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22 Jul

Four inter-state robbers arrested in UP

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Four out of seven inter-state dacoits were arrested in a police encounter near the Sarurpur canal. Five motorcycles, a two-wheeler and two 315 bore pistols along with four live and two empty cartridges were recovered from them, Superintendent of Police (City) Martand Prakash Singh said. The inter-state dacoits, Jitendra, Kuldeep, Kapil and Shiv Singh are from Rajasthan and Bholu, Bhola and Gopal are residents of Mathura, police said. The robbers opened fire and the police fired in self-defense, the report said.

21 Jul

Congress to protest outside ED office in Shimla

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The Himachal Pradesh unit of the Congress will stage a protest outside the sub-zonal office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday.The protest is against the federal probe agency summoning Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi. According to the information, Sonia Gandhi was questioned in a money-laundering probe link to the National Herald-Associated Journals Limited case for which protest will be staged outside the ED's Chhota Shimla office around noon.

21 Jul

TMC’s Martyrs’ Day rally on West Bengal

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A large number of people from West Bengal gathered at Esplanade in the heart of the city for the mega Martyrs' Day rally of the ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday amid tight security. Many of them arrived in the city two days earlier for the rally, which will be addressed by TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee. TMC workers were seen arriving in overflowing local trains at two terminal stations in Howrah and Sealdah holding party flags. At least four and a half thousand policemen have been deployed across the city to maintain law and order in the city during the day.…

21 Jul

Assam adds another 830 new COVID-19 cases

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Assam recorded 830 new COVID-19 cases, the highest one-day spike since February 3, taking the tally to 7,32,492. According to a report, two deaths have occurred due to the infection – one each in Jorhat and Nalbari. The death toll stands at 8,008. Assam now has 5,243 active cases, with a total of 7,19,241 people having recovered from the disease so far. Kamrup Metropolitan District, which primarily comprises Guwahati city, reported 37 new covid cases, followed by Sonitpur (71) Baksa (84), and Dibrugarh (57).

20 Jul

Assam logs 755 COVID cases with 3 deaths

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Assam reports 755 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths; The overall number of Covid-19 cases in the state has risen to 7,31,662. New cases were detected from 7,121 samples tested with a positivity rate of 10.60 per cent per day. According to the report, Baxa district reported the highest number of 64 new cases, followed by Goalpara with 63 and Kamrup Metropolitan and Dibrugarh with 60 cases each. Cachar, Kamrup Metropolitan and Udalguri districts reported one death each, keeping the day's tally unchanged at three.

20 Jul

Special Task Force, Odisha seizes leopard skin

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Odisha Police's Special Task Force has seized a leopard skin since 2020 from Information. Due to which a person has been arrested in Koraput district for trafficking in wildlife body parts. A team of STF conducted the operation with the help of Ramgir forest officials under Baiparigura police station. The man was arrested after he could not produce any authority to support the seizure of the leopard skin, for which he was handed over to Ramgir forest officials under the Jeypore forest division.

20 Jul

Bangladesh liberation warriors visiting Assam

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A group of Bangladeshi 'freedom fighters' is visiting Assam to further strengthen the age-old ties between India and Bangladesh. A 25-member delegation of 'Muktijoddha' is on a visit to Guwahati and Shillong for three days. India celebrates 75 years of its independence as Azadi Ka Amrita Mohotsav, while the 'Swarnim Vijay Varsh' marks the 50th year of India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war that led to the birth of Bangladesh. the chief minister said in a Twitter post,“The Bangladesh Liberation War was a landmark event where 9 valiant soldiers from Assam made the supreme sacrifice. Some Assam Police…

19 Jul

Rajya Sabha proceedings has adjourned

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The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha were adjourned without transacting any business in the pre-lunch session on Tuesday as opposition parties, including the Congress, pressed for an immediate discussion on everything from price hike to the Agnipath project. Congress, Left and AAP members insisted on discussing these issues, forcing the adjournment of proceedings till 2 pm. Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu rejected notices given to opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharg and other leaders under Rule 267 calling for adjournment of business for the day to take up issues listed by them. Opposition members insisted on discussing the matter. But this did not…

19 Jul

Andaman and Nicobar faces new Covid cases

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported 10 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 10,330. According to the report, nine fresh patients have a history of travel due to which the infection was detected. There are now 59 active patients in the Union Territory and out of them 58 are under home quarantine and one has been admitted to the hospital. The death toll remained at 129 as no new deaths due to infection were reported, the official said. Also 13,492 children aged 12-14 received at least one vaccine dose, the official added.

19 Jul

Himachal Pradesh landslide leaves 8 injured in Kangra

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On Tuesday in a landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district eight people were injured. As per the report of Kangra District Emergency Operations Centre, at a construction site near a flour mill, a landslide occurred and the injured have been identified as Rajeev Kumar (19), Gaurav (20), Dev Narayan (40), Sahadev (21) and his brother Vasudev (30) and Jagat (42) — all from West Bengal — Neetu (24) from Uttar Pradesh and Vinay Kumar (44) from Kangra district, state disaster management director Sudesh Mokta said. Currently, injured all are admitted to a nearby hospital.