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07 Jul

President Xi promotes PLA commander overseeing India border to the rank of general

editor0 CommentsIndiaCHINESE, Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping has promoted Xu Qiling, Commander of the People's Liberation Army's Western Theatre Command which oversees the borders with India, to the rank of a General, amid the continued standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Xi, who is also Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) - the overall high command of the PLA, promoted 58-year-old Xu to the rank of General - the highest rank for officers in active service in China. The other officers who were promoted to the rank of General included Commander of the Southern Theatre Command Wang…

06 Jul

Protests against fuel price rises in Siliguri

editor0 CommentsIndia, West BengalFuel Price Hike, SILIGURI

On Monday CPIM and Trinamool Congress held separate protest demonstration in Siliguri against the oil price rises. In the Darjeeling hills, petrol is now priced at Rs 101 and while in Siliguri Rs 99.61. Trinamool Congress protested by cutting a cake where it was written that petrol had crossed 100. Even they also burnt a image of PM Narendra Modi as a token of protest against the fuel price . The Darjeeling district Left front has been continuing protest against the price increse for the past few days. On Monday the DYFI staged protest demonstration in front of the Gandhi…

06 Jul

SC said Rath Yatra will be held only in Puri, rejects all petitions

editor0 CommentsIndiaPuri, Rath Yatra, SUPREME COURT

Declining permission to a statewide celebration of Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Odisha, with only exception to the Puri Jagannath temple, Chief Justice NV Ramana on Tuesday revealed that he too has been waiting fervently to be part of the annual ritual, however, Covid-19 was still playing spoilsport. The Chief Justice told petitioners, seeking the Rath Yatra in other places alongside Puri: “You want to pray to the God. You can do it from home. I also wanted to go to Puri but I couldn’t in the last one and half years. This isn’t the time”. In June, the…

05 Jul

Gomti riverfront project: CBI registers fresh case

editor0 CommentsIndiaAkhilesh Yadav, cbi, Gomti riverfront project

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a fresh FIR in the alleged irregularities in the Gomti riverfront project in Lucknow. The agency has booked 189 officials and contractors. This is the second FIR related to irregularities in the Rs 1,437-crore Gomti riverfront development project in Lucknow. An earlier FIR has already covered work orders worth over Rs 1,031 crore. The project was undertaken during the tenure of the previous Samajwadi Party government. SP national president Akhilesh Yadav was the CM then. After registering the fresh FIR on Friday, following a preliminary inquiry, the CBI Monday carried out searches…

05 Jul

Mega vaccination camp in siliguri helps over 600 people to get their jab

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, India, West Bengalcovid vaccine, Rotary Club, SILIGURI, west bengal

Over 600 people were vaccinated at the Mega vaccination camp, organised by the Rotary Club of Siliguri. The camp was inaugurated by RK Jain and Dr. Rajeev Trehan. They said to the media that more and more people should get vaccinated very soon at this difficult hour. Subhomoy Mitra from Neotia Getwel said they are glad to give vaccination to the common people at places that are near their homes. Rotary Club members Rakesh Garg, Sanjay Sharma, Rajesh Agarwal along with other members were present to make the camp a successful one. After the disastrous effect of covid-19, we had…

05 Jul

Petrol price today

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India

While petrol costs Rs 99.86 per litre in Delhi after a 35-paise increase, one litre of diesel costs Rs 89.36 (unchanged today). On Monday, petrol costs continued to rise, with the price of petrol in Delhi creeping closer to the three-figure level. According to news agency ANI, while petrol costs Rs 99.86 per litre in Delhi after a 35-paise boost, diesel costs Rs 89.36 per litre in the national capital (unchanged today). Petrol prices in other major cities also continued to rise to new highs. It was priced at Rs 105.92 per litre in Mumbai (a 24 paise increase), while…

05 Jul

A survey suggests that the plastic ban has not been successful across 11 states and two Union territories in India

editor0 CommentsAssam, Health, India, Sikkim, Tripura, West BengalPlastic Ban

A survey across 11 states and two Union Territories across the Himalayan region in the country works on the issue of waste suggests that while most people were aware of the existence of plastic bag ban in their areas, most believe the ban has not succeeded. The report published by Roshan Rai, Priyadarshinee Shrestha, and Rajendra P. Gurung, suggests that only 19 percent felt the ban was highly effective, while 82 percent of the respondents were aware of the existence of the plastic bag ban in their region. In Bengal, plastic carry bags are banned in Darjeeling and the Sunderbans;…

04 Jul

Pushkar Singh Dhami To Be Uttarakhand’s 3rd Chief Minister In 4 Months

editor0 CommentsIndia, Politicalpoliticians, POLITICS, Uttarakhand

Pushkar Singh Dhami was on Saturday unanimously chosen by the Uttarakhand BJP legislature party to be the eleventh Chief Minister of the state. The change of guard came a day after Tirat Singh Rawat resigned from the post amid infighting and fading chances of his getting elected to the state Legislative Assembly by September 10.The name of Mr Dhami, considered close to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, was declared after the 57 Uttarakhand BJP MLAs met at the party headquarters in capital Dehradun. The 45-year-old is a two-time legislator representing the Khatima constituency in the state's Kumaon region. He was…

04 Jul

Water Cannons Used On AAP Workers Protesting At Amarinder Singh’s House

editor0 CommentsIndia, Politicalpoliticians, POLITICS, punjab

Hundreds of Aam Aadmi Party workers led by their Punjab unit chief faced water cannons outside the house of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh while protesting against the electricity crisis in the state during peak summer. A few AAP leaders have been detained by the police.Punjab AAP chief Bhagwant Mann and his party worker gathered in force outside Amarinder Singh's house in Mohali this afternoon and started shouting slogans. Later, they started marching towards the Chief Minister's residence. This drew the police to use water cannons on the protesters. The Punjab government has been facing criticism over severe power shortage…

03 Jul

Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat resigns in less than six months after taking oath

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalINDIA, POLITICS

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat submitted his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya tonight, a little over three months after taking the charge from Trivendra Rawat. Tirath said he had resigned to avoid a constitutional crisis. He had taken oath as the CM on March 10 and had to be elected as MLA within six months to continue on the post. According to Section 151-A of the Representation of the People Act, a bypoll is not held in a state if less than a year is left for the Assembly term to end, which in the case of Uttarakhand…