US cardiologist provides medical facilities to farmers protesting at Delhi’s Tikri border

7Mar

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US cardiologist provides medical facilities to farmers protesting at Delhi’s Tikri border

Amid the ongoing farmers protest against the Central agri laws at Delhi borders, American cardiologist Dr. Swaiman Singh has decided to put his return to New Jersey on hold and has been camping at Tikri border for the past 3 months providing free medical checkup and medicine to protestors. The doctor runs the only super speciality hospital in Tikri that holds medical camps and distributes medicines for free. Swaiman Singh told ANI, "We give service to everyone, not just farmers. Locals, policemen, and CRPF men also come here to get treatment. On average 4,000 to 6,000 people get treated at our camp in 24 hours. The camp works till night. This is the only super speciality hospital in Tikri". He said, "I used to set up medical camps here every year, We treat people over a period of ti...

Surat court acquits 122 accused of being SIMI members 20 years after arrest

7Mar

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Surat court acquits 122 accused of being SIMI members 20 years after arrest

A court in Gujarat's Surat on Saturday acquitted all the 127 accused arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for participating in a meeting organised here in December 2001. Most of the accused were in jail for over 20 years since their arrest over the allegations of being members of a banned organisation Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), an advocate said. The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate AN Dave on Saturday acquitted 127 persons arrested on the charges of being members of the banned outfit SIMI, giving them the benefit of doubt. Advocate Abdul Wahab Shaikh said the court acquitted the accused after accepting the defence arguments. "In 2001, people from various parts of the country participated in an event organized at Rajeshree Hall in the Sagram...

7Mar

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Earthquake of magnitude 2.9 hits J-K

An earthquake of magnitude 2.9 on the Richter scale hit Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the quake occurred at 4:40 am near Doda.

5 members of family found dead in Chhattisgarh’s Durg

7Mar

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5 members of family found dead in Chhattisgarh’s Durg

Five members of a family were found dead in the Durg district. Prima facie, it seems to be suicide, said the police. "Bodies of five members of a family found in Durg. The case appears to be a suicide. We have also recovered a note. Further investigation is being done," Vivekanand Sinha, IG Durg Range told reporters. The incident has created panic in the area. The forensic team has been sent to the spot. The police is investigating the case from all possible angles.

Bride suffers heart attack due to excessive crying during ‘bidaai’ in Odisha’s Sonepur, dies

6Mar

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Bride suffers heart attack due to excessive crying during ‘bidaai’ in Odisha’s Sonepur, dies

In a sudden turn of events, celebrations turned into mourning after the newlywed bride died of a heart attack as she cried inconsolably during her 'bidaai' while leaving for her in-laws' house. The incident was reported from Sonepur district of Odisha and the bride has been identified as Gupteswari Sahoo aka Rosy. The deceased, Rosy Sahu, of Julunda village tied the knot with Bisikesan of Tetelgaon village, on Friday in Balangir district. As her parents were preparing to send her off to her in-laws during her 'bidaai' after the wedding rituals, Rosy continued to cry, fainted, and collapsed on the ground. Rosy's family members and relatives tried to revive her by massaging her hands and spraying water on her face. When all attempts by her family members failed, Rosy was immediately...

UP CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates 27 electrical substations

6Mar

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates 27 electrical substations

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Saturday inaugurated 27 sub-stations developed at a cost of Rs 1,920 by Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited (UPPTCL) through video conferencing. Congratulating the UP Energy Department at the inauguration event, Adityanath said that it had succeeded in strengthening the trust of the common man by promoting a better work culture. "Power Corporation has achieved very good success in the state in ensuring power supply amid the lockdown," he said. "The power corporation has worked towards making arrangements for distribution of electricity within the state to every citizen, supply of electricity to district headquarters for 23 to 24 hours, 20 to 21 hours power supply to tehsil headquarters, 17 to 18 hours power supply to rural areas and ...

Nitin Gadkari receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Nagpur

6Mar

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Nitin Gadkari receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Nagpur

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and his wife Kanchan Gadkari on Saturday took the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS) Nagpur. Gadkari said that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appealed to people to come forward for vaccination. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi and appealed to all those who are eligible to get inoculated. Several other union ministers, including Amit Shah, S Jaishakar, Jitendra Singh, and politicians have also received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the second phase of the world's largest vaccination drive. The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on J...

Delhi witnesses significant drop in crime including rape cases in 2020

6Mar

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Delhi witnesses significant drop in crime including rape cases in 2020

Delhi witnessed a significant decline in crime including rape cases, molestation and eve-teasing of women in 2020 as compared to 2019, according to data by Delhi Police. 2,05,324 IPC cases were registered in 2020, as against 3,01,085 in the previous year. Total Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes per lakh of the population were 1,259 during 2020 in comparison to 1,544 in 2019, the police said. In 2020, there was a decline in cases pertaining to rape by 21.63 per cent (2,168 rape cases in 2019 and 1,699 rape cases in 2020). In about 98 percent of rape cases, the accused were known to the victim. Strangers were involved in only about 2 percent of cases. The cases of molestation of women also dropped by 25.16 per cent (2,921 cases in 2019 and 2,186 cases in 2020) and eve-teasing by 12.32 ...

Goa SEC submitted annual report on elections to Governor

6Mar

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Goa SEC submitted annual report on elections to Governor

Goa State Election Commissioner C R Garg, IAS presented the report published by the Commission on elections to the local bodies conducted during the year 2020 to Governor of Goa Bhagat Singh Koshyari. According to the official release, the Governor appreciated the efforts made by the commission to present the complete details right from the notification of the election programme up to the counting of votes and declaration of results and also for conducting Zilla Panchayat elections 2020 in a free, fair, transparent and hygienic manner, especially during Covid-19 Pandemic. Melvyn Vaz, Secretary, and Sagar Gurav, Assistant Director (IT) of the Commission were present on the occasion.

Six BJP workers injured in bombing incident in West Bengal

6Mar

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Six BJP workers injured in bombing incident in West Bengal

Six Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers were seriously injured in an alleged crude bomb blast in Rampur village of South 24 Parganas district late Friday night. The injured were brought to Canning Subdivision Hospital for treatment. The injured BJP workers alleged that the bomb was hurled at them by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers when they were returning from a wedding. The police has started an investigation into the incident. Incidents of political violence have been regularly making headlines in poll-bound West Bengal. The elections for 294 Assembly seats in West Bengal will begin on March 27. The state is going to witness eight-phase Assembly polls this year.

Days after accident, pregnant cow dies during treatment in Faridabad

6Mar

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Days after accident, pregnant cow dies during treatment in Faridabad

A pregnant cow that was rescued following an accident and abortion, died after four-five days in Haryana's Faridabad, said a veterinarian on Friday. Veterinarian Atul Maurya said over 70 kgs of garbage was removed from the cow's body during the operation conducted by a team of three doctors. "A pregnant cow was rescued after it met with an accident, it underwent abortion later. A 6-month baby cow was aborted, still, the animal was having blotting. We operated the animal and removed over 70 kgs of garbage from its body including plastic, glass, and iron materials. However, we couldn't save it," he said. "A team of three doctors operated the animal for four hours. Unfortunately, we could not save the animal and the cow died after 4-5 days," he added. Maury urged the general publi...

Andhra Pradesh CM to launch free sanitary napkin distribution on Women’s Day

6Mar

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Andhra Pradesh CM to launch free sanitary napkin distribution on Women’s Day

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will launch the free distribution of sanitary napkins to girl students of Classes 7 to 12 in government educational institutions on the occasion of International Women's Day on Monday. As per a statement, the Chief Minister, in a review meeting held on Friday, also instructed officials to lay more focus on the health and hygiene of girls. The government will spend a total of Rs 41.4 crore per annum for this scheme. Sanitary napkins will be distributed to students of Government schools, junior colleges, and Gurukul schools from July 1 and each girl will be given 10 sanitary napkins each month, totalling 120 napkins every year, and will be available at Cheyutha Grocery shops at affordable prices. "Tenders will be completed by April 15...

Dr. B R Ambedkar’s statue unveiled in Haryana Assembly

5Mar

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Dr. B R Ambedkar’s statue unveiled in Haryana Assembly

Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar unveiled a statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, known as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, in the Haryana Legislative Assembly premises on Friday. "The statue of the creator of our Constitution, Dr. B R Ambedkar has been unveiled today. He will always be remembered for the constitution, it is the job of the Legislative Assembly that rules should be made in the state according to the constitution," said Khattar. "It is a matter of pleasure that MLAs of opposition were also present in the ceremony. I urge everyone to proceed on the path shown by Babasaheb Ambedkar," he added. Born on April 14, 1891, Babasaheb Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, politician, and social reformer, who campaigned against social discrimination t...

Give autopsy report of farmers to UP police

5Mar

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Give autopsy report of farmers to UP police

Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered UP Police to share with Delhi Police the X-ray plate and video CD of the autopsy conducted on a 25-year-old youth who died after his speeding tractor crashed into police barricades during the protest on Republic Day. The court also allowed the plea of deceased Navreet Singh’s grandfather Hardeep Singh to get copies of the inquest and postmortem report of the victim, while also permitting him or his lawyer Vrinda Grover to view the preserved footage from nearly 12 CCTV cameras that covered the incident spot at ITO. Justice Yogesh Khanna directed that both the documents be handed over to the investigating officer of Delhi Police on March 5 at 2pm and retained in safe custody. Hardeep’s plea claimed that the victim suffered gunshot injuries to his he...

BJP names E Sreedharan as its CM candidate for Kerala

5Mar

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BJP names E Sreedharan as its CM candidate for Kerala

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced 'Metroman' E Sreedharan as its chief minister candidate for the upcoming Kerala assembly polls. The decision was made public by the BJP state chief K Surendran. I think there will be a landslide migration to BJP in Kerala: Metro man E Sreedharan Sreedharan, the architect of the Delhi Metro, had formally joined the BJP on February 25 in the presence of Union minister RK Singh at a function at Changaramkulam in Malappuram district when the 'Vijay Yatra' led by Surendran reached there. The 88-year-old is also a part of the BJP's 16-member state election committee for the state assembly polls. Sreedharan's impact likely to be 'minimal'; BJP not serious contender in Kerala: Shashi Tharoor The election for the 140-member Kerala...