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08 May

Priyanka Gandhi Asked The Administration Of Amethi And Raebareli For Migrant Workers List So She Can Pay Their Fares.

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Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has sought the names of migrant workers returning to Amethi and Raebareli so that her party could pay for their train fare.Priyanka Gandhi has asked the administration of Amethi and Raebareli through a tweet to give her the list of migrant workers returning to the two districts from different parts of the country so that her party could pay for their fare, the spokesperson for the Congress' district unit, Anil Singh, said on Thursday.Special Shramik train arrived at the Amethi Railway station on Thursday with 1,212 Uttar Pradesh migrant workers on board, out…

08 May

Himachal Pradesh Has Decided To Impose ”Corona Cess” On Liquor Sale.

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The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to impose ''corona cess'' on liquor sale, through which the state exchequer is expected to earn Rs 100 crore yearly, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Bhardwaj said.At a meeting of the state cabinet, it was decided that the cess would vary from Rs 5 to Rs 25 per bottle according to the quality of liquor, he said.Import fees for spirit used for sanitising purpose has been increased from Rs. 10.50 per bulk litre to Rs 15. With this hike, the state would earn Rs 10 crore per annum, Mr Bhardwaj said.

08 May

A Non-Bailable Arrest Warrant Is Out Against AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal, Who Is Missing.

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An MLA of Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), reportedly named by a doctor who committed suicide last month, faces arrest. A non-bailable arrest warrant is out against Prakash Jarwal, who is missing.A warrant has also been put out for the MLA's aide Kapil Nagar. The police are looking for both Mr Jawrwal and Kapil Nagar. Mr Jarwal allegedly skipped two police summons to appear for questioning.On Thursday, Delhi Police had questioned Mr Jarwal's father and brothers.

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…