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Vande Bharatam-NrityaUtsav, Zonal level competition starts from December 9th 2021

Vande Bharatam-NrityaUtsav, Zonal level competition starts from December 9th 2021

The selection process of the Vande Bharatam Nritya Utsav competition has reached its next stage at the zonal level. The Ministry of Culture has announced the launch of ‘Vande Bharatam-NrityaUtsav’, an All-India dance competition as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The prime objective of this competition is to select the top dancing talent from across the country and provide them the opportunity to perform during the Republic Day Parade 2022. The zonal level on-ground event which will kick start from December 9 to December 12 in four different cities. Starting from Calcutta on December 9, Mumbai on December 10,…
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Army chopper crashes in TN, CDS Bipin Rawat on board

Army chopper crashes in TN, CDS Bipin Rawat on board

An Army chopper, with Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat on board, crashed in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor on Wednesday. According to media reports, 5 are reportedly killed in the accident. Three others have been seriously injured. The Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife were on board and their condition is yet to be known. The chopper was on its way from the sulur IAF base to the defence services college (DSC) at Wellington when it crashed. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is understood to have briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the crash. Emergency teams have arrived…
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India-Bangladesh completes 50 years of “Maitri Diwas”

India-Bangladesh completes 50 years of “Maitri Diwas”

India and Bangladesh will complete 50 years of “Maitri Diwas” on the 6th December of 2021. Both countries are going to celebrate this day and honour their longstanding friendship. To make this day special, both India and Bangladesh are organizing different types of programs together based on the Bangladesh Liberation War. According to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, the names of the winners of the "Logo and Backdrop" designing competition will be announced on December 6. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will release a video message about India-Bangladesh relations and the liberation struggle. On the other side India's Foreign…
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India better prepared to face Omicron, says health expert

India better prepared to face Omicron, says health expert

India is better prepared to face the Omicron wave, if it comes, but people should always wear double face masks as these continue to be the best protection against any variant and take vaccines while regulatory authorities should authorise emergency use of two oral drugs for treatment of Covid-19, said a health systems expert. Dr Krishna Reddy Nallamalla said while it has become clearly evident that Omicron is more infectious than Delta variant, the ongoing debate is by how much. Preprint research publication from South Africa has convincing evidence that it evades immunity acquired after natural infection. Most of the…
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Delhi govt issues notice to 3rd int’l airline for flouting Covid norms

Delhi govt issues notice to 3rd int’l airline for flouting Covid norms

After Etihad and American Airlines, the Delhi government has issued a show-cause notice to Qatar Airways for failing to follow the mandatory Covid-19 guidelines issued by the Union Health Ministry in the wake of the spread of the Omicron variant. According to a Delhi government notice, the Qatar Airways flight arrived in the national capital on Tuesday from the Hamad International Airport in Doha and it failed to identify 2 per cent travellers of the total people onboard who were supposed to undergo random RT-PCR testing upon their arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Earlier in the day, the…
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Cyclone Jawad updates: Storm to reach Andhra Pradesh, Odisha coasts, move towards Bengal tomorrow; NDRF earmarks 64 teams

Cyclone Jawad updates: Storm to reach Andhra Pradesh, Odisha coasts, move towards Bengal tomorrow; NDRF earmarks 64 teams

Cyclone Jawad is likely to reach north coastal Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coast by the morning of December 4, informed the Meteorological Department (IMD), Amaravati Director Stella Samuel on Friday. The storm was located nearly 400 kms away from Visakhapatnam as of Friday noon. After hitting the Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coast, it is likely to recurve north-northeastwards and move along the Odisha coast, reaching near Puri on December 5. It is likely to continue to move north-northeastwards towards the West Bengal coast. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has earmarked a total of 64 teams to tackle the situation…
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Low-pressure system in Bay of Bengal intensifies into cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’

Low-pressure system in Bay of Bengal intensifies into cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’

A low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm 'Jawad', the India Meteorological Department said on Friday. The cyclonic storm is likely to reach the west-central Bay of Bengal off the coast of north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha by Saturday morning, the IMD said. It will then move north-northeastward along the coast of Odisha and adjoining Andhra Pradesh and touch the coast around Puri by December 5 noon, according to the weather department. Very heavy rainfall is likely to start in north coastal Andhra Pradesh and south coastal Odisha by Friday evening. The intensity of…
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10 Omicron suspects admitted to Delhi’s LNJP Hospital

10 Omicron suspects admitted to Delhi’s LNJP Hospital

A total of 10 persons suspected to be infected with Omicron Covid variant have been admitted to Delhi’s Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP). Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director, LNJP Hospital, which has been designated for the Omicron infection treatment, said on Friday, “We have admitted a total 10 individuals who are suspected to be of new Covid variant Omicron”. However, he underlined that ‘none of them have been identified yet ti have been infected with the Omicron variant’. He said that their genome sequencing reports are awaited. Kumar said that samples, which have been identified, will be sent for…
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Nissan India Exports 2954 in November

Nissan India Exports 2954 in November

Nissan India has achieved a Domestic wholesale of 2651 vehicles & Exports of 2954vehicles for November 2021 for Nissan and Datsun. Nissan India has achieved a growth 161% in domestic market for the month of November and exports have received 152%-year growth in the financial year 2021. The all-new Nissan Magnite comes with the best, lowest-in-class maintenance cost at just 30 paise/km (for 50,000 kms). Peace of mind comes with a warranty of 2 years (50,000kms) which can be extended for up to 5 years (100,000 kms) at a nominal cost. Rakesh Srivastava, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India Ltd. said,…
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2 people dies after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Thrissur, Kerala

2 people dies after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Thrissur, Kerala

Two persons have died after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Kerala's Thrissur district on Tuesday. They were two small-scale businessmen hailing from Irinjalakuda town in Thrissur. According to police, the victims, who were friends, consumed liquor, suspected to be spurious, Tuesday night at a shop owned by one of them. Quoting their other friends, the police said both of them showed symptoms of uneasiness soon after its consumption and foam started to build in their mouths. When they fell unconscious, they were rushed to the nearby hospital, but their lives could not be saved. "While Biju died on Monday night…
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