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23 Apr

Delhi imposes Rs 500 fine for not wearing masks

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The Delhi government has issued new rules to wear masks in public places. As per the rules, a fine of Rs 500 will be imposed for not wearing masks in public places in the national capital. Penalties shall not apply to persons traveling together in private four-wheelers. “Those who do not wear masks in public places in Delhi will be fined Rs 500. Penalty shall not be applicable for persons traveling together in private four-wheelers," said the notification issued by the Delhi government. The decision has been taken due to the increase in the positive rate of COVID-19 infections in…

23 Apr

Bengal to get three new districts

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The West Bengal government plans to bifurcate South 24 Parganas, creating new districts of Baruipur, Sundarbans and Diamond Harbour, a top official said on Friday. Work is being done on a "war footing" to complete the necessary formalities to bifurcate South 24 Parganas, the state's largest district, into three parts, the official said.“We are planning to create three new districts — Baruipur, Diamond Harbour and Sundarban — by the end of the year. Once the proposal gets Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nod, South 24 Parganas — currently stretching from the city to the coastal villages along Bay of Bengal —…

23 Apr

Modi govt increased funds for tribal communities

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has massively increased funds for the welfare of tribal communities after coming to power, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Friday. He was speaking at the 'Van Samity Conference', an event where bonuses were distributed to collectors of forest products like tendu leaves. It is the government of the poor, Scheduled Tribes, Dalits and Backward Classes. During the Congress government, only Rs 21,000 crore was given for the welfare of (tribal) people, but after Modi came to power in 2014, it was increased to Rs 78,000 crore, Shah said. The Modi government has decided…

23 Apr

40 more new covid cases in Bengal

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West Bengal reported 40 coronavirus cases on Friday and 34 persons have recovered from the infection, the state health department's bulletin said. Cumulative covid caseload goes to 20, 17,940. The recovery rate was 98.94 percent. And the positivity rate was 0.39 percent, it added.

23 Apr

Man deceiving senior citizens, arrested

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West Bengal's Economic Offenses Department has arrested a man for duping hundreds of senior citizens by promising to refund them. It is reported that he was sent to jail for three days. DEO sleuths on Thursday night raided a house in Ballygunge area of the city and arrested the director of a Ponzi scheme company. The company has been operating since 2007 and has been duping customers by promising to double their money, the report said. "We have received a specific complaint against the accused in Topsia area and he has been arrested," officials said.

22 Apr

YES BANK signs MoU for integration in eGRAS portal

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YES BANK announced signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Assam for integration in the eGRAS (Government Receipt Accounting System) portal. The MoU was signed by the Director of Directorate of Accounts and Treasuries Assam Shri Balen Chandra Boro, AFS on behalf of Govt representing the Governor of Assam and representatives from YES BANK.The Bank will be authorized to act as an intermediary for facilitating online collection of Tax and Non-Tax Revenue on behalf of Government of Assam. Citizens will be able to pay their dues using online banking modes such as Net Banking, payment gateway, Debit…

22 Apr

Delhi govt to provide free vaccine to all eligible beneficiaries

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The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi on Thursday announced that precautionary doses for the anti-COVID-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost to all eligible beneficiaries aged 18 to 59 years at government vaccination centers. In a statement, the Delhi government said necessary changes have been made to the CoWIN portal for Delhi where both online and walk-in appointments will be available. It also said the provision of precautionary doses given at private vaccination centers will continue.

22 Apr

Jayawardene has backed

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Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene has backed out-of-form openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan, saying a change is definitely possible and she will be worried if the pair do not bowl well. Rohit, who did not open his account against CSK on Thursday night, has managed just 114 runs in seven innings this season. “It's been up and down. To be honest, Ishan batted really well in the first few matches, and then a bit of a slide. Rowe (Rohit) is hitting the ball really well, he starts well, scores 15-20 runs, looks good and then can't convert,” Jayawardene…

22 Apr

Bullet firing at Rohini court complex, Delhi

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On Friday morning, a shot was fired from the service weapon of Nagaland police personnel during a fight between two lawyers' clients, according to police at the Rohini court complex. According to reports, a Nagaland Police personnel on security duty was trying to control the situation when a bullet was fired from his service weapon. The bullet hit the ground and no one was injured, the officer said.

22 Apr

Militant killed in encounter in J-K

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Another militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Friday, police said, taking the toll to four in an operation that lasted more than 24 hours. Top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Yusuf Kantru, one of the longest-surviving militants in the Valley, was shot dead in an operation on Thursday. "One militant was killed after the exchange of fire resumed on Friday morning," a police official said. He said that the number of militants killed in the operation which started early in the morning has increased to four. Three militants were killed in the…