94 YouTube channels, 19 social media accounts blocked in 2021-22 for spreading fake news: Govt
New Delhi, July 22: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the government blocked 94 YouTube channels, 19 social media accounts and 747 uniform resource locators (URLs) during 2021-22 for spreading fake news. Responding to a question in Rajya Sabha, Thakur said these actions have been taken under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act […]
Elderly woman dies after hit by vehicle in Ganderbal
Ganderbal, Jul 22: A 56-year-old woman died after being hit by a Truck near Kahnpeth stop in Ganderbal district on Friday morning. An official said that the elderly woman was injured after being hit by a truck today morning, and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, where from she was referred to SKIMS Soura. […]
CBSE Class 10 results announced, girls outshine boys
New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) The Central Board of Secondary Education on Friday announced Class 10 results, which showed that 94.40 per cent of students cleared the exam with girls outperforming boys by a margin of 1.41 per cent. This is the first time that the CBSE has announced both class 10 and 12 results on […]
Centre asks all depts to organise free Covid vaccination camps at workplaces
New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) The Centre has asked all its departments to organise Covid vaccination camps at the workplaces for providing free precaution doses of the vaccine to the eligible employees and their family members. In an order, the Personnel Ministry asked all the departments to enumerate the number of eligible employees and their […]
Lok Sabha adjourned till noon
New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned on Friday till 12 noon following protests by the opposition on price rise and other issues. As soon as the House assembled at 11 am, opposition members belonging to the Congress and Left parties came to the well and staged protests. They were shouting slogans and […]
MeT forecasts light to moderate rain in J&K
Srinagar, July 22: The weatherman on Friday forecast light to moderate rain at scattered places of Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here said that rain in Jammu region was expected during forenoon and in Kashmir towards afternoon and evening. He said rains lashed Jammu region and parts of Kashmir Valley in the last […]
African swine fever reported in Kerala’s Wayanad
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 22 (PTI) African swine fever has been reported from two farms at Mananthavady in Kerala’s Wayanad district, officials said on Friday. The disease was confirmed among pigs of two farms in the district after the samples were tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal. An official from the Animal […]
India logs 60 new Covid fatalities
New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 21,880 coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,38,47,065, while the active cases rose to 1,49,482, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,930 with 60 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 […]
World Brain Day: DRIP and SHIP method saves life during stroke
Dr Vipul Gupta Brain stroke is the 2nd leading cause of mortality and the leading cause of long-term disability. While timely treatment can greatly reduce the damage caused, it is important for the patients to recognise the early symptoms and get to a hospital quickly. When it comes to strokes, every minute matters. During each […]
Droupadi Murmu: The real leader
M Ahmad Some people spend their whole lives struggling. Some times for their own interests and some time for the cause of others. Such people perform the responsibilities of the family and society with such devotion and honesty even while struggling they create examples. One such personality is Droupadi Murmu. Born in 1958 in Baidaposi […]