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07 May

The Railway Union Urged Sonia Gandhi To Refrain From Indulging In “Petty Politics”.

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The All India Railwaymen's Federation on Thursday appealed to Congress president Sonia Gandhi to refrain from indulging in "petty politics" over the fare of Shramik Special trains and said the Railways charged money to prevent overcrowding at stations.In a letter to Sonia Gandhi, the Railways' largest union of workers said travelling during the coronavirus pandemic is dangerous but railway staffers are making it possible through their hard work."I request not to destabilise a good system which is enabling migrants to return home in 115 special trains because of petty momentary political gains," AIRF general secretary Shiv Gopal Mishra said in…

07 May

Priority Of The Armed Forces Is Always To Neutralise Terrorist Leadership, Says CDS Bipin Rawat.

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Asserting that the first priority of security forces lie in eliminating terrorist leaders like Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Thursday said such operations will bring down recruitments for terror groups in the Kashmir valley.Riyaz Naikoo was eliminated by security forces in Kashmir's Beighpora area of Awantipora on Wednesday.Commenting upon efforts to humanise Riyaz Naikoo and other terrorists by describing them as Mathematics teacher and son of a tailor are somehow propagating them into developing a Rambo kind of image, "Creating more than a life-size image of a terrorist is somehow propagating…

07 May

A Specialised Chemical Called PTBC Will Be Sent To Visakhapatnam From Gujarat As Neutraliser.

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A specialised chemical called PTBC, made only in Vapi town of Gujarat, will be sent to Visakhapatnam on an urgent basis to help in neutralising the effects of gas leak at a polymer plant, a Gujarat government official said on Thursday.A major leak from a chemical plant of LG Polymers near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Thursday impacted villages within a five-km radius, leaving eight people dead and scores of citizens complaining of breathlessness, nausea and other problems.

07 May

At Least 11 People Have Been Killed And Over 200 Others Hospitalised Due To A Gas Leak In Vizag.

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A chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam will face a government probe over possible safety violations leading to the leak of styrene gas late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, resulting in 11 people being killed and over 200 others being admitted to hospital.A high-level panel of Special Chief Secretary (Environment), Industries Secretary, the District Collector and the Vishakhapatnam Police Commissioner has been tasked with investigating the incident.

06 May

4,000 Tablighi Jamaat Members Gets Released After Quarantine In Delhi.

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Over 4,000 Tablighi Jamaat members who have completed mandatory quarantine and show no coronavirus symptoms can go home, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said today.However, the minister also said Jamaat members named in Delhi Police's ongoing investigation into the "Markaz" Nizamuddin incident in March will not be released and instead be sent to police custody.Around 900 of those being released from quarantine are residents of Delhi. A majority of the others hail from Tamil Nadu and Telangana - two of the states worst-hit by the spread of COVID-19 cases linked to the Jamaat event.

06 May

Congress Acusses “Namaste Trump” Event For The Spread Of Coronavirus In Gujarat.

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The Gujarat Congress on Wednesday alleged that the "Namaste Trump" event, organised by the state BJP government in Gujarat, on February 24 was responsible for the spread of coronavirus in the state.State Congress President Amit Chavda said his party wants an independent probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into this, and that they will approach the Gujarat High Court soon against government's "criminal negligence".However, the state BJP unit dismissed the allegation as baseless, saying the event was organised well before the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, and the first coronavirus case in the state was…

04 May

“In A Democracy, Free Expression Of One’s Name In The Manner He Prefers Is A Facet Of Individual Right,” The Kerala High Court Stated In Its Order.

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In a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court has held that expression of one's name in the manner one wishes is a fundamental right enshrined under Article (19)(1)(a) of the Constitution.The observation was made by Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas, in a writ petition filed by a young girl, seeking a direction to the CBSE to allow her application for change in name."Name is an expression of one's individuality, one's identity and one's uniqueness. Name is the manner in which an individual expresses himself to the world at large. It is the foundation on which he moves around in a civil…

04 May

The Government Said Today That It Had Never Talked About Charging The Workers Train Fare.

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The government said today that it had never talked about charging the workers train fare. 85 per cent fare will be borne by railways and the rest by state governments, said a top Health Ministry official."We have given the permission to run special trains on states' request. We are dividing the cost in 85-15 per cent as per the norms. We never asked states to charge money from the stranded labourers," Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal told reporters.He was responding to questions following Congress president Sonia Gandhi's announcement that her party would pay the fare for all migrants and…

04 May

General Naravane Said The Indian Army Will Give “Proportionate Response” To All Acts Of Terrorism And Infringement Of Ceasefire Violations.

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Army Chief General MM Naravane on Monday said India is proud of Col Ashutosh Sharma, the Commanding Officer of 21 Rashtriya Rifles battalion, and four other security personnel who laid down their lives while saving civilians from terrorists at a village in Handwara in north Kashmir.In a warning to Pakistan, General Naravane said the Indian Army will give "proportionate response" to all acts of terrorism and infringement of ceasefire violations."We lost five brave officers and jawans of Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police while saving civilians from terrorists at a village in Handwara. I wish to convey my heartfelt…

04 May

The Civil Services Preliminary Examination To Be Held On May 31.

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The civil services preliminary examination, scheduled to be held on May 31, has been deferred due to the COVID-19-induced nationwide lockdown and the new date for the test will be decided later this month, the Union Public Service Commission has said.The civil services examination is held annually in three stages - prelims, main and interview-by the commission to select officers for the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service and the Indian Police Service among others.