Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the New Integrated Terminal Building at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Tripura’s Agartala. The Prime Minister also launched key initiatives: Mukhyamantri Tripura Gram Samriddhi Yojana and Project Mission 100 of Vidyajyoti Schools in the state. Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Tripura Chief […]
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14 killed in landslide in Guizhou China
The death toll from a landslide that hit Bijie City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on Monday has climbed to 14, local media reported citing authorities as saying on Tuesday. According to the municipal government of Bijie, the landslide took place at a construction site at around 7 p.m. (local time) […]
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New Covid-19 variant ‘IHU’ discovered in France, more infectious than Omicron
The world is still grappling with the highly mutated strain of coronavirus, called Omicron, which has been leading a surge in Covid-19 infection across the globe. And now, scientists in France have identified a new, more mutated strain that Omicron. Named IHU, the B.1.640.2 variant was discovered by the academics at institute […]
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PM Modi : Development projects prove ‘double-engine’ govt’s commitment to North East
Reiterating BJP-led Centre’s commitment to the development of Northeastern states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the new projects are proof of the ‘double-engine’ government efforts in this direction. After inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of several developmental projects here today, PM Modi said, “New development projects […]
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Tamil Nadu health minister : Fully vaccinated asymptomatic Omicron patients can remain in home isolation
Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Tuesday said that Omicron patients can remain in home quarantine if they are fully vaccinated. Speaking during the inauguration of Siddha COVID care centre at Thandai Periyar Thidal at Veppery in Chennai, Subramanian said, “The new variant of COVID-19 is spreading is […]
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NEET: SC agrees to hear plea relating to EWS reservation on Jan 5
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case relating to reservation of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category in NEET admissions for Post-Graduate medical courses on Wednesday after the Central government sought an urgent hearing in the matter. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, mentioned the matter before […]
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Mumbai Police arrest 21-year-old engineering student in ‘Bulli Bai’ app case
Mumbai Police on Tuesday arrested a 21-year-old engineering student after questioning him for hours in connection with the ‘Bulli Bai’ app case, informed Police. The arrested engineering student was earlier detained by Mumbai Police in Bengaluru and was brought to Mumbai for questioning. “Deputy Commissioner of Police of Mumbai Police […]
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J-K: Two LeT-backed TRF terrorists killed in encounter in Kulgam encounter
Two terrorists affiliated with proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba’s frontal affiliate The Resistance Front (TRF) were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday, said police. The police said that both the terrorists were involved in several terror crimes. “01 more terrorist killed (Total=2). […]
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Lockdown will be clamped in Mumbai if daily Covid cases jump 20,000 mark
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Tuesday said that if the daily COVID-19 cases cross the 20,000 mark, then the lockdown will be imposed in the city. “We will have to impose lockdown in Mumbai if daily COVID cases cross the 20,000-mark,” said Pednekar. She further said that all the schools […]
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Union Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey tests positive for Covid-19
Union Minister for Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey on Tuesday informed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is admitted at Yashoda Superspeciality Hospital Kaushambi, Ghaziabad as a “precautionary measure”. “I was unwell for the last 2 days due to which I got my corona tested and the COVID […]
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PM Modi : Northeast will become major driver of India’s growth
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Northeastern states will become major drivers of India’s growth in the upcoming years with Manipur as the main source of the country’s growth trajectory. While addressing the inauguration programme of developmental projects here, PM Modi said as Manipur will be completing 50 years of statehood on January 21, the […]
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PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation stone of several developmental projects in Imphal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of several developmental projects in Imphal, Manipur. As per the Prime Minister’s office, in Manipur, PM Modi inaugurated 13 projects worth around Rs 1,850 crores and laid the foundation stone of nine projects worth around Rs 2,950 crore. […]
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Weekend curfew likely to be imposed in Delhi
Amid the continuous rise of COVID-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Tuesday is likely to implement a weekend curfew in Delhi, sources said. A meeting was of DDMA was held today under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. At the meeting, the […]
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Lucknow: 33 Medanta hospital staff test positive for Covid-19
As many as 33 medical staff, including doctors, at Medanta hospital in Lucknow, have tested positive for COVID-19, the hospital said on Tuesday. Of the 33 new patients, 32 are hospital staff and one is a doctor, working at the emergency ward. All the patients are asymptomatic. Recently, the hospital […]
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Thousands protest Covid measures in Netherlands despite ban on gatherings
Thousands of demonstrators in the Netherlands on Sunday defied a government ban on large protests to voice their anger over COVID-19 restrictions. There were some clashes between riot police and protesters in the Dutch capital Amsterdam, reported DW News. The local government in Amsterdam had banned Sunday’s protest, saying police had indications some protesters might be planning “violence.” […]