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07 May

Priority Of The Armed Forces Is Always To Neutralise Terrorist Leadership, Says CDS Bipin Rawat.

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Asserting that the first priority of security forces lie in eliminating terrorist leaders like Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Thursday said such operations will bring down recruitments for terror groups in the Kashmir valley.Riyaz Naikoo was eliminated by security forces in Kashmir's Beighpora area of Awantipora on Wednesday.Commenting upon efforts to humanise Riyaz Naikoo and other terrorists by describing them as Mathematics teacher and son of a tailor are somehow propagating them into developing a Rambo kind of image, "Creating more than a life-size image of a terrorist is somehow propagating…

07 May

A Specialised Chemical Called PTBC Will Be Sent To Visakhapatnam From Gujarat As Neutraliser.

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A specialised chemical called PTBC, made only in Vapi town of Gujarat, will be sent to Visakhapatnam on an urgent basis to help in neutralising the effects of gas leak at a polymer plant, a Gujarat government official said on Thursday.A major leak from a chemical plant of LG Polymers near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Thursday impacted villages within a five-km radius, leaving eight people dead and scores of citizens complaining of breathlessness, nausea and other problems.

07 May

At Least 11 People Have Been Killed And Over 200 Others Hospitalised Due To A Gas Leak In Vizag.

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A chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam will face a government probe over possible safety violations leading to the leak of styrene gas late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, resulting in 11 people being killed and over 200 others being admitted to hospital.A high-level panel of Special Chief Secretary (Environment), Industries Secretary, the District Collector and the Vishakhapatnam Police Commissioner has been tasked with investigating the incident.

06 May

Sourav Ganguly Took To Instagram To Share A Throwback Picture Of Himself.

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Sourav Ganguly, former India skipper and the current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday shared a throwback picture of him training at the Lord's Cricket Ground. Ganguly shared the picture on his Instagram account and captioned the post as "Memories .. training at Lords day before my test debut in 1996". The left-handed batsman made his Test debut against England in 1996 at the Lord's Cricket Ground. In his opening Test, Ganguly came out to bat at number three and played a knock of 131 runs from 301 balls, studded with 20 fours.His…

06 May

Yuvraj Singh Hilariously Trolled Yuzvendra Chahal’s Workout Video Which He Shared On Twitter.

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Yuvraj Singh, former India all-rounder, hilariously trolled Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's workout drill, which he posted on micro-blogging site Twitter on Wednesday. With the country currently under phase three of nationwide lockdown, professional athletes are leaving no stone unturned to keep themselves physically fit by doing their workout regimes at home. The 29-year-old spinner also posted a 39-second video, doing various exercises using dumbles. "The pain you feel today is the strength you'll feel tomorrow..!!," Chahal captioned the video. However, Yuvraj, who retired from international cricket last year, pulled Chahal's leg by calling him "chuhey". "Oh bale oh tere chuhey,"Yuvraj…

06 May

4,000 Tablighi Jamaat Members Gets Released After Quarantine In Delhi.

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Over 4,000 Tablighi Jamaat members who have completed mandatory quarantine and show no coronavirus symptoms can go home, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said today.However, the minister also said Jamaat members named in Delhi Police's ongoing investigation into the "Markaz" Nizamuddin incident in March will not be released and instead be sent to police custody.Around 900 of those being released from quarantine are residents of Delhi. A majority of the others hail from Tamil Nadu and Telangana - two of the states worst-hit by the spread of COVID-19 cases linked to the Jamaat event.

06 May

The Delhi Government Issued Guidelines For Screening Of Passengers.

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The Delhi government on Wednesday issued guidelines for screening and handling of passengers on their return to the city airport from abroad by repatriation flights amid the COVID-19-induced lockdown.In an order, the Delhi heath department said this is in view of the planned phased return of Indian nationals stranded abroad by the Ministry of External Affairs in coordination with the Indian Missions overseas.The order issued by the Delhi health secretary said guidelines have been issued for screening and handling of such passengers on their return to the city airport to mitigate the possibility of spread of COVID-19.

06 May

Coronavirus Has Infected Around 548 Doctors, Nurses And Paramedics Across The Country So Far.

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Coronavirus has infected around 548 doctors, nurses and paramedics across the country so far, according to data maintained by the Centre, official sources said on Wednesday.The figure does not include field workers, ward boys, sanitation workers, security guards, lab attendants, peons, laundry and kitchen staff among others.According to an official source, it has not been ascertained from where these doctors, nurses and paramedic staff have acquired the infection.

06 May

Police Says To Download Arogya Setu App Only From Google Play Store And Apple Play Store.

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The Commissionerate of Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack on Wednesday issued a cyber security alert and told people to download the Aarogya Setu application only from the Google Play Store and Apple App store.The Aarogya Setu app is the government's mobile application for contact tracing and disseminating medical advisories to users in order to contain the spread of COVID19.The police said some people are receiving SMS or WhatsApp messages containing a link to download the Aarogya Setu App. "Please do not click on the link to download Aarogya Setu App," the police said on its twitter handle.

06 May

A Petition In Delhi High Court Claims AIIMS Pharmace Is Not Giving Medicines To Non-Coronavirus Patients.

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The Delhi High Court today sought the Centre's response on a plea claiming that outstation non-coronavirus patients who had come for treatment at AIIMS are not being provided medication from the hospital''s pharmacy anymore due to the lockdown.A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar issued notice to the Centre and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) seeking their stand on the petition which wants medications for these patients till the time the lockdown continues.The plea said the patients had come to Delhi for treatment at AIIMS and were presently living in night shelters in the national capital.