesh, affecting…

18 Oct

J&K: ULF claims responsibility for 11 civilian killings

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The United Liberation Front has claimed the responsibility for killing 11 civilians, including two labourers (both migrant workers) in Jammu and Kashmir. Terrorists had shot dead two civilians and injured another in Kulgam on Sunday, the latest in the series of attacks targeting civilians. The information was shared by the Kashmir zone Police said on its Twitter handle, adding the area was cordoned off. In a letter claiming the responsibility for killing 11 civilians, the United Liberation Front has asked migrant workers to leave Kashmir, adding they would revenge the killing of Muslims across the country. The United Liberation Front…

18 Oct

Several trains cancelled; 130 locations in Northern Railway zone affected

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The Samyukt Kisan Morcha's six-hour 'rail roko' protest over the Lakhimpur violence on Monday affected 130 locations in the Northern Railway zone and hindered the running of 50 trains, said its chief public relation officer (CPRO). In the North Western Railway (NWR), rail traffic was affected in some sections in Rajasthan and Haryana with two trains cancelled, 13 partially cancelled and one diverted due to the protest. The trains that have been affected in the Northern Railway zone include the Chandigarh-Ferozepur Express. The New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express was halted near Shambu station as protesters blocked railway tracks near Sahnewal and…

17 Oct

PFC celebrates AzadiKaAmritMahotsav in Meghalaya

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State-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC), the leading NBFC in India’s power sector on the birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi celebrated ‘AzadiKaAmritMahotsav’ marking 75 years of India’s Independence, by conducting Energy Efficiency drives. The drives were conducted at two different locations - one at 40MW New Umptru Hydro Power Plant funded by PFC and another at Byrnihat Inspection Bunglow in Meghalaya. In line with its commitment towards Green Energy, the awareness drives were organised for children and women from local community of RiBhoi area of Meghalaya aiming to make them aware about how usage of LEDs can significantly reduce energy consumption…

07 Oct

India to grant tourist visas to foreigners from Oct 15, foreign tourists to be allowed to visit from Nov 15

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India will begin granting fresh tourist visas to foreigners who enter the country via chartered flights starting from October 15, the government said on Thursday. It will also allow foreign tourists to enter the country by flights other than chartered aircraft from November 15 onwards. “MHA has decided to begin granting fresh tourist visas for foreigners coming to India through chartered flights with effect from October 15. Foreign tourists entering into India by flights other than chartered aircraft would be able to do so from November 15 on fresh tourist visas,” the government said in a statement. The government said…

05 Oct

Sonia Gandhi may accept Navjot Singh Sidhu’s resignation as Punjab Congress chief today

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Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi may accept Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation as Punjab Congress Chief and the announcement of new party state unit president is likely to be announced, sources said. Further, reports say present Working President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Kuljit Nagra and Congress MP from Ludhiana Ravneet Singh Bittu are frontrunners for the post of new Punjab Congress President. Both Nagra and Bittu are reaching Delhi along with Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi today. On Monday, Sidhu, along with several party MLAs, held a protest outside the Raj Bhavan against the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in Uttar Pradesh.…

03 Oct

Police use water cannon to disperse farmers protesting outside Haryana CM Khattar’s house

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Haryana police on Saturday sprayed water cannon on a group of farmers who had gathered outside Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's residence to protest against the farm laws and the Centre's decision to delay paddy procurement in Punjab and Haryana till October 11. They were seen shouting slogans and waving flags angrily while standing on top of barricades to force their way inside the CM's residence. This was the third consecutive day when police and protesting farmers have clashed in Haryana. Paramilitary forces have been deployed outside Khattar’s residence, while roads leading to his house have also been barricaded by…

01 Oct

PM Modi to launch flagship schemes today to make all cities ‘garbage free’, ‘water secure’

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation. In line with the vision of the prime minister, SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realise the aspiration to make all cities garbage free and water secure, according to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). At an event at the Ambedkar International Centre here, the prime minister launched the flagship missions. The aim of Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 is to make the cities garbage-free. "With this second phase, we are aiming to achieve sewage and…

30 Sep

Piyush Goyal urges U.S. firms to push for trade agreement

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India and the US should engage in a much bigger way and New Delhi is ready and willing to expand the economic partnership with America, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. He also called for setting an ambitious bilateral trade target of $1 trillion in the next 10 years. Addressing the 4th Annual Leadership Summit of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), Piyush Goyal said though a lot of effort had gone into negotiating a trade agreement between the two countries during the previous US administration, unfortunately it did not work out. The minister said India is…

30 Sep

Border incidents with China will continue till boundary agreement is reached: Army chief

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Developments along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh have added to the ongoing legacy challenges on India’s active and disputed borders on the western and eastern front, Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Naravane said on Thursday. According to him, such incidents will continue till such time a long-term solution is reached, which is to have a boundary agreement. He also said that the unprecedented developments at the Northern Borders necessitated large scale resource mobilisation, orchestration of forces and immediate response, and all this in a Covid infested environment. Recent developments in Afghanistan “have definitely been…