India

06 Jul

Supreme Court refuses to allow Rath Yatra across Odisha, except Puri

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Declining permission to a statewide celebration of Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Odisha, with only exception to the Puri Jagannath temple, Chief Justice NV Ramana on Tuesday revealed that he too has been waiting fervently to be part of the annual ritual, however, Covid-19 was still playing spoilsport. In June, the Odisha government had said the Rath Yatra will be held on 12 July only in Puri following top court’s guidelines while banning it in all other places. The Naveen Patnaik government submitted before the top court that it would be impossible for it to ensure the strict Covid…

06 Jul

Assam govt orders total lockdown in 7 districts

editor0 CommentsAssam, India

The government of Assam has declared total lockdown in seven districts of the state, in the wake of coronavirus cases. According to the details, the total lockdown has been declared in Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Biswanath and Morigaon. The lockdown restrictions in the said districts will come into effect from July 7 and will remain enforced till further orders. Here's a complete list of what will be allowed/restricted Assam's COVID-19 tally rose to 5,19,834 on Monday as 2,640 more people tested positive for the infection, while 31 fresh fatalities pushed the states coronavirus death toll to 4,683, a health…

05 Jul

Stan Swamy 84-year-old activist arrested in Elgar Parishad case, dies

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Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old priest-activist arrested under an anti-terror law in the Elgar Parishad case last year, died today in the middle of his fight for bail on health grounds. Since yesterday, the Jesuit priest had been on a ventilator when his health took a sharp turn for the worse. Stan Swamy was being treated at the private Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai following a court order on May 28. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had suggested a government hospital, to which, he had said: "I'd rather die here in prison." Jailed near Mumbai since October, Stan Swamy spent the…

05 Jul

Fuel prices are making life difficult for Indians

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Record high domestic fuel prices in India have become a major concern for citizens as it is impacting their livelihoods, either directly or indirectly. While fuel prices have been high since last year, citizens are feeling the pressure since May after OMCs went on a hiking spree. There has been a meteoric rise in domestic fuel prices since the first week of May. Petrol and diesel prices have been hiked 35 times during the period and both essential fuels have become dearer by at least Rs 7-8 per litre. As of today, there are nearly two dozen cities where petrol…

05 Jul

Mega vaccination camp in siliguri helps over 600 people to get their jab

editor0 CommentsHealth, India, West Bengal

Over 600 people were vaccinated at the Mega vaccination camp organised by the Rotary Club of Siliguri. The camp was inaugurated by RK Jain and Dr. Rajeev Trehan. They said to the media that more and more people should get vaccinated very soon at this difficult hour. Subhomoy Mitra from Neotia Getwel said they are glad to give vaccination to the common people at places that are near their homes. Rotary Club members Rakesh Garg, Sanjay Sharma, Rajesh Agarwal along with other members were present to make the camp a successful one. After the disastrous effect of covid-19, we had…

05 Jul

Petrol price today

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India

On Monday, petrol costs continued to rise, with the price of petrol in Delhi creeping closer to the three-figure level. According to news agency ANI, while petrol costs Rs 99.86 per litre in Delhi after a 35-paise boost, diesel costs Rs 89.36 per litre in the national capital (unchanged today). While petrol costs Rs 99.86 per litre in Delhi after a 35-paise increase, one litre of diesel costs Rs 89.36 (unchanged today). Petrol prices in other major cities also continued to rise to new highs. It was priced at Rs 105.92 per litre in Mumbai (a 24 paise increase), while…

05 Jul

A survey suggests that the plastic ban has not been successful across 11 states and two Union territories

editor0 CommentsAssam, India, West Bengal

A survey across 11 states and two Union Territories across the Himalayan region in the country works on the issue of waste suggests that while most people were aware of the existence of plastic bag ban in their areas, most believe the ban has not succeeded. The report published by Roshan Rai, Priyadarshinee Shrestha, and Rajendra P. Gurung, suggests that only 19 percent felt the ban was highly effective, while 82 percent of the respondents were aware of the existence of the plastic bag ban in their region. In Bengal, plastic carry bags are banned in Darjeeling and the Sunderbans;…

04 Jul

Pushkar Dhami is Uttrakhand new Chief Minister

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Nagra village in Khatima block in Uttarakhand's Kumaon region is rejoicing. Celebrations are underway in full swing with the beating of drums and distribution of sweets as villagers and supporters flock to Pushkar Singh Dhami's residence. BJP MLA from Khatima, Pushkar Singh Dhami (45) will be sworn in as the 11th chief minister of Uttarakhand on Sunday. Pushkar Dhami's wife Geeta, a housewife, and 90-year-old mother were seen receiving greetings from supporters at their family home. Geeta Dhami has also been actively involved in social welfare work in Khatima. "It was his long-time dream of his to become the chief…

04 Jul

Punjab power crisis: AAP workers protest outside CM Amarinder Singh’s farmhouse, police use water cannons to disperse crowd

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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers on Saturday staged a protest outside Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s residence in Mohali over the issue of power cuts in the state. Security was tightened outside CM Amarinder Singh's Siswan Farmhouse ahead of the planned demonstration by AAP workers. As the protest gathered steam, police used water cannons to disperse the agitators. A few AAP leaders have been detained by the police.Punjab AAP chief Bhagwant Mann and his party worker gathered in force outside Amarinder Singh's house in Mohali this afternoon and started shouting slogans. Later, they started marching towards the Chief Minister's…

03 Jul

Tirath Singh Rawat resigns as Uttarakhand CM, BJP meet on Saturday likely to decide on next leader

editor0 CommentsIndia, Political

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat resigned late on Friday night, less than four months after taking over, and hours after holding a press conference to talk about the achievements of his government. Rawat reached Raj Bhavan at around 11 pm with Cabinet colleagues and handed over his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya, citing the constitutional provision requiring him to get elected to the Assembly within six months, and the unlikelihood of that. Tirath said he had resigned to avoid a constitutional crisis. He had taken oath as the CM on March 10 and had to be elected as…