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20 May

Nepal releases new map resulting in map Vs map tussle between India and Nepal

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Nepal has officially unveiled a new political map of the country showing the regions of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh of Uttarakhand, as part of its sovereign territory. Launching the map at a press conference, Minister of Land Management Padma Kumari Aryal said the government of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was committed to protecting territorial sovereignty and integrity of the country. “It is a historic moment of happiness for the people of Nepal. The government will not allow erosion of self-esteem of our people. Nepal will publish the new map and make it part of the school textbooks,” said…

20 May

Death of a Top Separatist leader’s Son , among 2 Hizb-ul Mujahideen terrorists killed in Srinagar encounter

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Four security personnel were injured in the operation in Srinagar’s old citySeparatist Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) chairman Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai’s son was among two Hizbul Mujahideen militants killed on May 19 in an 11-hour long operation in a congested locality of Srinagar’s old city. Four security personnel were injured and over 10 houses were damaged. In the encounter which broke out on the intervening night in May 18-19 in Nawakadal area of Srinagar , a Jammu and Kashmir Police constable was killed while another cop , a CRPF jawan and two others sustained injuries. Of the two Hizb-ul terrorists who were gunned…

20 May

PM Modi calls for unity , says virus doesn’t see religion , language or borders

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took to networking site LinkedIn to speak to young professionals that adapting to new technology in the times of COVID-19 can help create new business models and lead to the engagement of a large segment of Indians, including the poor , with technical solution. “India, with the right blend of the physical and the virtual, can emerge as the global nerve centre of complex modern multinational supply chains in the post Covid-19 world. Let us rise to that occasion and seize this opportunity. I urge you all to think about this and contribute to…

20 May

China claims it’s troops patrolling on Chinese side of LAC

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China has accused the Indian Army of crossing into it's territory and " blocking" its patrols and "attempting to unilaterally change the status" on Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two countries in Sikkim. Tension is gradually building up between Indian and Chinese armies in several areas in Ladakh and northern Sikkim along the un-demarcated Sino-India border with both sides bringing in additional troops, days after they were involved in two violent face-offs, authoritative sources said on Tuesday. Both the Indian and Chinese armies have brought in more troops in sensitive locations like Demchok, Daulat Beg Oldie and areas…

29 Apr

Half Salaries of the Chief Minister And Some Other Government Officials Will Get Deferred.

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The Meghalaya government has decided to defer a part of the salaries of cabinet ministers, bureaucrats, and some other sections of government employees as measure to cut its expenditure amid the Coronavirus crisis.Half of the salaries of the Chief Minister, his cabinet colleagues and all ranks of IAS, IPS and IFS will get deferred, Chief Secretary M S Rao said in a notification issued on Tuesday.A part of the gross salaries of All India Services officers on deputation to the state will also be deferred, he added.

29 Apr

Suresh N Patel On Wednesday Took Oath As The Vigilance Commissioner.

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Eminent banker Suresh N Patel on Wednesday took oath as the Vigilance Commissioner in the anti-corruption watchdog CVC, officials said.Mr Patel, who is in Ahmedabad, was administered the oath of office by Central Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari through video conference. He had been member of the management committee of Indian Banks' Association, member of Bankers' Institute of Rural Development at NABARD, president, state level Bankers' Committee in Andhra Pradesh and also the president of the Bankers' Institute of Rural and Entrepreneurship Development, according to a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry.

29 Apr

Over A Dozen People Bitten By Stray Dogs In A Single Day In Maharashtra.

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Over a dozen people were bitten by stray dogs in a single day at a village in Thane district of Maharashtra, a health official said on Wednesday.The incidents occurred at Zidke village near Ambadi Phata area in Bhiwandi taluka on Tuesday, the official said.Medical officer of Ambadi Phata Rural Hospital, Dr Mahesh Wargade, said that at least 13 persons were bitten by stray dogs on March 29.

29 Apr

Violence Flared Near IIT Hyderabad Campus In Telangana.

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Violence flared near the IIT Hyderabad campus in Telangana on Wednesday as hundreds of migrant workers employed at a construction site near the engineering college demanded salaries and permission to go home.The workers attacked the officials of the construction company who had come to request them to resume the work and the police who arrived later to pacify them, throwing stones and vandalising vehicles. At least one police officer was injured.Around 2,600 workers - many from states like Bihar and Madhya Pradesh - complain that though they have been housed in facilities near the campus and receiving food, they have…

29 Apr

BJP MLA In Uttar Pradesh Threatens A Muslim Vegetable Seller.

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In an appalling show of arrogance, a BJP MLA in Uttar Pradesh threatens a Muslim vegetable seller outside his home and warns him against "being seen anywhere in the area". The vendor, repeatedly asked to state his name, had given a Hindu name, and brought upon himself a torrent of abuses from Brijbhushan Rajput.The ruling BJP's notice to another party MLA for urging people to boycott Muslim vegetable vendors amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown apparently had no effect on Mr Rajput, who is on camera intimidating the vegetable seller and his young son outside his home in Lucknow.The MLA from…

28 Apr

Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Accused The Government Of Hiding List Of Defaulters.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday cornered the government after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a list of top 50 wilful defaulters accused of cheating Indian banks, saying that the BJP had "hidden" the list from parliament because it included friends of the ruling party."I asked a simple question in parliament - tell me the names of 50 biggest bank scammers. Finance Minister refused to reply. Now RBI has put names of Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and other BJP friends in the list. This is why they hid the truth from parliament," Mr Gandhi tweeted in Hindi along…