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Patna/Kathmandu: The Nepalese border guarding force on Friday opened fire on a crowd killing a 22-year-old Indian man and injuring two others following an altercation, sparking tension on the Indo-Nepal Border along Bihar’s Sitamarhi district. The border guarding force – Nepalese Armed Police Force – has also detained a person identified as 45-year-old Lagan Yadav […]
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New Delhi: Movement of people will remain prohibited across the country from 9 pm to 5 am during the ongoing ‘Unlock 1’, but there are no restrictions on plying of buses with passengers and goods trucks on highways, the Centre said on Friday. In a communication to all states, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also […]
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New York: Global poverty could rise to over one billion people due to the COVID-19 pandemic and more than half of the 395 million additional extreme poor would be located in South Asia, which would be the hardest-hit region in the world, according to a new report. Researchers from King’s College London and Australian National […]
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Technical-level meeting proposed for June 18: MEA
New Delhi: A technical-level meeting between India and Pakistan to discuss the issue of locust menace has been proposed for June 18, the Ministry External Affairs said on Thursday. MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that last month India had taken an initiative to develop regional cooperation to control locusts and as part of this cooperation […]
Added on June 12, 2020
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New Delhi: India’s first sero-survey on COVID-19 spread has found that lockdown and containment measures were successful in preventing a rapid rise in infections, but a large proportion of the population still remains susceptible, the government said on Thursday, asserting that the country is not in the community transmission stage The sero-survey has two parts, […]
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Beijing: China and India are properly handling and taking actions to ease the situation at the border based on the “consensus” reached recently during their diplomatic and military level talks, a senior Chinese official said on Thursday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson’s remarks came a day after the Indian and Chinese military commanders held “productive” […]
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Kolkata: Insisting that the COVID-19 crisis should be turned into an opportunity to create an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said this is the time to make bold decisions and investments. Addressing the 95th annual plenary session of the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata through video conference, he said, steps have […]
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Corporators submit ‘no-confidence motion’ against him
Srinagar: Srinagar mayor Junaid Azim Mattu on Thursday said a no-confidence motion has been moved against him at the behest of the BJP, and asserted that he enjoyed majority in the municipal corporation and would take on the challenge democratically and legally. When contacted, the BJP’s media in-charge for Kashmir, Manzoor Bhat, said 27 corporators […]
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Srinagar: Security forces on Thursday apprehended a suspected militant following a brief exchange of fire with ultras in Budgam district, officials said. A cordon and search operation was launched in Pathanpora area of Budgam in central Kashmir this morning after specific information about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said. He […]
Added on June 12, 2020
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New Delhi: An IAS officer has gone on leave protesting the alleged use of abusive language against him by a senior official in Jammu and Kashmir, triggering anger in the bureaucratic circle, sources said. However, the officer’s leave application has been rejected, they said. According to them, the senior officer called the IAS officer over […]
