Tag: radiant awadh
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Centre calls protesting farmers for talks on December 1
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has invited protesting farmers for talks at 3 pm on Tuesday citing the winter season and pandemic since they are holding agitations in cold on roads and highways. The talks were earlier scheduled for December 3. Speaking on the matter, the Union Minister said it was…
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Have an increased number of ICU beds: Delhi to HC
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) New Delhi: The AAP government on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it has augmented the number of ICU beds in its hospitals and private ones and was also in the process of procuring more breathing support systems for patients suffering from COVID-19. The submissions were made in a status…
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After 51 years, Bihar elects BJP’s Vijay Sinha as speaker
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Vijay Kumar Sinha, the NDA candidate for the Speaker’s post in the Bihar Assembly, sailed through today after a united opposition forced elections for the post after a gap of 51 years. A senior leader of the state BJP, Mr. Sinha was declared elected by Pro-Tem Speaker Jitan Ram Manjhi,…
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Worried about catching Covid-19 from using cash?
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Those frightened about the use of banknotes amid the ongoing coronavirus disease can expect some relief as a study has found that the risk of catching the viral infection through currency notes is low. The study considered the worst-case scenario where an infected person coughed or sneezed onto a note. The…
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Delhi records 6,224 Covid-19 cases, 109 deaths
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) New Delhi: recorded 6,224 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and a positivity rate of 10.14 percent while 109 more fatalities pushed the death count to 8,621, officials said. The new cases came out after 61,381 tests were conducted on Monday including 24,602 RT-PCR tests, according to the latest bulletin issued by…
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India’s ban on 43 Chinese apps is the 4th strike since the Ladakh standoff
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): The Centre on Tuesday banned 43 more mobile apps, mostly Chinese-owned, including those of the e-commerce giant, the Alibaba Group. The ministry of electronics and information technology (MEITY), the governing authority, issued an order under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act blocking access to the 43 mobile apps on the…
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IIT Roorkee Prof tortured student on his absence due to father’s death
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): As higher education adapts to teaching and learning at a distance, the workload and the learning load of adopting a new delivery model are taking a huge toll on the lives of those in higher education. This is an immense problem that is growing rapidly. While some students are thriving through…
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Man kills wife in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): A daily wage laborer throttled his 28-year-old wife to death while their three children slept in the same room in north-west Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh on Saturday morning, the police said. During the initial interrogation, the suspect Ramakant said he was angry with his wife for being overly involved with her side…
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Bihar: Covid-19 guidelines flouted as thousands return after Chhath Puja
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: People who arrived in Bihar for the Chhath Puja are now returning back to their places. The people in great numbers are rushing to trains without following any social distancing. Every day thousands of passengers gather at Patna Junction, Rajendra Nagar Terminal, and Patliputra Junction. With such a huge number of commuters,…
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Bihar: Filming Chhath Puja devotees sparks communal tension
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Communal tension prevailed in Hathia Diyara village in Bihar’s Katihar district after some unidentified men filmed women Chhath devotees while they were changing clothes. Complainant Dinesh Shah, one of the eyewitnesses, said that the incident took place during the first “Arghya” (prayer) on the evening of November 20. “As per the…