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12 Jun

27 officials face punishment in China for hosting “unprofessional” marathon

editor0 CommentsNorth EastChina, CHINESE, marathon, unprofessional

Twenty-seven people, including several senior municipal government officials, faced disciplinary punishment or criminal charges after being held responsible for hosting an "unprofessional" ultra-marathon 100-kilometre cross-country mountain race in the China's north-western province of Gansu turned deadly on May 22. A total of 172 people participated in the mountain marathon. While eight sustained minor injuries, 151 were confirmed safe. Most competitors were wearing thin shorts and T-shirts and the tragedy was caused by a sudden change in weather, according to media reports. Baiyin ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) secretary Su Jun and Baiyin mayor Zhang Xuchen are among those who…

12 Jun

India logs 84,332 new COVID-19 cases, 4,002 deaths in last 24 hours

editor0 CommentsNorth EastCoronavirus, Covid-19, Health, INDIA

India on Saturday reported 84,332 new COVID-19 cases as India logs 84,332 new COVID-19 cases, 4,002 deaths in last 24 hours more patients succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said. The country recorded the lowest single-day new caseload after 70 days. India’s overall tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,93,59,155 with 3,67,081 deaths so far. On June 8, India recorded 86,498 cases, lowest since April 2 when the country logged 89,129 new cases. According to the Health Ministry, a total of 1,21,311 people have been discharged in the last 24…

11 Jun

Chinese national caught by BSF at Indo-Bangla border in Bengal

editor0 CommentsNorth EastChina, CHINESE, illigal cross border

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday (June 10) apprehended a Chinese intruder at India-Bangladesh international border out post Malik Sultanpur in Malda district of West Bengal while he was trying to cross the border illegally. The Chinese citizen tried to run away but the BSF troops chased him and caught him. He revealed that, He had come to Hyderabad in 2010 and Delhi, Gurugram thrice after 2019. According to Junwe, he has a hotel in Gurugram named "Star Spring". Some of his colleagues in this hotel are from China and rest of the Indian people are working as employees.…

11 Jun

Heavy rains in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra for the next five days.

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The first rains of this year's monsoon season in Mumbai caused waterlogging in various parts of the city, prompting the traffic police to shut subways and forcing motorists to abandon their vehicles on roads. On Thursday morning, the Mumbai Airport was shut for 30 minutes and one flight was diverted amid heavy rains. Heavy downpour also disrupted local train services. Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai and its suburbs with incidents of waterlogging in low-lying areas for the third consecutive day. According to news agency ANI, waterlogging has been reported at Kings Circle in Matunga, Lower Parel, Mahim and pther…

11 Jun

Mukul Roy likely to return to TMC, meet Mamata Banerjee today

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Mukul Roy is likely to meet Mamata Banerjee at the TMC headquarters today afternoon along with son Subhrangshu. Mamata Banerjee has a prescheduled meeting at the TMC headquarters at 3 pm on Friday. Ever since the results of the West Bengal Assembly Elections were announced, in which the TMC registered a thumping victory, Roy has remained quiet and even skipped some BJP meetings. Roy, along with two other BJP heavyweights - Shamik Bhattacharya and Rajib Banerjee – could not be seen at the recent meeting of the party's West Bengal unit. The development has come in the wake of several…

11 Jun

The Forest Man of India, Jadav Payeng has been granted 10-year visa by Mexico

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastforest man, jadav peyang, Mexico City

The Forest Man of India, Jadav Payeng has been granted 10-year visa by Mexico. He is slated to travel to the country in September this year for three months to plant trees as a part of the country's initiative to turn it greener. On a special invitation, India's forest-man will go to Mexico in September. Jadav Payeng's voyage from a remote part of the world's biggest inhabited river island Majuli to Mexico will be to help the North American country become greener. On December 7, Molai Payeng, as he is called in his native state, struck a deal with a…

11 Jun

India records 91K Covid cases & 3,403 deaths

editor0 CommentsNorth EastCoronavirus, CORONAVIRUS CASES, covin19, ICMR, INDIA

India recorded 91,702 new Covid cases as 3,403 people succumbed to the virus in last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Friday. This is the fourth consecutive day when India has reported less than one lakh case. On June 8, India recorded 86,498 cases, lowest since April 2 when the country logged 89,129 new cases India’s overall tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,92,74,823 with 11,21,671 active cases and 3,63,079 deaths so far. After battling a brutal second wave for weeks, fresh Covid cases came down below the three lakh-mark…

11 Jun

On Lalu Prasad Yadav’s 72nd birthday, here are some interesting facts about the Bihar politician

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastbihar, INDIA, Lalu Prasad Yadav, politician

Lalu Prasad Yadav is the former Chief Minister of Bihar and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal and also a former Union Minister of Railways. Mr. Yadav became the General Secretary of Patna University Students Union at an very early age in 1970. In the coming years, he became a pioneer of the political scene of Bihar. With former Chief Minister Satyendra Narayan Sinha's support, he represented the Janata Party in the Lok Sabha. He won a seat for the Lok Sabha at the age of 29 and became the youngest member of Parliament of his time. Yadav advanced in…

11 Jun

Odisha logs lowest daily COVID-19 infections in last fifty days: Positivity declines, rising fatality still a cause of worry

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In a refreshing turnaround after deadly surge in infection in May, Odisha on Friday logged 5,235 new COVID-19 cases, lowest daily positive cases in the past fifty days, while the cumulative caseload rose to 8,42,461,. Besides, 43 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,210. Today’s daily positive cases (5,235) were the lowest since 21 April, when the State had reported 4,851 daily infections. The overall COVID-19 situation in the State is showing signs of stabilizing with steady drop in positive cases and positivity rate in June after the consistent clocking of 10,000 and above cases almost throughout May. There…

11 Jun

Malda BSF apprehend a Chinese intruder trying to cross border illegally

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastbangladesh border, bsf, CHINESE, crime, INDIA, international, malda

The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a Chinese intruder along the India-Bangladesh international border in Malda, West Bengal while he was trying to cross the border illegally. The 36-year-old man was infiltrating into the Indian territory around 7 am. He was dressed in a black sweatshirt, pants and shoes. Upon being challenged by the forces, he tried to run away from spot. The BSF personnel then chased him and brought to the Border Out Post Mohadipur for questioning. The man was identified by security officials as Junwei Han. Officials also found a Chinese passport bearing a Bangladeshi visa, a laptop and…