North East - The Purbottar

01 Jul

4 Dead, 13 Injured In Boiler Explosion At Tamil Nadu Thermal Power Plant

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At least four people have been killed and 13 others injured in an explosion that took place at a thermal power plant in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district on Wednesday. The explosion took place in the boiler of the central government-owned NLC India Limited (formerly known as Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited), which is located about 180 km from Chennai. The explosion took place in stage-2 of the thermal power plant and the injured have been taken to NLC lignite hospital. The plant was not functional and an investigation has been launched into the incident. This is the second explosion at the plant in the last…

30 Jun

Groom Dead, 111 Guests Test Positive For COVID-19 After Wedding In Bihar

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Patna: More than 100 people who attended a wedding in Bihar on June 15 have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, in an incident being widely described as yet another example of community transmission. Samples from the bridegroom, who died a day after the wedding, have yet to be tested. 111 guests attended the wedding of a man from Paliganj block of Patna district early this month. The groom, who was an engineer in Gurgaon, drove down for his big day. However, during the wedding his condition deteriorated and he was treated at a Patna hospital for diarrhoea - a possible…

30 Jun

Police File Chargesheet Against Nine In Three Cases Over Delhi Riots

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New Delhi: The Delhi police has filed three charge sheets against nine people for allegedly killing three people in three separate cases during riots in north-east Delhi in February. The charge sheets were filed on Monday before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Kumar Gautam for the alleged murder of Hamza, Aamin and Bhure Ali. Earlier, the police said that nine people had died in Ganga Vihar/ Bhagirathi Vihar area on February 25 and 26, but the charge sheets have been filed in relation to only three deaths as the investigation in the matter is on. "During the investigation, it has been…

30 Jun

Andhra Pradesh : Two dead, four fall sick after gas leak at Vizag pharma company.

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Two workers died and four others were hospitalised following benzimidazole gas leakage from the Sainor Life Sciences pharma company at Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City (JNPC), Parawada in Visakhapatnam in the wee hours of Tuesday.The incident took place when over 30 people were working in the pharma company. A total of six workers collapsed after inhaling the gas. The deceased have been identified as shift operators Narendra and Gowri Shankar. The four persons who fell sick were shifted to a private hospital and the condition of one of them is said to be critical. Vizag District Collector V. Vinay Chand, Commissioner…

30 Jun

In PM Modi’s “Free Ration” Move

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that a key government scheme to distribute free food grains to 80 crore of India's poorest would be extended by five months to November-end to give relief during the festival season as the country fights coronavirus. He referred to Diwali and Chhath Puja, a festival celebrated in a big way in Bihar. "Keeping in mind all the festivals that are coming up in the next few months, this scheme to provide 80 crore people with 5 kg free ration and 1 kg dal (pulses) per month will now be extended till Diwali and…

30 Jun

Bihar groom dies 2 days after wedding , several guests test positive.

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In a first such instance, 80 out of nearly 300 guests, who were part of a wedding feast-cum-function in Patna's Paliganj area have tested positive sending the entire health wing of the state government into a tizzy. Shockingly, the groom had lost his life a couple of days after the marriage which was held on June 15. The groom, working in Gurugram as a software techie, had arrived on June 12 days for his wedding on June 15 but died in a couple of days after developing fever and other symptoms akin to COVID-19. The ceremony took place on June…

30 Jun

Rivers in Bihar flowing above danger level, flood threat looms large in Patna and most north districts.

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With four rivers flowing above danger level, the threat of flood looms large in parts of north Bihar. The State meteorological department, meanwhile, has predicted that heavy rain would continue till July 2. Rivers Kosi, Bagmati, Kamla Balan and Mahananda were flowing above danger level at many places on Monday, threatening to inundate several parts of north Bihar districts such as Muzaffarpur, Katihar, Purnia, Jhanjharpur in Madhubani and Sitamarhi. About 15 lakh people of more than 350 panchayats have been facing the devastation of floods mainly due to the surge in Ganga, Burhi Gandak and Punpun. Besides Patna, other districts…

30 Jun

Private bus operators urge government to waive tax

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Though transport department has permitted private bus operators to resume operations under Unlock 1.0, many of them are reluctant. Reason: the operators are not in a position to pay quarterly tax (April-June) following stoppage of bus services during the lockdown. In all, the State has around 2,000 contract carriage buses and 1,500 tourist buses and all private bus operators stopped their services since March 24, affecting 30,000 directly or indirectly. Unable to meet expenses, several drivers and other staff are searching for alternate jobs,” V Ravindra Kumar, proprietor of Ravindra Tours and Travels, said.This apart, the spiralling diesel prices added to…

30 Jun

China expresses concern over ban on 59 Chinese apps by India including TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser.

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A day after India banned 59 apps with Chinese links for engaging in activities which are "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity" of the country, Beijing on Tuesday voiced strong concern over the move, and said the Indian government has the responsibility to uphold the "legitimate and legal rights" of international investors. China is strongly concerned about the relevant notice issued by the Indian side. We are checking and verifying the situation," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Tuesday, in response to India's decision. The government of India on Monday banned 59 Chinese apps including popular ones like TikTok,…

30 Jun

Trump Order On H1-B Leaves Many US Workers Stuck In India

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Natasha Bhat learned in late February that her father-in-law had suddenly died. Bhat, 35, recently recalled how she grabbed a backpack and hustled her U.S.-born 4-year-old son to the San Francisco airport to catch a midnight flight to India, her home country. She didn't anticipate being stuck there indefinitely. Bhat works at a tech company in Silicon Valley on an H-1B visa, and her documents were due for renewal. So she threw them in the bag, knowing she'd have to get the chore taken care of before flying back to the U.S. in a few weeks. But she said her…