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16 Jul

Guardians to complete admission process

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Students who passed Madhyamik 2020 have been advised not to physically participate in the process of admission to Class XI. Their guardians will have to complete the formalities, education minister Partha Chatterjee said. Around 86.34 per cent of the examinees passed Madhyamik 2020, the results of which were declared on Wednesday. “The highest ever,” board president Kalyanmoy Ganguly said, referring to the percentage of the students who passed. As many as 10,15,888 students had appeared in the exams, held in February.

16 Jul

Over 1 lakh Indians returned home

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Over one lakh Indians have returned home from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh by land borders as part of the central government's 'Vande Bharat' Mission operationalised to evacuate stranded citizens from foreign countries amid the coronavirus-infused lockdown, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. "As of July 15, 6,87,467 Indian nationals have returned to India; 1,01,014 nationals have returned from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh by land borders," MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said in a weekly briefing. On Monday, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri assured that the government is making all efforts to facilitate the evacuation of citizens who are…

16 Jul

India Tally Crosses 9.68 Lakh-mark

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India recorded a total of 32,695 cases of coronavirus infections in a single day for the first time. Total number of cases 9,68,876 on Thursday, while the death toll climbed to 24,915 with 606 people succumbing to the disease, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of recoveries stands at 6,12,814, while there are 3,31,146 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country. "Thus, around 63.25 per cent of patients have recovered so far," an official said. Of the 606 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, 233 are from Maharashtra, 86 from Karnataka, 68 from Tamil…

16 Jul

Free plasma therapy to all Covid-19 patients at Odisha

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While launching convalescent plasma therapy at three dedicated Covid hospitals of Odisha through VC, Odisha CM Naveen Pattnaik announced it will be made available free of cost for the Covid-19 patients. Escalating its fight amid rising cases of Covid-19, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated the convalescent plasma therapy for Covid-19 patients at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack. "This is more relevant when the vaccine for Covid-19 is only in its trial stage. This therapy is expected to be an effective tool in our fight against this global pandemic Covid-19. Our Government recognises the hard work put…

16 Jul

SNU launches Online Certification Program in DSAB

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India’s leading multidisciplinary and research-based university, Shiv Nadar University launched a new online certificate program in Data Sciences and Analytics for Business (DSAB). The program aims to provide hands-on-training to equip students with the relevant domain knowledge and the technical skills to help companies solve for business challenges using insights from data. This unique and intensive 14-week program, which will be delivered online, will commence from the 3rd week of July, 2020. Students with a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent or enrolled in any recognised undergraduate degree program and having Mathematics in 10+2 board can apply for the program. Candidates will…

15 Jul

Strict lockdown in Gurgaon, Faridabad

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The state government of Haryana has hinted that strict lockdown may be imposed in districts of Faridabad and Gurgaon from where the most number of the state's COVID-19 tally have been reported. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said that the state government is considering to impose restrictions on the districts bordering Delhi. Four districts of Haryana - Gurgaon, Faridabad, Jhajjar and Sonipat - have together reported the state's 80% cases. Health Minister Vij said here on Tuesday "We are thinking of imposing certain restrictions in four districts bordering Delhi, which are Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, and Jhajjar. 80% of Haryana`s COVID-19 cases…

15 Jul

₹500 fine for people without masks

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In the wake of rise in COVID-19 cases in Gujarat's Surat city, the civic body here on Wednesday said people found without masks in public places will have to shell out ₹500 as fine. The Surat Municipal Corporation had earlier imposed a penalty of ₹200 on people who stepped out of their homes without the protective gear. Action will be taken against violators under section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant) of the IPC and Epidemic Diseases Act, municipal commissioner B N Pani said in an order.

15 Jul

Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case: Salman Khan will not be questioned by the police?

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One month into the tragic demise of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, and the Mumbai Police are making sure to leave no stone unturned in investigating the matter. The police have so far recorded the statements of over 35 people that include family, friends, former co-stars and film industry biggies in the matter. However, if the latest reports are anything to go by, then the one person who is not to be summoned by the police for questioning, is Bollywood superstar.

15 Jul

COVID-19: West Bengal government appoints new nodal officers for worst-hit districts.

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The West Bengal government on Monday (July 13) appointed four senior IAS officers as Nodal officers in four districts which have reported maximum cases of coronavirus COVID-19. The four districts that have reported the highest number of cases are — Kolkata, Howrah, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts of the state. State’s Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay has been appointed as the nodal officer for Kolkata, which has accounted for the highest number of infections and over 500 deaths. Manoj Pant, another senior IAS officer, has been assigned the responsibility of North 24 Parganas while Naveen Prakash and Rajesh…

15 Jul

Iran drops India from Chabahar rail project, cites delay in funding.

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Four years after India and Iran signed an agreement to construct a rail line from Chabahar port to Zahedan, along the border with Afghanistan, the Iranian government has decided to proceed with the construction on its own, citing delays from the Indian side in funding and starting the project. The entire project would be completed by March 2022, and the Iranian Railways will proceed without assistance from India and will use approximately $400 million from the Iranian National Development Fund, sources reported. The railway line project was part of India’s commitment to the trilateral agreement with Afghanistan and Iran to…