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04 May

Naveen Patnaik, In His Message, Said Those Placed Under Quarantine Should Abide By The Guidelines.

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Worried over reports that inmates at some quarantine centres in Odisha were violating norms and misbehaving with officials, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged them to act responsibly and warned of stringent action for flouting the rules.A purported video from an isolation centre in Ganjam district, which went viral on social media, showed a group of migrant workers, mostly Gujarat returnees, dumping the food served to them, as officials were apparently late in making arrangements. Some of them were seen engaging in a verbal duel with the officials.According to reports, several migrant workers in the district have fled the…

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…

04 May

The Government Said Today That It Had Never Talked About Charging The Workers Train Fare.

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The government said today that it had never talked about charging the workers train fare. 85 per cent fare will be borne by railways and the rest by state governments, said a top Health Ministry official."We have given the permission to run special trains on states' request. We are dividing the cost in 85-15 per cent as per the norms. We never asked states to charge money from the stranded labourers," Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal told reporters.He was responding to questions following Congress president Sonia Gandhi's announcement that her party would pay the fare for all migrants and…

04 May

General Naravane Said The Indian Army Will Give “Proportionate Response” To All Acts Of Terrorism And Infringement Of Ceasefire Violations.

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Army Chief General MM Naravane on Monday said India is proud of Col Ashutosh Sharma, the Commanding Officer of 21 Rashtriya Rifles battalion, and four other security personnel who laid down their lives while saving civilians from terrorists at a village in Handwara in north Kashmir.In a warning to Pakistan, General Naravane said the Indian Army will give "proportionate response" to all acts of terrorism and infringement of ceasefire violations."We lost five brave officers and jawans of Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police while saving civilians from terrorists at a village in Handwara. I wish to convey my heartfelt…

04 May

The Civil Services Preliminary Examination To Be Held On May 31.

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The civil services preliminary examination, scheduled to be held on May 31, has been deferred due to the COVID-19-induced nationwide lockdown and the new date for the test will be decided later this month, the Union Public Service Commission has said.The civil services examination is held annually in three stages - prelims, main and interview-by the commission to select officers for the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service and the Indian Police Service among others.

03 May

The Centre Is In The Process Of Finalising A Relief Package For The MSME.

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The Centre is in the process of finalising a relief package for the MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) sector. The MSME sector has been one of the worst-hit following the lockdown to counter the highly infectious coronavirus and there has been a widespread expectation about a central package to revive it.The ministry has sent a list of relief measures required to revive the MSMEs to the Finance Ministry.At a webinar on Saturday, organized by the FICCI Ladies Organisations, Union minister Nitin Gadkari, who handles the MSME portfolio, said: "We have sent recommendations for a relief package to the Finance…

03 May

This afternoon The PM Paid Rich Tributes To The Five Security Personnel Who Were Killed In Action.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi this afternoon paid rich tributes to the five security personnel who were killed in action in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara town during a joint anti-terrorist operation by the armed forces and the J&K Police. "Their valour and sacrifice will never be forgotten," PM Modi tweeted.All five personnel of a joint operations team - two senior army officers, two soldiers and a policeman - were killed after they came under heavy fire from the terrorists during the encounter in the Handwara area of Kupwara district in north Kashmir, about 70 km from capital Srinagar, which began on…

02 May

Forty Four People Living In A Building In Delhi’s Kapashera Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus.

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Forty four people living in a building in Delhi's Kapashera have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said today. The residents had undergone tests nearly 10 days ago, they added.The residents are believed to have contracted the virus from a COVID-19 patient who tested positive on April 18.On the following day, authorites had sealed the area and collected samples of 175 people in the locality on April 20 and 21.

01 May

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Will Conduct A Group Of Ministers Meeting On Saturday Morning.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will chair a Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting on Saturday morning to review coronavirus lockdown exit strategies, the government said this evening. This will be the sixth meeting of the GoM headed by Mr Singh, which will submit recommendations on phased lifting of restrictions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The GoM held its fifth meeting on April 18, in which "ways to mitigate the hardships faced by the people and the role ministries can play in providing relief to people" were discussed.

01 May

Residents Of Goa, who are currently Stranded In Different Parts Of The Country, Will Be Quarantined For Free By The Government Once They Return To The State.

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Residents of Goa, who are currently stranded in different parts of the country due to the lockdown, will be quarantined for free by the government once they return to the state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has announced.He made the announcement through a tweet posted on Thursday."I wish to inform that all Goans who are currently stranded in various parts of the country would be quarantined at Govt facility without any fees/charges upon their arrival in Goa. Further, they would be shifted to home quarantine as soon as their #COVID19 test proves negative (sic)," Mr Sawant said on the micro-blogging site.