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29 Jan

A couple in Odisha sells their newborn girl for money

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A newborn girl was allegedly sold by her parents for Rs 12,000 in Odisha's Jajpur district.Accoding to the report, the couple has three daughters, they sold their newborn for Rs 12,000 to a childless couple of Mahakalapada in Kendrapara district soon after the baby was born at the community health centre.The health centre was not aware of the alleged sale.An investigation was ordered, the father told the reporters, "We already have three children. As I am a daily wager, it will be very hard to feed a six-member family. So, we decided to hand over the newborn to a childless…

29 Jan

Rajasthan surge to 10,437 fresh COVID-19 cases, 22 deaths

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Rajasthan recorded 10,437 fresh COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths on Saturday.According to the reports, Jaipur (four), Udaipur (three), Kota, Jhunjhunu and Bikaner (two each), Ajmer, Barmer, Bharatpur, Dausa, Jalore, Jodhpur, Karauli, Rajsamand and Tonk (one each).A maximum of 2,408 cases were reported from Jaipur followed by 999 in Jodhpur, 746 in Alwar, 572 in Kota and 567 in Udaipur. Rests of the cases were reported from other districts of the state.The number of active cases in the state is 74,849.

29 Jan

Dabang Delhi beat Gujarat Giants with huge brink

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Dabang Delhi K.C. beats Gujarat Giants 41-22 in a Pro Kabaddi.Defenders Manjeet Chhillar and Krishan scored 'High 5s' for the Delhi. Later, he moved to top with the result.Vijay (8 points) and Neeraj Narwal (4 points) contributed to the raiding points for Delhi who continued to be without their star raider Naveen Kumar.Captain Joginder Narwal was back in the left corner position and have motivated the seniors in the team.Vijay also continued to impress in the lead raider role and picked up a 3-point Super Raid in the 7th minute to reduce the Giants on the mat.A Super Tackle by…

28 Jan

Intense cold prevail in Rajasthan

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According to the reports of Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature was 1.9 degrees Celsius in Fatehpur, 2 degrees in Sikar, 2.3 degrees in Karauli, 2.6 degrees in Bhilwara, 2.8 degrees in Jalore, 3.7 degrees in Churu and 4.9 degrees in Sangaria.Last night, on Wednesday, the minimum temperature in Jaipur was 7.1 degrees Celsius.

28 Jan

Intense cold in Kashmir as temperature dips further

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Reports says, Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 1.3 degrees Celsius down from 1.3 degrees Celsius the previous night.Kashmir valley is currently under the grip of the 40-day harshest winter period known as 'Chilla-i-Kalan' which began on December 21 last year.'Chilla-i-Kalan' is a period when a cold wave grips the region and the temperature drops considerably leading to the freezing of water bodies including the famous Dal Lake as well as the water supply lines in several parts of the valley.The chances of snowfall are the most frequent and maximum during this period, especially…

26 Jan

Maharashtra cops to be awarded on Republic Day eve

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The Union Home Minister has released a list of 51 police officials that are to be awarded on the eve of Republic Day of Maharashtra. The President's Medal for Gallantry is being awarded to assistant police sub-inspector Gopal Maniram Usendi, sub-inspector Bharat Chintaman Nagare, constables Mahendra Ganu Kuleti, Sanjay Ganpati Bakamwar, Divakar Kesari Narote, Nileshwar Devaji Pada and Santosh Vijay Potavi, who had participated in anti-Naxal operations in Gadchiroli district. Director General of Police Vinay Kargaonkar posted at Protection of Civil Rights department is being awarded the medal for their service. SRPF Commandant Pralhad Khade, inspector Chandrakant Gundage and sub-inspector…

26 Jan

COVID-19 active rate in the country

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India logged 2,85,914 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,00,85,116. The death toll has climbed to 4,91,127 with 665 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am.The active cases have decreased to 22,23,018 and comprise 5.55 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased to 93.23 per cent.A reduction of 13,824 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 16.16 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 17.33 per cent.The number of…

26 Jan

73rd Republic Day celebration at Rajput with 21 gun salute

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The national flag was flared on 73rd Republic Day at Rajpath with National Anthem and 21-gun salute.According to the tradition, the 21-gun salute was presented by the ceremonial battery of 871 field regiment.The ceremonial battery was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Jitender Singh Mehta.Along with it, President Ram Nath Kovind honoured the proud winners of the highest gallantry, including the winners of Param Vir Chakra and Ashok Chakra.

25 Jan

Former MP Anand Gautam resigns from congress ahead of UP polls

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Former MP Anand Prakash Gautam, argues neglect of worker, has resigned in a setback to the party ahead of the state polls. His resignation comes amid the high-profile exit of RPN Singh from the party. Announcing his decision at a press conference, Mr Gautam alleged that due to the money and muscle power of prominent leaders in the district, hardworking grass-root workers are being neglected. Anand Gautam was a two-term member of the Rajya Sabha. "Such leaders are neglecting grass-root workers. Disappointed over this, I am resigning from the primary membership of the party," he said. Mr Gautam said that…

25 Jan

Madhya Pradesh government have directed FIR against Amazon

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The Madhya Pradesh government has directed the police to register FIR against Amazon and its owner for allegedly selling products, including shoes, with the image of the Indian national flag. "It has come to my notice that our national flag is used on products being sold by the online e-commerce platform Amazon. It is intolerable that even it (the national flag) has been used on shoes," Mr Mishra, who is the state government spokesman, told reporters. "I have directed Director General of Police (DGP) to file an FIR against Amazon's officials and owner," Mr Mishra added.