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08 Jul

Ten people sentenced for life in murder case

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In 2016, the court sentenced 10 people to life imprisonment for murdering a man of Karn village named Ashok Kumar. Also, District Judge Jitendra Kumar Pandey imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on each of the accused. Ashok Kumar, a resident of Karna village, was murdered in 2016, following which a case was registered against 10 people.

08 Jul

Ladakh reports fresh COVID-19 cases

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Ladakh reported four new Covid infections in a day, taking the total number of cases in the union territory to 28,543. All the new cases were reported from Leh. Also, 6 people have recovered from the disease and been discharged from a hospital in Leh. The total number of covid recoveries is 28,190. As per reports, 228 people have died of COVID-19 in Ladakh, including 168 in Leh and 60 in Kargil, they said. A total of 174 samples were tested for COVID-19 in Ladakh, including 145 in Leh and 25 in Kargil, they said.

08 Jul

EAM Jaishankar meets Singapore’s deputy PM and Defence minister

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Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met two key leaders of Singapore, including Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, to discuss the global economic and political situation and discuss ways to strengthen and take bilateral relations to the next level. Jaishankar stopped over in Singapore on his way to Indonesia to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Bali. “Delighted to meet DPM & Finance Minister @LawrenceWangST in Singapore. A good discussion on taking our bilateral partnership to the next level. Also discussed the global political and economic situation? Jaishankar said in a tweet. Apart from Wong, Jaishankar also met…

07 Jul

196 COVID-19 cases registered in Assam

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Assam recorded 196 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 7,25,677. As per reports, 196 coronavirus patients have been detected across the state. The National Health Minister said 74 new cases were reported from Kamrup Metropolitan District comprising Guwahati city, followed by 30 from Kamrup and 20 from Dibrugarh. No deaths due to infection have been recorded in the last 24 hours. A total of 7,16,733 Covid-19 patients have so far recovered from the disease and have been discharged from various hospitals and Covid care centres. The NHM also said over 4.67 crore doses of vaccines, including 7, 29, 700…

07 Jul

Lighting strike kills 3 tribals in Madhya Pradesh

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According to reports, three tribals were killed and many others injured after lightning struck a forest area in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district. The accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when Ajanoy was going for a picnic near a river in the forest area. While they were busy fishing, there was sudden lightning. The deceased have been identified as Ram Bharat Adivasi (28), Dilip Adivasi (27) and Mukesh Adivasi (20), he said. Three others sustained severe burns and were admitted to the district hospital for treatment.

07 Jul

Priyanka Gandhi slams BJP on top of Dalits, tribals attacks

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Priyanka Gandhi allegedly slamed BJP for the atrocities done to the Dalits and tribals. The Congress leader asked why the ruling party remains “silent” on the horrific attacks against them. She mentioned instances of a tribal woman being set on fire in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh over a property dispute and a Dalit youth killed in Lucknow district's Maal area allegedly after an explosion under the cot.A Dalit youth was blown up in Uttar Pradesh and a tribal woman was set ablaze in Madhya Pradesh, Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.

06 Jul

Yogi launches tree plantation drive in Uttar Pradesh

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched a tree plantation drive, under which 25 crore saplings will be planted across the state. The chief minister launched the drive by planting saplings of peepal, banyan and pakd (harishankari) in Manikpur development block of Chitrakoot district and said that 35 crore saplings would be planted in the state this year. The state ministers participated in the campaign by planting saplings in different districts. Many more ministers were supposed to receive development programs. As per the official statement, the Chief Minister said while addressing the function at Chitrakootthat that the state government…

06 Jul

Puducherry records fresh COVID-19 cases

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Union Territory of Puducherry reported 91 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. Fresh 9 COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday. 91 cases were detected during the testing of 2,520 samples, Health Director G Sriramulu said in a release. Puducherry region accounted for 65 of the 91 cases, followed by Karaikal with 19 and Yanam (7). Mahe, an enclave in Kerala's Puducherry, has not reported any new cases, the director said. The Union Territory's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,66,923 with 91 new infections added. Fifty patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the overall number of recoveries…

06 Jul

Himanta and President to have discussion over flood situation occured Assam

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On Tuesday, President Ram Nath Kovind called up Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma to inquire about the prevailing flood situation in the state. The Chief Minister said he was honored to receive a call from the President who inquired about the flood situation in Assam and the ongoing relief and rescue operations. The CM, Assam tweeted, ‘extremely grateful for his concern. It will boost our morale in overcoming this situation.' According to the report, Assam has faced severe flood situation this year which has affected 90 lakh people in the state so far.

04 Jul

Lalu Prasad admitted to ICU after shoulder fracture

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RJD President Lalu Prasad on Monday was admitted to a private hospital due to his illness, less than 24 hours after he had a fall and fractured his shoulder. He is in ICU, according to an official of the hospital where he is undergoing treatment. "He was brought here complaining of many symptoms, related to his shoulder injury and kidney problems, among other ailments", he said. He added that it would be premature to speculate whether the former Bihar chief minister might be referred to better facilities in Delhi. Out on bail in the fodder scam case, Prasad last month…