Thursday, March 11, 2021

Lockdown in Nagpur from March 15 to 21 as Covid cases surge, essential services to be exempted

Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the state government has decided to impose a lockdown in Nagpur from March 15. The lockdown will remain in place till March 21. Only essential services like vegetable and fruit shops, milk, and essential services will be allowed during the lockdown.

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Opinion | Mamata’s injury: ‘Attack’ on her or political ‘drama’

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee is presently undergoing treatment in Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital, after she suffered injuries to her left leg and ankle and her shoulder, while campaigning in Nandigram on Wednesday. According to doctors, “presently she is traumatized. She has a severe injury in her left heel and ankle bone area. There are minor soft tissue and ligament injuries. There are also injuries on her right shoulder and right forearm as well.”

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Maharashtra: Fire breaks out in biscuit factory in Thane

A major fire broke out in a biscuit manufacturing factory at Ambernath in Maharashtra's Thane district on Thursday morning, a civic official said. No casualty was reported so far, he said.

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TMC postpones manifesto release following 'attack' on Mamata

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday postponed the release of its manifesto for the upcoming elections in West Bengal, following the alleged attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, party leaders said.

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Fire guts 6 houses in Srinagar's Nawabazar

Six residential houses were gutted overnight in a fire incident in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar district. Police said fire engulfed the residential houses in the densely populated Nawabazar locality in the old city area here.

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Shashi Tharoor justifies British Parliament's right to discuss agricultural reforms in India

After New Delhi summoned the UK envoy on Tuesday over "unwarranted discussion" in the British Parliament on agricultural reforms in India, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has justified the debate, saying that in a democracy "you are free to discuss whatever you want".

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Over 4 lakh beggars in India, West Bengal ranks top, says govt

India has over 4 lakh beggars, with the highest 81,244 beggars in West Bengal, while Lakshadweep merely has two vagrants according to the 2011 census, Union Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot informed the Rajya Sabha.

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Republic Day 2024: French band, marching contingent and Rafale jets participate in parade | WATCH

Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...