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23 Mar

(MHA) on Tuesday gave an immediate voluntary retirement to IPS officer Amitabh Thakur,

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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday gave an immediate voluntary retirement to IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, the Uttar Pradesh Home Department said in a notification today. the Uttar Pradesh Home Department said in a notification today. It said that the 1992-batch UP cadre officer was found "not suitable" to continue his services as a public servant. "IPS officer Amitabh Thakur given immediate voluntary retirement from service (VRS) as per an order by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) after he was found not suitable to continue his services as a public servant," the notification of the Uttar Pradesh Home…

23 Mar

With Covid-19 cases rising in Pune, teachers, PMPML staff to assist in contact tracing

editor0 CommentsSikkimCovid-19 case, Quick Response Team, Rubal Agarwal.

Last year, the PMC had made civic school teachers and PMPML staff carry out door-to-door surveys to identify patients and register comorbid patients in each house. As the city continues to witness a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has roped in 50 personnel from its education department, for each of the 15 ward offices, to focus on contact tracing of Covid-19 positive patients and help in containing the spread of the disease. The PMC has already provided a Quick Response Team (QRT) for each of the 15 ward offices in the city. The civic body, however, considering the…

23 Mar

Government attack on hospital in northwestern Syria kills 6

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Artillery shells fired from government areas hit a major hospital in a rebel-controlled town in northwestern Syria on Sunday, killing at least six patients, including a child, wounding medical staff and forcing the facility to shut its doors, rescuers, an aid group and activists reported. Artillery shells fired from government areas hit a major hospital in a rebel-controlled town in northwestern Syria on Sunday, killing at least six patients, including a child, wounding medical staff and forcing the facility to shut its doors, rescuers, an aid group and activists reported. The shells landed at the entrance and in the…

22 Mar

Kartik Aaryan tests positive for COVID-19, says, ‘Dua Karo’

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Actor Kartik Aaryan has tested positive for the coronavirus. He took to Instagram to share the news with his fans. Sharing a picture of a large 'plus' sign, he wrote, "Positive ho gaya. Dua karo (I am positive. Pray for me)," he captioned his post and even added facepalm and praying emojis. Kartik also had a short conversation with his fans who wished him well. “Get well soon,” wrote one. When one of the fans wrote, “Nothing will happen,” Kartik replied, “It has already happened brother.” Another fan sent ‘get well soon’ message to which the actor wrote, “Great plan.”…

22 Mar

NIA files chargesheet against 3 in suspended J-K cop Davinder Singh’s case

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a charge sheet against Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra of the PDP and two others in a terror funding case, and said the youth leader was a crucial player in sustaining the "political-separatist-terrorist" nexus in Jammu and Kashmir. Investigation Agency has filed a charge sheet against three accused persons namely Shaheen Ahmad Lone, Tafazul Hussain Parimoo and Waheed-ur-Rahman Para under section 120B of the IPC, sections 17, 18, 38, 39 & 40 of the UA (P) Act, and section 25 (1AA) of Arms Act and section 6 of the Explosive Substances Act in NIA Special…

22 Mar

5 children die after falling inside grain storage container in Rajasthan’s Bikaner

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Five children suffocated to death after they fell inside a grain storage in Bikaner's Himmarshee village on Sunday.Five children, including four girls and one boy fell into an iron-made grain storage bin while playing. All the children were trapped in it and suffocated to death."While playing, all the children locked themselves in the grain bin made of iron, kept in the house and could never come out of it. When the incident happened, no one was present at home for timely rescue," said the area Circle Officer (CO) Pawan Bhadauriya in a statement.The police said that Bheeyaram and his wife…

22 Mar

The Privileged Path in America

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It is hard to figure out how anything as important as access to COVID-19 vaccines could be left to chance and uncertainty. Welcome to America’s vaccine rollout, where privilege only works some of the time. And some of the privileged just can’t seem to get it to work for them like it almost always has. Very frustrating. Equity, in the sense of fairness and impartiality, has never been an American strength. Rather, the nation’s history glorifies those who grab what they can get, even when what they can get is at the expense of others. “Success” itself is prized above…

22 Mar

Bengal to be experiencing heat for the time being, no possibility of rain

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Heat to rise, no possibility of rain in the state for now It will be hot, Bengal is in the heat for the time being. It is accompanied by moisture-related discomfort. There is no possibility of rain for now. This is what the Alipore Meteorological Department said. The air office said the maximum temperature in Kolkata may approach 37 degrees Celsius on Monday. The minimum temperature in the city may be 26 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in the city yesterday was 36.8 degrees Celsius, which is 2 degrees above normal. The minimum temperature in Kolkata has gone up to…

20 Mar

Sara Ali Khan raises the bar of hot bridal look in Manish Malhotra’s Nooraniyat

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Sara Ali Khan raises the bar of hot bridal look in Manish Malhotra’s Nooraniyat Developed on the ethos of tradition but influenced by the present or the new world, designer Manish Malhotra’s fashion couture film ‘Nooraniyat’ features Sara Ali Khan as the muse and we are totally digging her bridal look. The pictures and videos that flooded the Internet recently, feature Sara at her sartorial best that made jaws drop in awe of her smoking hot bridal look and “aura of mystique beauty” in Manish’s ensemble. Recently, the diva took to her social media handle and shared a slew of…

20 Mar

Zayn Malik is a changed man after becoming a dad

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Zayn Malik is a changed man after becoming a dad British singer-songwriter Zayn Malik has opened up for the first time about raising his daughter Khai with Gigi Hadid. The child was born in September 2020. "Honestly, it's amazing. A lot of people that I was speaking to, obviously before she was born and stuff were like, 'It's a big adjustment, and it's going to be a massive change and stuff," Zayn said on a radio show."But honestly, she's an amazing baby. It's been really easy for me and Gigi to kind of just ease into it. She kind of…