North East - The Purbottar

02 Jan

Mercury Plummets as Parts of Delhi Receive Light Spells of Rain, AQI in ‘Severe’ Category

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Residents of Delhi woke up to a cloudy sky with light rain over some places this morning.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that Palam has reported 0.4 mm rainfall. Ridge, Ayanagar and Lodi Road has reported trace rainfall, it said. The light spell of rain in the national capital is attributed to the influence of the western disturbance. "As per our forecast, the impact of Western Disturbance has begun over Northwest India including Delhi. Palam has reported 0.4 mm rainfall. Ridge, Ayanagar and Lodi Road in Delhi have reported trace rainfall," India Meteorological Department tweeted. “A fresh active Western Disturbance…

02 Jan

Over 850 Academics Sign Open Letter In Support Of Farm Laws

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More than 850 faculty members of various educational institutions across the country have come forward with a signature campaign in support of three contentious farm laws, against which thousands of farmers are protesting on borders of the national capital for over a month. In an open letter, these individuals have said they strongly believe in the government's assurance to farmers that their livelihood would be protected and the food would not be taken away from their plates. They further said that the new laws would free farm trade from all restrictions and enable farmers to do all transactions at competitive…

30 Dec

Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal join farmer leaders during lunch at Vigyan Bhawan, share langar food

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During all past meetings between the leaders of the agitating farmers’ groups and the Centre, farmers brought their food cooked at langars set up at various protest sites, including Singhu border. It became a statement on part of the farmers that they rejected the hospitality of the government. So in all past meetings, during the lunch time, farmer leaders had lunch together while ministers and other Central representatives had lunch separately. The union leaders either brought food or got it delivered during the lunch time. On Wednesday, however, another message was given and this time it was by the ministers…

29 Dec

Arun Alexander artist for actor-dubbing passes away

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Tamil actor-dubbing artist Arun Alexander passed away on Monday, following a heart attack. He was 48. Frequent collaborator and director Lokesh Kanagaraj took to Twitter to share the news of Alexander’s demise. He tweeted, “Dint expect you’ll leave us this soon na… couldn’t control my tears…you will be irreplaceable and you’ll always live in my heart na.” Besides being a popular dubbing artist in the Tamil film industry, Arun Alexander also starred in movies like Kolamavu Kokila, Kaithi and Bigil among others. His last screen outing Master, starring Vijay in the lead role, is expected to release in January next…

28 Dec

MHA extends Covid-19 guidelines till Jan, says need to be vigilant over new variant

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The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Monday extended its existing guidelines for surveillance, containment and caution against the coronavirus disease till January 2021 even as it stressed there has been a “continuous decline” in the number of active cases of Covid-19 in the country. Besides, the Ministry has also urged the citizens to remain cautious in the wake of a new variant of the virus being detected in the United Kingdom (UK). "Accordingly, containment zones continue to be demarcated carefully; prescribed containment measures strictly followed within these zones; COVID-appropriate behaviour promoted and strictly enforced; and the Standard Operating…

28 Dec

Over 1,500 telecom towers damaged in Punjab

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More than 1,500 telecom towers in Punjab have been damaged by farmers protesting against the three farm laws, disrupting services in some pockets, sources said.Power supply to towers that relay telecom signals was snapped and cables cut in several parts of the state as farmers vented their anger on the infrastructure owned by billionaire Mukesh Ambani's firm Jio as they saw him along with infrastructure tycoon Gautam Adani as major beneficiaries of the new laws.Neither Ambani's Reliance group nor Adani's companies are into the business of procuring foodgrains from farmers. "Till yesterday, 1,411 towers were damaged and today the count…

26 Dec

Covid-19: Delhi records 655 fresh cases, lowest since August 16; positivity rate 0.98 per cent

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Delhi recorded 655 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours - the lowest in over four months - bringing a much-needed relief for the capital that had seen a sharp spike in cases in November.Delhi had recorded the lowest cases on August 17 the last time with 652 cases, authorities said today. The national capital registered 23 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the total fatality count to 10,437. The total number of infections has climbed to 6,22,094 of which 6,911 are active cases. The tally of active cases in the national capital dropped to 6,921 on Saturday…

26 Dec

Kerala gold smuggling case: probe order into Swapna’s allegations

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The customs department is planning to move the Kerala high court against the state jail department’s decision not to allow its officials along with visitors who want to meet the prime accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case-- Swapna Suresh. Lodged in a women’s prison in the state capital under Cofeposa (Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act), recently, the customs had issued a directive to the jail that it should be informed about anyone visiting her and a customs official will accompany the visitor. But the jail department had refused and sent back a customs official…

25 Dec

Political rivals misusing farmers’ protest to push their agenda; govt willing to talk: Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday allayed fears that private firms might grab farmers' land under a new contract farming law enacted by the Centre, as he listened to success stories about benefits of the new Acts while interacting with peasants from seven states.After releasing Rs 18,000 crore funds to 9 crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme, PM Modi held interaction with farmers from Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Haryana. In their interaction with the PM, the seven farmers shared their success stories and also highlighted the benefits of recently enacted agri-laws. They also…

23 Dec

Kunal Kemmu, 3-year-old Inaaya are the cutest father-daughter duo in black

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Kunal Kemmu, 3-year-old Inaaya are the cutest father-daughter duo in black.Kunal Kemmu has shared an adorable picture with his three-year-old daughter Inaaya. The father-daughter duo is seen twinning in black as they chat with each other on the window side. While Kunal is in black tee and denims and a black hat, Inaaya looks cute in a black frock. Sharing the picture, Kunal wrote, “It takes 2 to start a conversation. And the conversation can be about a million things.. maybe even 2 million things! Stoked to see my insta family grow. Thank you guys for all the love support…