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3rd Covid wave is in our hands, vaccine key solution: VK Paul
22 Jun

3rd Covid wave is in our hands, vaccine key solution: VK Paul

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NITI Aayog member Dr V. K. Paul on Tuesday said thwarting the third wave of Covid-19 pandemic is in the hands of the people as “it can be stopped if Covid appropriate behaviour is followed, and majority of the people get vaccinated”. Paul’s remarks came a day after a record 85 lakh Covid vaccination doses were administered across the country till Monday midnight with the beginning of the implementation of the revised Covid-19 vaccination policy, in which the Centre is procuring 75 per cent of domestically available vaccines for free jabs to the 18-plus population. He said the day one…
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Religious places to open during weekend lockdown in Uttar Pradesh
22 Jun

Religious places to open during weekend lockdown in Uttar Pradesh

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The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to allow places of worship to remain open even during the weekend curfew. However, not more than five devotees can be present inside the religious places, at any given time. Earlier, the government had permitted religious places to function only from Monday to Friday. According to a government spokesperson, depending on the area of the premises of such places, a maximum of 50 persons were allowed inside. A government spokesperson said that industrial units would also be allowed to function over the weekend. “While the government has opened up most places from Monday, curfew…
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No Amarnath Yatra this year due to Covid
21 Jun

No Amarnath Yatra this year due to Covid

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The annual Amarnath pilgrimage will not take place this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, "aarti" will be facilitated online for the devotees. The decision was announced by Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha after discussions with the shrine board.  The 56-day yatra to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Lord Shiva, located in the upper reaches of the Himalayas, is scheduled to start from the twin routes of Pahalgam and Baltal on June 28 and culminate on August 22. The pilgrimage was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. Last week, Manoj Sinha attended a meeting called…
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Supreme Court said CBSE to conduct optional board exams between August 15 and September 15
21 Jun

Supreme Court said CBSE to conduct optional board exams between August 15 and September 15

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is planning to conduct optional board exams any time between August 15 and September 15, for students who are not satisfied with evaluation criteria.The board also said that results for Class 12 Board Examination 2021 will be declared by July 31. Earlier today, the apex court adjourned the hearing on CBSE class 12 evaluation criteria till tomorrow.The court said that in justice it has agreed with the evaluation scheme but will hear the petitioners before giving any suggestion for any changes needed. According to the board, the class 12 results will be decided…
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Yoga a ray of hope in Covid times: PM Modi in address on 7th International Day of Yoga
21 Jun

Yoga a ray of hope in Covid times: PM Modi in address on 7th International Day of Yoga

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said yoga remains a "ray of hope" as the world fights the coronavirus pandemic and asserted that in these difficult times it has become a source of inner strength. Addressing the 7th International Yoga Day programme, Modi also said that in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), India has taken another important step and now the world is going to get the power of M-Yoga application, which will have many videos of yoga training based on Common Yoga Protocol available in different languages ​​of the world. This will help us in making the…
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Ram Temple Row: Case Registered Against Journalist & Two Other For Accusing Ram Temple Trust Member
21 Jun

Ram Temple Row: Case Registered Against Journalist & Two Other For Accusing Ram Temple Trust Member

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After Sanjay Bansal registered a complaint against three persons for allegedly trying to 'tarnish' the image of the Ram Mandir trust general secretary, the Uttar Pradesh police has filed an FIR invoking 15 sections of the Indian Penal Code and three sections of the IT Act against a journalist and two others in Bijnor district over an alleged land grab case. Champat Rai and his brothers have been given a 'clean chit' by the Bijnor police chief. In his complaint, Bansal has accused one Vineet Narayan of posting objectionable comments against Rai on Facebook. “On June 18, when the complainant…
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Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood to be restored, PM Modi to share roadmap at June 24 all-party meeting
21 Jun

Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood to be restored, PM Modi to share roadmap at June 24 all-party meeting

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The all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 24 is a major step towards the restoration of Jammu & Kashmir's statehood, a report said on June 20. Among those invited for the meeting include former J&K chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and Ghulam Nabi Azad. The media report, which cited official sources, claimed that Modi would be discussing the roadmap for restoring J&K's statehood with the representatives of all political parties to be present at the meeting. Discussions, however, have been ruled out on restoring Article 370 - the now-abrogated law which granted J&K…
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Two URPF militants in Assam killed in gunfight with police
20 Jun

Two URPF militants in Assam killed in gunfight with police

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Gun fight with the police forces in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district killed two militants of United People’s Revolutionary Front (UPRF) on Sunday. The gun fight took place at Jolen village in Singhasan Hill under Manja police station in the hill district. Karbi Anglong district police jointly launched the operation in the remote hill terrain, says intelligence inputs in the area, https://twitter.com/DGPAssamPolice/status/1406538812432338945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1406538812432338945%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatoday.in%2Findia%2Fstory%2Fassam-urpf-militants-killed-police-ecnounter-1817238-2021-06-20 Assam's DGP further said the UPRF militants are actively working under the tutelage of poaching and drug cartels of Churachandpur in Manipur.
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Indian Government addresses UN over new IT social media rules
20 Jun

Indian Government addresses UN over new IT social media rules

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The Indian government addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council about the new IT rules for social media companies. The government told the Council that the formulation of the new rules was necessitated by the concerns over increased instances of abuse of new media platforms including inducement for recruitment of terrorists, obscene content, financial frauds and incitement of violence. The Permanent Mission of India to the UN in Geneva referred to communication by UN Special Rapporteurs in which concerns were raised over the new IT rules for social and digital media, in a letter to the secretariat of the council.…
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Class 10 and Class 12 result dates announced
20 Jun

Class 10 and Class 12 result dates announced

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As covid situation is going on ,West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had cancelled the board exams of class 10 and 12 on June 7. After cancelling the exams of class 10th and 12th West Bengal has now released the result date. As per the updates West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) will declare the results of class 10th by July 20, while West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education will publish the result of class 12th in the last week of July. On June 18, the two boards had realeased the evaluation criteria for the results of Class 10…
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