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India Condemns UK Lawmaker’s Debate on Farmers

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The High Commission of India in London has condemned a debate among some British lawmakers on an e-petition over the right of peaceful protests and freedom of the press in India amid the ongoing farmers’ stir against three New Delhi laws on agricultural reform. The Commission damned the debate, held on Monday evening inside the British parliamentary premises, as “false assertions” in a “distinctly one-sided discussion”. “We deeply regret that rather than a balanced debate, false assertions -- without substantiation or facts -- were made, casting aspersions on the largest functioning democracy in the world and its institutions,” the commission said in a statement after the Monday evening debate on an e-petition. The debate was held in response to an e-petition that had crossed ...

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45 -Year-Old Woman was Found Buried on the Bank of a River in Jharkhand

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On Monday, in Jharkhand, a 45 -year-old woman was found buried on the bank of a river in Pakur District. The body of the woman was chopped in pieces. The body was identified as Sona Marandi by the police. The woman was missing since February 24, and was recovered from the bank of Bansloi river near Rangatola, the area comes under Amrapara police station. The in charge of the police station, Manoj Kumar said that the villagers had informed the police after they noticed a severed leg on the bank of a river. Then the police diged the spot, after digging for three hours, they recovered the woman's severed head, torso, hands and legs. Manoj Hansda of Bhatikandar village, identified the body as of his mother Sona Hansda. He said that he filed a missing report on March...

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Plantation Drive Held by Ababeel Trust in Affiliation with Floriculture Department in Kashmir

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Mubashir Naik In times, when Air Pollution is increasing with day by day due to deforestation and other human activity. Floriculture Department Kashmir in collaboration with Ababeel Trust Doda picked and lifted about 700 Chinar plants from, Ganderbal and from Pologround / Botanical garden Srinagar Kashmir for plantation drive in Chenab Valley's different parts including Doda, Kishtwar, Bhallesa & Thathri Bhaderwah. The ABABEEL will start Plantation drive in erstwhile Doda with in two days. Those who wants to become Part of this drive can contact on these number - 9906399064 8492969009 "Sufficient number of plants has been delivered to ABABEEL," volunteers of Ababeel said. Ababeel, a charitable trust is known for providing em...

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Passes Freedom of Religion Bill

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On Monday, the Madhya Pradesh Assembly passed the Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 with a voice note, amid opposition from Congress and chants of Jai Shree Ram from the treasury benches. The bill is aimed to check religious conversions through marriage or any other fraudulent means in the state. Those people who will be convicted under the bill can be imprisoned for up to 10 years and a fine of Rs. 1 lacs will be charged. MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra said that we are against every such form of love that leads to jihad and hurts our sentiments and puts our daughters at risk. Earlier in last December, the Bill had replaced the ordinance which was cleared by the state Cabinet and came into effect in January. On March 1, Mishra presented the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of R...

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15-Year-Old Girl Raped by Nine Men in Rajasthan

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A 15-year-old girl was raped by nine men for eight days at different places in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district. The girl after escaping reached her home on Friday after which a formal complaint was lodged. According to a report in the Mid day four accused persons, including two minors, have been arrested in connection with the case, the police confirmed. The victim further alleged that a few people joined them at a park where she was drugged and then raped. The girl alleged that around nine people had raped her over eight days at different times and separate places in Jhalawar. The report quoted Manjeet Singh, DSP at Suket as "The girl alleged that her friend Bulbul and another youth, Chothmal, took her to Jhalawar city on February 25 on the pretext of buying a schoolbag f...

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India’s COVID-19 Tally has Climbed to 1,12,44,786, With Current Cases at 15,388

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While the number of recoveries has surged to 1,08,99,394, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday. The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 1,57,930 in the country with 77 more fatalities, the ministry's updated data at 8 am showed.buy prednisone generic buy prednisone generic The 77 new fatalities comprise 22 from Maharashtra, 14 from Punjab, and 12 from Kerala. The number of people that recuperated from the illness has gone as considerably low as 1,08,99,394, which interprets to a nationwide COVID-19 recovery rate of 96.93 percent. The health ministry informed that 70 percent of the deaths occurred because of comorbidities

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Kulgam Police Arrested Drug Peddler and Recovered Contraband Substance

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Mubashir Naik District Police Kulgam continuing its unwavering efforts to eradicate the Menace of Drugs. A special Naka at Sempora Derpora Crossing was established by the Police party of Police Station Behibagh on the directions of SHO Behibagh Insp. Sabzar Ahmad and a vehicle bearing registration Number JK22-6514 (Chevrolet Sail) was stopped. Going through checking 20 grams of Heroin like substance and weighing machine were recovered from the possession of one person boarding in the said vehicle namely; Mohd Iqbal Shah S/O Mohd Amin Shah R/O Munnad Yaripora who was arrested on spot and vehicle used in commission of crime was seized. In this regard Case FIR No. 09/2021 U/S 8/22 NDPS Act stands registered at Police Station Behibagh and further investigation is in progr...

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Fire at a Railway Building in Kolkata Kills 9

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On Monday evening, a fire broke out in an office complex at central Kolkata's Strand Road where three civilians, four Firemen, a Police Officer and a Railway Protection Force staff died. Five of the seven bodies were found in an elevator of after the fire broke out on the 13th floor of the sprawling building at around 6.10 pm. Mamata Banerjee, who rushed to the spot in the city's central business district, announced the state government will pay a compensation of Rs. 10 lakh to the families of those killed in the blaze and government job to the kin of each victim. 20 fire tenders and two hydraulic ladders were pressed into service to douse the blaze at the complex. The fire, which broke out on the 13th floor of the sprawling New Koilaghat building on Strand ...

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Foundation for Independent Journalism Moves to Delhi HC Challenging the New Digital Media Rules

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On Monday, the Foundation for Independent Journalism, a trust which owns news website 'The Wire', has moved the Delhi High Court, challenging the new rules introduced by the Centre to regulate digital media. The case is listed for Tuesday before a division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh of the High Court On February 25, the government issued the new set of sweeping rules, Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, to regulate social media companies, streaming and digital news content that will virtually bring these platforms under the ambit of government supervision. Following the introduction of the new rules, the Internet Freedom Foundation had said that the new rules could likely mean government...

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On International Women’s Day, Women Councilors Alleged Verbal Harassment and Misconduct Outside Office of EO Sopore

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Shabir Khan Women councilors of Municipal Council Sopore Monday alleged that they were verbally abused and threatened by a group of people outside Municipal Council office here in Sopore. The women councilors have sought an inquiry into the matter and asked for strict action against those found involved in the incident. A female councilor said, "Councilors of MC Sopore were called for a meeting at the office and soon the meeting was over, a group of people started shouting slogans and abused the women councilors there at Municipal Council office Sopore. When the world was celebrating International Women’s Day, few goons on behest of an official verbally abused us and threatened of dire consequences." The female councilors have asked the Executive Officer of Municipal Council So...