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23 Mar

PM announces compensation for the family of 11 killed in the fire in Hyderabad

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A fire broke out at an iron and plastic scrap warehouse at Bhoiguda in Hyderabad. A police officer said that the fire broke out around 4 am in the morning. In the densely populated residential colony near the Secunderabad railway station, around 13 workers were asleep on the upper floor of the warehouse when the fire broke out. He said that the fire broke out due to a short circuit. Further investigation is still going on to find the exact cause of the fire. Around eight fire tenders were there for the service. They brought the fire under control around…

22 Mar

Nine person arrested fertilizer scam in Assam

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Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had directed the CID to conduct an inquiry into the procurement and distribution of urea in the state to bring out alleged irregularities.The Criminal Investigation Department conducted the inquiry in February, 2022 and submitted a report on the large-scale irregularities in the disbursement and sale of fertilizers.Raids were conducted by CID at various places in Morigaon, Kamrup, Darrang, Cachar, Goalpara and Darrang districts recently and nine persons have been arrested so far, the spokesperson said.Eight of the arrested are owners of various retail outlets who were selling the urea at a much higher price than…

22 Mar

Petrol, diesel price increased after over 4 months; LPG up Rs 50

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Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 80 paise per litre today after a period of over four months. The price of domestic cooking gas (LPG) was increased by Rs 50 per cylinder. Petrol price in the national capital has gone up from Rs 95.41 to Rs 96.21 per litre while diesel in Delhi will now cost Rs 87.47 a litre. Petrol and diesel prices per litre in Mumbai will cost Rs 110.82 and Rs 95.00 respectively. In Kolkata, petrol and diesel will cost Rs 105.51 and Rs 90.62 per litre respectively while the prices in Chennai will be Rs…

22 Mar

Section 144 enforced in Kota, Rajasthan for the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’

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The authorities in Kota, Rajasthan have imposed Section 144 for the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’. The District Collector & District Magistrate of Kota said that, "Section 144 will be imposed in Kota, Rajasthan from 22nd March to 21st April to maintaining the law & order during the screening of the movie 'The Kashmir Files’.” As per the order, there should be no crowd gathering for watching the film. The movie had released in theatres on 11th March. The movie stars Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumaar and many others. It has been declared as tax-free in Madhya Pradesh,…

22 Mar

A Civilian shot dead in Budgam and a non-local injured by terrorists in Pulwama, Kashmir

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In Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district a civilian was shot dead. As per the Budgam Police, the man was identified as Tajamul Mohiuddin. He was shot by the terrorists who had barged into the house in Gotpora. The man had critical gunshot injuries. He was then shifted to the nearby hospital immediately. After his arrival there the doctors declared him dead. In south Kashmir's Pulwama district, the Militants attacked a labourer from Bihar. It was another accident that has been reported. The man was shifted to the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital at Srinagar. He was taken there for…

21 Mar

Pramod Sawant to continue as Goa CM

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The suspense over the name of the next Chief Minister in Goa ended on Monday evening after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced that Dr Pramod Sawant will get another term in the office. This was announced at the crucial legislature party meeting of the BJP. "Vishwajit Rane proposed the name of Pramod Sawant as the Leader of the Legislative Party. Everyone unanimously elected Sawant as the Leader. He will be the Leader of the Legislative Party for the next 5 years," Narendra Singh Tomar announced. "I want to thank PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to…

21 Mar

Thirteen NATO ships headed to the Stockholm

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From several NATO countries thirteen warships are heading to Stockholm after military drills which include nine German vessels. Four ships from the Baltics are also included that are on their way to Frihamnen Port following the exercise. As per the Aftonbladet, the ships' movement has nothing to do with the situation in Ukraine. The Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics appealed for help in defending themselves against the Kiev forces. After that Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine. Russia said that the aim of its special operation is to demilitarize and the only military infrastructure is being targeted. But…

21 Mar

BJP announce the name of next Goa CM

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After the legislature party meeting BJP announced the name of Goa’s next Chief Minister. For the CM post BJP leader and caretaker chief minister Pramod Sawant is the clear front-runner. But some other names also surfaced as BJP delayed in announcing the name. The names of Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Arlekar and BJP MLA and former state health minister Vishwajit Rane are also being discussed. Pramod Sawant and Vishwajit Rane met union home minister Amit Shah. The ceremony of the new government could take place between 23rd March and 25th march. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and senior party…

17 Mar

Netflix block access of the users who are from different locations

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Globally Netflix added 8.28 million paid subscribers in the Q4 2021. A year before which was 8.5 million in the same period. The forecast is for the 2.5 million new subscribers in the first 3 months of this current year which will be lesser than the previous year. In 2021 it was 3.98 million during the same period. In India, Netflix reduced subscription prices by 60%. It now costs 149 per month for the Netflix Mobile plan, 199 for the Basic plan, 499 for Standard and 649 for Premium plan all of this for monthly basis. One Netflix subscription is…

16 Mar

The Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo Roadster

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Jaguar has unveiled its third all-electric virtual gaming sports car – the Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo Roadster. Jaguar’s latest all-electric virtual race car joins the grid for the launch of Gran Turismo 7 – the latest and most immersive iteration yet of the world-renowned racing game. The Roadster is designed to bring gamers the pure, visceral driving experience of an open-cockpit Jaguar sports car powered by three electric motors generating a total power output of more than 750kW and instant, maximum torque of 1200Nm. It features a swept-back aero screen directly in front of the driver. There’s a modern interpretation…