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Two BJP MLAs from UP Die of Covid 19

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Two BJP MLAs who were being treated for Covid-19 died on Friday in Uttar Pradesh.buy Overnight Drugs generic buynoprescriptionrxxonline.net over the counter Both BJP MLA from Auraiya (City) Ramesh Diwaker and Lucknow (West) MLA Suresh Srivastava succumbed to Covid-19. Diwaker (57), a first-time MLA, died while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 in Meerut. Party's district president for Auraiya Shriram Mishra said he had contracted the infection a few days ago. 'It is a huge loss for us,' said Mishra. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the death and extended condolences to the MLA's family. Srivastava died at Lucknow's Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences on Friday evening. BJP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi confirmed that Srivastava was undergoin...

Apr232021 by News DeskNo Comments

US Commission Lists India as Country of ‘Particular Concern’ in Religious Freedom

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The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has listed India and thirteen other countries as Countries of Particular Concern (CPCs). This is the second time in row that India has been on this list. The USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan US government advisory body, that monitors and reports on religious freedom abroad and makes policy recommendations to the President, Secretary of State, and Congress. The report raises concerns over various incidents from the past year, beginning with "the passage of the religiously discriminatory Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA)—a fast track to citizenship for non-Muslim migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan residing in India—led to nationwide protests against the CAA and spurred state and nonstate violence...

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Six Shops Collapse During Incessant Rains in Budgam

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Over six shops were damaged after a portion of a hill collapsed due to incessant rain during the past 36 hours in central Kashmir district of Budgam on Friday. They said over six shops constructed on a hill top at Gulshanabad in Charar-e-Sharief in Budgam district collapsed and fell into deep gorge after it (portion of hill) collapsed. However, there was no report of any loss of life, they said, adding property worth lakhs of rupees had been damaged.

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As Covid Cases Grow, Several Countries Impose Travelling Restriction on India

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Given the grim situation in India after the rise in positive cases in the second wave of Corona, many countries have imposed restriction on travel to and from India. On Monday, United Kingdom announced that India has been put in its travel 'red list'. The ban comes in effect this Friday. The announcement came in after 103 cases of a new variant of Coronavirus first detected in India, were recorded. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US stated that because of the current situation in India, even the fully vaccinated travelers maybe at risk for getting and spreading Covid-19 variants and should avoid all travel to India. It says further, "If you must travel to India, get fully vaccinated before travel. All travelers should wear a mask, stay six feet from others, av...

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Police Party Attacked for Asking People to follow Covid Protocols During Ramlila

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A police party was attacked when it asked people to stop the Ramlila which was taking place in violation of Covid protocols in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam. The incident happened on Wednesday night under Alot police station of Ratlam district when the police party reached the spot and asked the people to end the event. Some people cut the electricity supply and started beating the policemen. Three of them received injuries in the incident. There is a ban on the gathering of people due to rising Covid cases in the state. However, in Bardiya Rathore village, more than two hundred people had gathered to watch Ramlila. When the police came to know about this, the police personnel who reached the spot asked the people to stop the event. The villagers refused to stop it and when the police p...

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Two Muslim Men Cremate 60 Hindu Covid Victims in Madhya Pradesh

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Two young men from Bhopal, Danish Siddiqui and Saddam Qurashi have been performing the last rites of Hindu Covid victims at cremation grounds in Bhopal since the beginning of the second wave of the pandemic. According to a report by Times of India, the duo have been offering a helping hand while fasting in this holy month of Ramadan. They have cremated 60 Covid victims whose families missed the funerals in the fear of getting infected. https://twitter.com/KashifKakvi/status/1383390095751794689 Some families could not attend the final rites of their deceased due to the strict covid rules around dead bodies and cremation grounds. Despite fasting during the time of Ramadan, both of them regularly visit hospitals and ferry dead bodies to the cremation ground.

Apr232021 by News DeskNo Comments

India Exported Nearly 9,300 Metric Tonnes of Oxygen Despite Shortage in Pandemic

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While trades from India has arrived at a 3-year high in the initial months of FY21, the public authority has now chosen to glide a delicate for bringing in 50,000 MT of clinical Oxygen from abroad. With the stockpile of oxygen low the nation over and state government requesting more inventory from the Center, official information shows that almost 9,294 metric tons (MT) of Oxygen was sent out by India in the initial 3/4 of the 2020-21 monetary year. The authorities figures of the Commerce Department, Oxygen sends out in the April-January time of FY21 expanded in contrast with a year ago and it was more than twofold the absolute 4,502 MT of fares in the earlier year. This was as fluid oxygen, which can be subsequently diverted for both mechanical and clinical use, a report in Money...

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Baramulla Police Solves Blind Murder Case- Wife Among Two Arrested

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Shabir Khan The Pattan police has solved a blind murder case of Mohammed Altaf Malik who was murdered by his Wife and another Neighbour in Rengi Pattan area of North Kashmirs Baramulla district. Today while addressing a Press Confrence Here in Pattan Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla Mr. Rayees Mohmmad Bhat said Police has arrested both the accused at Renji Pattan. Giving details of the Incident SSP Said On intervening night of 8/9th March 2021 one Mohd Altaf Malik Son of Ghulam Rasool Malik R/o Seriwarpora age 34 Years son in law of Late Abdul Razaq Ganie was found dead near his cowshed at Renji. He was later buried by family members at Renji Graveyard. On 22nd March brother of the deceased submitted application for initiating inquest proceedings as he and his fa...

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Saudi Arabia Includes Ramayana and Mahabharata in its School Curriculum

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Saudi Arabia has said that it has started to teach the culture of other countries including Ramayana and Mahabharata that represent ancient Indian culture, as a part of its Vision 2030. Mohammed Bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Saudi's crown is pursuing “Saudi Vision of 2030”. There are many aspects to this, but its main objective is to create an educational system that can overcome the difficulties between the government and various businesses, Saudi has said. The main objective of Saudi’s Vision-2030 is that the economy is dependent on oil and is also making changes in the educational system to reduce the dependence of revenue from oil. https://twitter.com/NoufMarwaai/status/1382694702852538379 Nouf Almarwaai, a Saudi National shared a screenshot of an exam paper on her Twitter and...

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‘Why Should we Pay Bills’- Ganderbal Residents Irked Over Power Cuts During Sehri and Iftaar

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Rayees Shah The Residents of several villages in Sub Division Kangan in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district have complained over unscheduled power cuts during the ongoing month of holy Ramadan. People from the areas Kangan, Margund, Prang, Cherwan, Bonibagh, Mamer, Hari Ganiwan, Sumbal, Gund, Fraw, Haknar, Kullan in Ganderbal alleged that the areas are facing immense problems due to unscheduled power cuts particularly at the time of Sehri and Iftar. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the residents said that the department is very particular about paying bills on time, however, providing electricity is one of the last preferences to them. "first time since I have lived, the PDD is still following the winter power supply schedule by almost May which is causing immense inconvenience," a...