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Russia Records First Case of H5N8 – Avian Flu in Humans

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First case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu to humans was detected by Russian scientists and the authorities have alerted the World Health Organization. "Information about the world's first case of transmission of the avian flu (H5N8) to humans has already been sent to the World Health Organization," the head of Russia's health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said in televised remarks. The highly contagious strain is lethal for birds but has never before been reported to have spread to humans. Popova said that scientists at Russia's Vektor laboratory had isolated genetic material of the strain from seven workers of a poultry farm in southern Russia, where an outbreak was recorded among the birds in December. The workers did not suffer any serious h...

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School in Chennai gets Hit with Massive Controversy for Referring to Protesting Farmers as ‘Violent Maniacs’

INDIA

On Saturday, a school in Chennai was roped in controversy after social media users drew attention to a question in an English Language and Literature paper in a revision exam on February 11th. The question paper referred to the farmer’s protest as 'violent maniacs' in relation with the Republic Day - Farmer's Protest in Delhi. Students of class 10th were asked to write a letter to the editor of a daily bulletin, condemning the violent act and were also asked to recommend measures to restrain 'violent maniacs' (referring to protesting farmers) who act under external instigation, according to the school. The question was part of the English Language and Literature paper in the second revision exams on February 11th for students of class 10th. The entire question read : Th...

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Free Tuition Classes Conducted by Uplona Rashtriya Rifles at Sopore

SOUTH KASHMIR

With an aim of providing equal education opportunities to the underprivileged students of the valley, Uplona Rashtriya Rifles Battalion under the aegis of Haiderbeg Army Camp conducted free tuition classes for the meritorious students from the adjoining villages of Tarzoo, Sopore. The two months long tuition classes were conducted at Government Middle School, Tarzoo, Sopore from 21st December of 2020 to 20th February of 2021. The classes were conducted for the students of IX standard class so as to bridge the capability gap in the academic learning due to the post COVID-19 lockdown period and prepare them for the future board exams. A total of 50 students (30 girls and 20 boys) from nearby villages of Sopore town attended the coaching classes. Five local teachers having vast exper...

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Families of Incarcerated Members of Student’s Islamic Movement of India Pens Letter to Organizations for Justice

INDIA

The relatives of the 31 incarcerated members of the banned Student's Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), have written a letter to several Muslim organizations urging them to pay attention to the “inhuman and barbaric” treatment meted out to their kin allegedly by jail authorities. The letter mentions abuse of physical and mental kind, slapping of false cases, denying of medical facilities, threats and mistreatment of visitors. Among the 31 incarcerated Dr. Abu Faisal, Qamruddin , Kamran, Saduli PA and Shibily, have been on hunger strike in Central Jail Bhopal from last month , are surviving on saline water now. In October 2020, they did the same before being admitted to hospital due to deterioration of their health conditions. Family members of the accused have been complaining of a...

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First Images of Mars taken by a Perseverance Rover was Released by NASA

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Less than 24 hours after NASA’s science rover Perseverance landed on Mars, the United States space agency released a number of colourful images of the Red Planet. The spacecraft has been equipped with a record 25 cameras and two microphones. Several of these cameras were turned on during the rover’s descent to the planet, thereby capturing striking images which show phenomenal details of the rover’s landing till about 2 meters off the ground. The landing photo was taken by a camera placed on the “sky crane” descent-stage, just above the rover. The images were snapped during the crucial last minutes of the rover’s descent, also referred to as the “seven minutes of terror”, when it was travelling at 12,000 miles per hour. Speaking at a NAS...

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Mass Street Protests are back in Algeria and the Government is Nervous.

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Kherrata, a town 200 km East of the capital, Algiers, on Tuesday heard cries of "Algeria, free, democratic" as thousands from all walks of life thronged in a protest. When the anti - government movement, known as the Hirak, started almost exactly two years ago it brought down a president and paved the way for some high-profile corruption prosecutions. Its weekly protests in Algiers attracted huge crowds and were an unprecedented show of popular opinion, considering protests had in effect been prohibited in the city since 2001. The peaceful protest movement, which does not have a centralized leadership, emerged in reaction to former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's decision to campaign for a fifth consecutive term in office. The ailing l...

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‘They are Vilifying Sikhs Now’- HRW Report Accuses Indian Government of Targeting Minorities

INDIA

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday accused the Indian government of adopting laws and policies that “systematically discriminate against Muslims and stigmatize critics of the government.” HRW’s report came days ahead 23rd of February, which marks the first anniversary of the violence in New Delhi, where 53 people were killed, 40 of them were Muslims. The violence came after protests started against India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) passed in 2019 that excludes Muslims. The law granted citizenship to at least six minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan who immigrated to India until Dec 31st, 2014. “Instead of conducting a credible and impartial investigation, including into allegations that [ruling Bharatiya Janata Party] BJP leaders incited violence and police ...

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City Named After Muslim King in Madhya Pradesh Renamed as ‘Narmadapuram’

INDIA

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that Hoshangabad will now be known as Narmadapuram. "Cities situated on the banks of Narmada river will be developed naturally, we will not allow cement concrete forests to be built there. Hoshangabad will now be known as Narmadapuram," he said in a tweet in Hindi. This comes after the Chief Minister performed 'arti' on the banks of the Narmada river on the occasion of Narmada Jayanti in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad today. "May mother Narmada's blessings always remain like this on all of us. Dedicating my prayers in the feet of Mother Reva, today I announce that Hoshangabad will now be known as Narmadapuram. #NarmadaJayanti," he further tweeted announcing that Hoshangabad's name will be changed to Narmadapuram. ...

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Opposition Protesters Run from Government Gunfire in Somalia

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Security forces in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, have fired on hundreds of people protesting against the delay of the country’s elections as at least one explosion was reported at the international airport and armoured personnel carriers blocked major streets. A protest leader told the Associated Press news agency on Friday that “some have died”. According to reports by Al Jazeera, one witness, Yusuf Mohamed, reported a “heavy exchange of gunfire” between security forces and armed guards protecting opposition supporters who began their march along the main airport road. Another witness, Fadumo Moalim, told AFP news agency: “We were peacefully walking along the airport road together with former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, when the security forces opened fire on us, ...

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Mosque Partially Gutted in a Fire Incident at Voi in Anantnag

ISLAMABAD

Sheikh Nadeem A mosque was gutted in a fire incident on Saturday morning in Voi Bungam area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that the fire broke out at a mosque after Zuhr Nimaz at Voi causing partial damage to the Masjid. Locals rushed to the spot and prevented the fire from spreading the mosque was partially damaged in the fire incident.buy paxil online medstaff.englewoodhealth.org/wp-content/languages/new/paxil.html no prescription \ They said that the cause of the fire was due to a short circuit of transformer installed nearby masjid.