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10 Apr

CISF says 150 mobs attacked polling staff, army tried to snatch weapons :Cooch Behar violence

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Violence explode in Bengal in the fourth phase of elections where five people were killed in two separate incidents. Four people were killed when central forces opened fire on an uninterrupted crowd at the Sitalkuchi assembly constituency in the Mathbhanga block of Cooch Behar district on Saturday. Another incident in the same constituency killed a first-time voter, total number of death five. Meanwhile, the CISF has issued a statement stating that the cause of the violence was at the Sitalkuchi assembly constituency in the Mathbhanga block of Cooch Behar. According to CISF, on Saturday, around 9:35 am, near booth No…

10 Apr

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021

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Voting for the fourth phase of the eight-phase assembly election in West Bengal is currently underway as 44 assembly seats, including some high-profile ones, go to the polls. The assembly seats on the battleground on Saturday are spread across Alipurduar and Cooch Behar in North Bengal and Howrah, Hooghly, South 24 Parganas and parts of Kolkata in south Bengal. The temperature is already high in the state as the election commission has served two notices to the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).

10 Apr

Farmer unions say government is playing the waiting game to tire out the protesters.

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JANUARY 22 was the last time farmer unions had a meeting with the Union government over farm laws. For 77 days now, there has been no formal discussion between the two sides. But farmer unions are planning the next phase of the agitation mindful of the fact that government seems ready to play the waiting game to tire out the protesters. Famer leader and SKM member Rakesh Tikait said, ‘’Yes, we have had no talks with government after January 22. Now we are busy in making the entire country aware of these deadly farm laws. This aandolan is spreading in the whole…

09 Apr

A fire broke out at Ankur International School, leaving several people trapped at Ahmedabad

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A huge fire broke out at the Ankur International School premises in the Krishna Nagar area of Ahmedabad on Friday, leaving about 7-7 people trapped. According to initial reports, at least ten fire tenders arrived at the scene. Active firefighters, brought the fire under control and the cooling process is underway.

09 Apr

Egypt has announced the discovery of the 3,000-year-old Lost Gold City

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An Egyptian archaeological mission has announced the discovery of a 3,000-year-old "city of lost gold" (LGC) in the monument-rich city of Luxor. The mission, led by renowned Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass in collaboration with the country's ancient Council of Antiquities, found the city lost under the sand, Xinhua news agency reported. The city was known as "The Rise of Athens", during the reign of Amenhotep III, and continued to be used by King Tutankhamun. 3,000-yr-old 'Lost Gold City' Hawwas said in a statement on Thursday, "Many foreign missions have been working in the region in search of the Tutankhamun idol…

09 Apr

Mamata Banerjee gets EC notice for her ‘false and provocative’ remarks on Central forces

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Calling her statements against the Central Paramilitary Forces “completely false and provocative,” the Election Commission on Friday issued a notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and asked her to explain her stand on the same before 11 am Saturday. If Banerjee fails to explain herself, action would be taken against her for violating the Model Code of Conduct as well as sections 186, 189, 505 of the IPC, the notice said. In a strongly worded notice, the poll body deemed statements made by the TMC supremo on May 28 and April 7 as an attempt to “berate and vilify Central Paramilitary Forces…

08 Apr

Farhan Akhtar shoots for Marvel project in Bangkok.

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Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar will be seen in a Marvel film. Reportedly, the actor has bagged an international project with Marvel Studios, However, there has been no official confirmation from Disney, who owns Marvel. "Farhan is currently stationed in Bangkok, along with an International cast and crew, for the shoot of a project with Marvel Studios, who are known to be one of the biggest film studios worldwide," the news agency quoted a source saying. However, the source refrained from giving details about the project. "All other details of the project are strictly under wraps," the source explained.

08 Apr

Yogi Adityanath said that some leaders like Mamata and Rahul only became Hindus during the elections

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Remembering on Swami Vivekananda, CM Adityanath said, "Being a Hindu does not mean that one person is narrow. Swami Vivekananda strongly represented Hinduism on the world stage. He was the one who said, 'Guru se kaho hum Hindu hai (say) with pride, we are Hindus). We should be Hindus, it should be a matter of pride for me, not something to be ashamed of. Those who have massacred innocents, those who have exploited people for their votebank politics should be ashamed, "Adityanath said.The Uttar Pradesh chief minister on Thursday slammed leaders who were trying to use the ‘Hindu’ card to…

08 Apr

A fire broke out at a factory near MTNL office in Damodar Park, with 15 fire tenders on the spot, at Delhi

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A fire broke out in a four-storey building at Dilshad Garden Industrial Area on Thursday morning, according to Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials.The fire was reported to the fire department at 8:30 a.m., after that 15 fire tenders arrived at the scene. which is reported by a senior DFS Officer. He said firefighters had carried out the operation and the cause of the fire was not yet known, when the operation done, the amount of damage will be known.

08 Apr

States hit by Covid-19 second-wave ask for more vaccines, Centre says they are ‘Shifting the goalposts’

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The coordinated Covid-19 battle plan between the Centre and states came under strain Wednesday when the Union Health Ministry, being pushed by several states to supply more vaccine doses and open up the vaccination process to all individuals above the age of 18, reacted sharply, accusing the second-wave surge states of “politicizing” a public health issue and “spreading lies”, and of not doing enough in terms of testing, contact tracing and ramping up the health infrastructure. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, who came down heavily on Maharashtra, Delhi and Punjab, the states contributing most to the second surge of Covid-19 cases, said they were “trying…