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31 May

Bihar govt to provide Rs 1,500 per month to children orphaned by Covid

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The Bihar government on Sunday said it would provide ₹1,500 each month to those children who have lost their parents to COVID-19 in the State. The children will get the financial assistance till the age of 18 and will be housed in State child care centres. “Those children who have lost their both parents or, at least one parent has died due to corona, the State government will provide them ₹1,500 each month till the age of 18 under Bal Sahayta Yojna [child help programme]. Those children who have lost their parents will be taken care of in child care…

31 May

Delhi HC directs West Bengal to relieve IAS officer

editor0 CommentsNorth EastDelhi High Court, west bengal

The Delhi High Court directed the West Bengal Government to relieve an IAS officer of the State cadre declining the plea of the State that stated “There is an extreme shortage of officers as a number of officers have sought transfer from the West Bengal cadre on account of their marriage to officers belonging to other State cadres.” The Court dismissed the State’s petition against the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) ordering the State to permit a no-objection certificate (NOC) to IAS officer Gandharva Rathore for cadre transfer of her husband’s, an IAS officer in Himachal Pradesh. The…

31 May

Mehul Choksi tests negative for COVID-19

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Mehul Choksi, who had been moved to the government quarantine facility in Dominica, has tested negative for COVID-19. He is now warded at the Imray Wade of the Dominica China Friendship Hospital under heavy police security in a private room. As per media reports, Choksi is only allowed to be visited by his lawyers. As per the court order, he was medically examined at the Dominica China Friendship Hospital and also had to undergo the COVID-19 test. His matter will be heard by the court on Wednesday, June 3, 2021. The court has also ordered that will remain in Dominica…

30 May

The Write Circle initiative in Guwahati

editor0 CommentsNorth EastPrabha Khaitan Foundation, Roopa Pai, Ruskin Bond, The Write Circle

The Write Circle initiative hosted a virtual session in Guwahati for the first time ever, featuring Ruskin Bond, the renowned Indian author of British descent. The indulgent session had the literati and media fraternity of Guwahati engage in an hour-long candid conversation with Roopa Pai, on 29 May. Prabha Khaitan Foundation presented the first Guwahati edition of The Write Circle initiative, bringing together authors, conversationalists and people to focus on rejoicing literature. A journalist and children’s author, Bangalore based Roopa Pai has over 20 published books which include India’s first fantasy-adventure series for children Taranauts and the national best seller The…

30 May

TCI – a trusted partner of Andaman & Nicobar

editor0 CommentsNorth EastANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS, COVID 19, Mr. Chandrasekhar, Mr. Girish Arora, PK. Kaushik, Sunil Anchipakka, TCI

TCI Group has extended support to the people of Andaman & Nicobar in their efforts towards fighting the pandemic following the second wave of Covid-19. Through its division TCI Seaways and its CSR arm TCI Foundation Transport Corporation of India (TCI) has arranged and contributed 150 Oxygen Concentrators of 10-Litre capacity for the service of the People. The Oxygen Concentrators were handed over in the presence of Mr Sunil Anchipaka (Deputy Commissioner and Nodal officer), Mr. Hari Kallikkat (Additional District Magistrate), Ms Yasaswani (Assistant Commissioner), Mr. Chandramani Rout (Chief Port Administrator, Port Management Board from the A&N Administration), Mr. Surendra…

29 May

Covid-19 active cases down, lowest new infections in over 3 months:

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India recorded 173,790 cases of the coronavirus disease and 3617 deaths in the last 24 hours, which have pushed India's tally to 27,729,247.India’s active caseload of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has come down to 22,28,724 and cases have decreased since the last peak on May 10, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Saturday. There were 173,790 cases of the coronavirus disease and 3617 deaths in the last 24 hours, which have pushed India's tally to 27,729,247, according to the health ministry’s dashboard updated at 8am. Here’s what the health ministry said about India’s Covid-19 tally:India has recorded less than…

29 May

‘Will never forget that India was there for US’: Blinken meets with Jaishankar; says two nations ‘united in confronting COVID-19’

editor0 CommentsNorth EastS Jaishankar, USA

India and the US on Friday (May 28) promised to support each other amid the COVID-19 crisis in the second physical meet between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Both of them had met earlier this year in London on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting. Jaishankar, standing alongside the US Secretary of State, said, "Our relations have grown strong over the years and I am very confident that it will continue to do so", thanking the US for the "strong support and solidarity at the moment of great difficulty for us".…

29 May

Leopard Spotted In Maharashtra’s Nagpur, Search On: Officials

editor0 CommentsNorth EastMaharastra

A LEOPARD sighting inside a bathroom at a house in the area adjoining the IT Park on Friday has caused panic. The forest department said the family reported noticing the big cat inside their bathroom. This is the first sighting of a leopard well inside the city, and authorities suspect that sparse public movement due to lockdown may have prompted it. A press note issued by the forest department said, “A family in Gayatri Nagar area, adjoining the IT park, noticed the leopard in their bathroom. Purushottam Chakole, the family head, immediately shut all doors and windows and raised an…

29 May

Kerala Highway Robbery Case: The BJP in Kerala finds itself embroiled in a controversy during the ongoing assembly poll in the southern state

editor0 CommentsNorth EastBJP, Kerala, POLITICS, robbery

There is a political storm brewing in Kerala and at the centre of it is a highway robbery that was carried out on April 3. The robbery was carried on the highway leading from Thrissur to Ernakulam, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Kodakara police station, Thrissur district. The robbery took place three days before voting for the assembly poll in the state began. Initial investigation has zeroed in on local BJP leaders and criminal gang from Kannur as being behind the early morning operation. According to the FIR filed by Kodakara sub inspector of police J. Jaison, Shamjeer…

29 May

Caught On CCTV, Doctor Couple In Rajasthan Stopped, Shot Dead in Car

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A doctor couple in Rajasthan's Bharatpur was shot dead in a car yesterday by two people riding a bike at a busy crossing in the city. The incident was captured in a CCTV footage. The incident took place at 4.45 pm on Friday. The two men on a bike first overtook the couple at the crossing. They then walked over to the couple. As husband lowered the car's window, one of the men fired multiple shots at them and then the two fled the scene on the bike. Revenge appears to be the motive behind the crime, according to the…