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29 Jun

Uttarakhand govt issues COVID guidelines for Char Dham Yatra despite HC’s stay on pilgrimage

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As per the Covid guidelines issued by the Uttarakhand government says that the Char Dham Yatra will commence from July 1. However, this doesn't sit right with Uttarakhand High Court's recent order against holding Char Dham Yatra this year. The Uttarakhand HC had on Monday stayed state Cabinet's decision of arrange the pilgrimage with limited number of people. The Uttarakhand High Court had instructed the state government to make a standard operating procedure for the Char Dham Yatra,and asking not to do like Kumbh Mela . The court had observed SOPs were submitted before Kumbh Mela was responsible for the spike…

28 Jun

2 Drones Seen Near Military Station In Jammu, Were Fired At, “Flew Away”

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The army says a major threat was averted after two drones were seen last night near a military station in Jammu and fired at by alert troops, hours after drones were used in a terror attack on the Jammu Air Force base.The drones "flew away" after the army fired at them, said an official statement. The drones were spotted near the Kaluchak military station in Jammu. The first was sighted at 11.30 pm and the second, around 1.30 am. He said a high alert was sounded immediately and Quick Reaction Teams engaged the drones with firing, Jammu-based Army PRO Lt…

28 Jun

Arvind Kejriwal says free electricity for all in Punjab if AAP wins 2022 assembly election

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Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that free electricity will be provided to all in Punjab if the party wins the 2022 election and forms the government in the state. Assembly election in Punjab are scheduled to be held in February or March next year. The Delhi CM, however, said that he would share additional details during his visit to Chandigarh on Tuesday. Kejriwal also claimed that women in Punjab are very unhappy with inflation. "…In Delhi we provide 200 units of free electricity to every family. The women are very happy. Women in Punjab…

28 Jun

India successfully test-fires new variant of nuclear-capable Agni missile

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India on Monday successfully test-fired a new variant of its nuclear-capable Agni missile from a defence base off Odisha coast, an official statement by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said. The new nuclear-capable missile is fully made up of composite material, according to news agency ANI. A lot of new technologies have been incorporated in the new missile, the DRDO officials said. "Various telemetry and radar stations positioned along the eastern coast tracked and monitored the missile. The missile has followed textbook trajectory, meeting all mission objectives with high level of accuracy," the DRDO said in a statement. "Being…

28 Jun

J&K Police arrest top Lashkar commander Abrar Nadeem Bhat

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Jammu and Kashmir Police said top Lashkar commander Abrar Nadeem Bhat, involved in a number of killings, was arrested from Srinagar on Monday. Bhat alias Khalid was active in the Central Kashmir region since 2018. Kashmir police chief (IGP) Vijay Kumar said, “It is a big success for us.” He, however, didn’t reveal further details of the arrest. Vijay Kumar had recently said that security forces will soon neutralise Abrar, who was suspected to be involved in the attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Lawaypora on March 25. Three CRPF jawans were killed in that attack carried…

28 Jun

Delhi Schools Can Charge Fee For Now, Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere into this matter

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The Supreme Court has refused to stay a Delhi High Court order cancelling that schools in the national capital could not collect annual charges or development fees until they physically re-open. The High Court quashed Directorate of Education (DoE) orders issued in April and August 2020. The High Court's order was challenged by the Delhi government and others govt, including students and parents, as well as being challenged in the top court. The Supreme Court today said that the High Court was examining the original order - issued by a single-judge bench .The single judge verdict had quashed two office orders…

28 Jun

Nuclear Agni-Prime missile successfully test-fired off the Odisha coast

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India on Monday successfully carried out the test firing of a new missile of the Agni series known as Agni-Prime at 10.55 am, off the Odisha coast . It was test-fired successfully from launchpad No-4 of Chandipur. Known from the government source,”The new nuclear-capable missile is fully made up of composite material and it was a textbook launch.” DRDO officials said that various telemetry stations positioned along the eastern coast tracked and monitored the missile. It has followed textbook trajectory, meeting all mission objectives with a high level of accuracy. Agni-Prime is a short-range ballistic missile. It is a new…

28 Jun

Maharashtra strengthens COVID-19 restrictions in response to ‘Delta Plus’ variant concerns, signalling the start of the third wave

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The state of Maharashtra has strengthened restrictions with effect from Monday, amid worries of a third wave of coronavirus and cases of its highly virulent 'Delta Plus' form emerging. The new decision will have an impact on places such as Nagpur, Thane, and Pune, which have seen more relaxations than Mumbai, and remains under 'level 3' limitations despite qualifying for 'level 1', it allows all curbs to be withdrawn. The Maharashtra government had announced a'state-level trigger' for placing limits in administrative units regardless of the weekly positive rate or oxygen bed occupancy percentage earlier on Friday. The Maharashtra government implemented…

27 Jun

In emotional gesture, President Ram Nath Kovind bows down to his birthplace

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Keeping the constitution of India and his birthplace in the highest regard, President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday expressed his gratitude and respect for both upon reaching Kanpur Dehat. President Kovind bowed down to touch the soil and pay obeisance to the land of his birth as soon as he landed at a helipad near his village Paraunkh -- some 70 km from Kanpur city. “I’d never imagined even in my dreams that an ordinary boy like me from a village would get privilege of discharging responsibilities of the highest office of the country. But our democratic system has made…

26 Jun

Protesting farmers plan march to Raj Bhawan today; security tightened

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Farmers have been protesting against the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers' (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. They have been camping at Delhi borders since November last year, demanding the withdrawal of these three laws and that a new law be made to guarantee minimum support price (MSP) for their crops. Bharatiya Kisan Union’s all-India president Naresh Tikait made the declaration while addressing farmers at UP Gate where they have been sitting on a dharna, blocking one carriageway from Ghaziabad to…