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12 Jun

Pulitzer awards girl for recording George Floyd’s Murder

editor0 CommentsSikkimBLM, Darnella Frazier, george floyd, International, Pulitzer, USA

Darnella Frazier (18), the teenager who filmed the murder of George Floyd by a police officer, has been given a special journalism award by the Pulitzer Prize board. She was awarded the citation for her courage, the Pulitzer committee said. The Pulitzers are the most prestigious journalism awards in the US. Her film started protests for racial justice around the world and was used as evidence in the trial that convicted police officer Derek Chauvin. The committee said they honoured her for "courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world,…

12 Jun

On Anne Frank’s birthday, here are 10 facts about her life, death and her diary

editor0 CommentsSikkimAnne Frank, german, history, International

Anne Frank's diary is perhaps the best known document chronicling life under Nazi occupation and the persecution suffered by Jews. Her diary details the time that her family spent in hiding during the Nazis’ occupation of the Netherlands. It was written over the course of two years. She was just 15 years old when she died. The Jewish Frank family moved into a secret annex on the premises of the company owned by Anne’s father in order to escape capture by the Nazis. They lived there with another Jewish family named the van Pels and, later, a Jewish dentist named Fritz…

11 Jun

Kannada actor Suresh Chandra dies of Covid-19

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Suresh Chandra who is still remembered for his role in Cheluvina Chittara and Ugramm, died on Friday after suffering from the novel coronavirus. According to reports, the actor was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru for the past few weeks but failed to respond to treatment. He breathed his last on Friday in the afternoon. A well-known face of Kannada cinema, Suresh impressed the audience with his role as an antagonist in films like Cheluvina Chittara and Ugramm. He has also acted in several hit films, like Kiccha Huccha, Rana, Shyloo, Kalidasa Kannada Meshtru, Appayya and Junglee. Usually known for…

11 Jun

BJP’s Vice President Mukul Roy likely to join TMC

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Once a close aide of Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice-president Mukul Roy will be returning to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), along with son Shubhranshu ahead of his formal return and is likely to meet TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee at the TMC headquarters on Friday afternoon. But the final decision regarding Roy's joining will only be taken after his meeting today at 3 pm which was pre-scheduled with the TMC top brass in Kolkata. Mukul Roy was the party’s first big leader to jump ship in 2017. His resentment is believed to be directed at Suvendu Adhikari, another…

11 Jun

Here are some interesting facts about Lalu Prasad Yadav on the veteran politician’s birthday

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Lalu Prasad Yadav is the former Chief Minister of Bihar and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal and also a former Union Minister of Railways. Mr. Yadav became the General Secretary of Patna University Students Union at an very early age in 1970. In the coming years, he became a pioneer of the political scene of Bihar. With former Chief Minister Satyendra Narayan Sinha's support, he represented the Janata Party in the Lok Sabha. He won a seat for the Lok Sabha at the age of 29 and became the youngest member of Parliament of his time. Yadav advanced in…

11 Jun

Chinese man caught crossing India-Bangladesh border in Malda

editor0 CommentsSikkimbangladesh, BSF, China, crime, India, International

The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a Chinese intruder along the India-Bangladesh international border in Malda, West Bengal while he was trying to cross the border illegally. The 36-year-old man was infiltrating into the Indian territory around 7 am. He was dressed in a black sweatshirt, pants and shoes. Upon being challenged by the forces, he tried to run away from spot. The BSF personnel then chased him and brought to the Border Out Post Mohadipur for questioning. The man was identified by security officials as Junwei Han. Officials also found a Chinese passport bearing a Bangladeshi visa, a laptop and…

11 Jun

HCCB: Ration kits among Covid-19 affected villagers

editor0 CommentsSikkimCovid-19, Dry ration kits, HCCB

One of India's top FMCG companies, HCCB distributed free dry ration kits among the needy villagers of Raninagar in Jalpaiguri through a community outreach initiative. The company along with its NGO partner, Rashtriya GraminVikas Nidhi (RGVN) organised the programme in association with the Indian Red Cross Society, Jalpaiguri. The gesture is a part of HCCB’s nation-wide CoVID Care plan. HCCB has already been distributing oxygen concentrators to administrators in different parts of the country in its efforts to help the community deal with the immediate crisis of inadequate oxygen supply. HCCB is also donating ventilators, ICU beds, ICU equipment, BiPAP…

11 Jun

Vedanta rolls out 5 Vedanta Cares Field hospitals

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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren virtually launched Vedanta group company ESL Steel’s 100-bed COVID facility in Bokaro in the presence Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal. Jharkhand Chief Minister, Hemant Soren, Health Minister, Mr Banna Gupta, Member of Parliament PN Singh, SAIL Director Ic Amarendu Prakash, Dr. Ashok Pathak, Sauvick Mazumdar (CEO of Vedanta’s Iron & Steel Business) and NL Vhatte (CEO of ESL Steel) were also present. With the launch of this new medical facility, Vedanta has completed 5 Vedanta Cares field hospitals in Delhi NCR, Naya Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Barmer (Rajasthan), Chitradurga (Karnataka) and Bokaro (Jharkhand). The 100-bed Vedanta Cares Field…

10 Jun

For the second time in row Puri Rath Yatra to be held without devotees

editor0 CommentsSikkimodisha, P K JENA, puri rath yatra

This year too , on Thursday Odisha government announced that on July 12 , a month ahead of the annual Rath Yatra, Puri Rath Yatra will held without devotees .This will only be held in Puri amid strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P K Jena said that according to the Supreme Court guidelines ,this year also Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra will be held sans devotees in Puri. Event the administration has prohibited similar celebrations in other parts of the state and will have to be followed in letter and spirit while observing the rituals on the…

10 Jun

Study claims Delta variant of Covid-19 can infect vaccinated people

editor0 CommentsSikkimAIIMS, covid19, delta varient

The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in collaboration with the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) have done two separate studies which have shown that the Delta variant of COVID-19 can infect people who have received one or two jabs of either Covishield or Covaxin. In the AIIMS-IGIB study no death has been reported in the 63 subjects, but the study has found out that the Delta variant is predominant in the reinfection cases. The study concluded, "Reinfections and vaccine breakthrough infections are rare occurrences and genome sequencing can provide…