About 1,400 people of the state stranded in Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh due to coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown were brought back to Uttarakhand on Sunday, said Transport and Urban Development Secretary Shailesh Bagauli. In a press statement, the Uttarakhand government has informed that those who are stranded in other districts […]
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One more tests positive for COVID-19 in Uttarakhand
One more person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttarakhand on Sunday, as per information provided by the State Health Department. The patient is from Dehradun district. With this the total number of cases in the state has risen to 60, according to the Uttarakhand Health Department. The total number of positive coronavirus cases across the country […]
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Delhi to implement all lockdown relaxations with conditions: CM Kejriwal
The Delhi government will implement all lockdown relaxations that have been prescribed by the Union home ministry, despite the national capital being completely in the red zone with a high concentration of Covid-19 cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday. All Delhi government offices engaged in essential services will […]
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‘Last Holi, he came unannounced. It was his last visit’: Col Sharma’s kin
Jaipur-based Piyush Sharma remembers last year’s Holi when his younger brother Col Ashutosh Sharma gave him a surprise by visiting his house a day before the festival of colours. “He came unannounced around 7.30 pm on the day holika is burnt and gave us a pleasant surprise. We had a […]
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India tried to persuade Pak through back channel to release Kulbhushan
India had hoped it might be able to persuade Pakistan through “back channel” to release retired Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court on charges of “espionage and terrorism” in 2017, senior advocate Harish Salve has said. Salve was the lead counsel […]
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Badrinath highway reopens after 60 hours
The Badrinath highway reopened on Sunday morning after being blocked for over 60 hours due to heavy snow in Joshimath, an official said. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) opened the highway by using the JCB machines. They removed the 30 feet tall iceberg from a 100 meters long road. For […]
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HRD charts course for education sector as school resumption plan uncertain
Last Monday, when top officials of the human resource development (HRD) ministry returned to Shastri Bhavan for a key meeting after a weeks-long lockdown hiatus, two issues were on the top of their mind. The first was rescuing the academic calendar from the Covid scourge, which had hit not just […]
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WhatsApp this week: Voice, video calling gets support for 8 people on Android, iOS
WhatsApp has been working on a number of features off lately. The company has already announced that Messenger Rooms will soon be making their way to WhatsApp. In addition to this, the company has also rolled out a new sticker pack on its platform. This week, the company took this trend […]
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UP Board teachers to approach high court against evaluation order
Upset over government order for resuming evaluation of UP Board high school and intermediate answer sheets from May 5, board teachers are all set to approach high court against the order. They believe the order can put their lives at risk owing to rising count of Covid 19 cases […]
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Instagram Stories get #InstaProm with new AR effects
It’s the ‘Sticker’ season for Instagram Stories it seems. After introducing the ‘How Can I Help’ and ‘Challenges’ stickers on its platform in the past few weeks, we now have yet another sticker called #InstaProm. And these even come with AR effects. Although people are encouraged to stay at homes, […]
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Students make and distribute face masks in Prayagraj villages
The students of Lala Ram Kumar Agarwal Intermediate College, Naini, are keeping them occupied for a noble cause during the continuing lockdown. With the help of their mothers, they are making wash-and-reuse face masks at home to help protect rural Prayagraj from the threat of Covid-19. Shrishti and Reyansh are […]
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Huawei PCs with its homegrown HarmonyOS could launch soon
Huawei is reportedly working to replace Windows on its PCs with the homegrown HarmonyOS. The operating system was launched in 2019 after the Chinese company was put in a blacklist by the US. Huaweicentral (via Gizchina) reports the company is looking to replace Windows 10 on its PCs with HarmonyOS 2.0. These PCs could […]
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Covid-19 lockdown: Rajasthan CM reviews situation, discusses movement of migrants
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that the state government is constantly working for the safe and smooth movement of migrants and workers during the Covid-19 lockdown. At a review meeting on Covid-19 lockdown and movement of people on Saturday, Gehlot said that there should be no negligence, else […]
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INS Jalashwa in Bay of Bengal says thank you to India’s Covid-19 workers
India is preparing a second economic stimulus package to deal with coronavirus which can be expected “very soon”, chief economic adviser KV Subramanian said on Saturday. However, he declined to put a time-frame or a magnitude to the package. The number of Covid-19 infections in the country neared 40,000-mark including […]
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Bowls with great discipline: Rohit names 4 best pacers of the world
When you want to be the best, you have to deal with the best – India opener Rohit Sharma is one of the best examples of it. Regarded as one of the best limited-overs batsmen in the world right now, Rohit has had his fare share of battles with some […]