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Amid dissent, BJP's renewed mission to fortify in Tripura
Tripura Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party chief spokesman Subrata Chakraborty on Tuesday said that after the Monday's State Executive meeting, which was held after 10 months due to the Covid pandemic, district and 'Mandal' (state Assembly constituency) level executive meetings would be completed by July 15.
Lightning strikes claim 2,000 lives annually in India: Experts
India has witnessed an increasing death toll and damages due to lightning bolts over the past few years, said Rajendra Singh, Member, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), while addressing a national-level workshop on the issue organised by the Indian Meteorological Society, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting.
Ganeshotsav: For 2nd year, no giant idols or mega celebrations in Maharashtra
Instead of the usual cultural or entertainment programmes, the government has recommended giving priority to health camps or blood donation drives or health awareness campaigns for coronavirus, malaria, dengue etc., with highest levels of cleanliness maintained by all the public mandals and organisers of the mega Ganeshotsav groups.
Monsoon Session of Parliament likely from July 19
It is expected that the session might be held from July 19 to August 13 with all Covid-related protocols. The nearly month-long session is likely to have around 20 sittings, sources said. The Monsoon session of Parliament usually commences in the third week of July and concludes ahead of Independence day. Earlier, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi had said the government may hold the Monsoon session as per its normal schedule in July.
60 drone sightings reported in 20 months: Punjab DGP
"It was in September 2019 that the use of drones for smuggling weapons was first established in Amritsar and since then, such flying machines and delivery platforms are being used frequently for smuggling of drugs and weapons, and now, the terrorist attack in Jammu using drone has become another major security concern," said Gupta.
Balaji Srivastav gets additional charge of Delhi Police commissioner
Balaji is currently holding charge of Special Commissioner of Police (Vigilance) in Delhi Police. He was earlier with the Research Analysis Wing before returning to Delhi a few years ago. A 1988-batch Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre IPS officer, Balaji has also served as Director General of Mizoram and Puducherry.
Ex-Maha HM Anil Deshmukh skips ED summons once again
The NCP leader also said that he would furnish all information and documents sought by the ED after the agency provided him a copy of the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) filed by it in the case. He further mentioned that the ED summons "do not clarify" the purpose of his personal appearance before it.
Twitter India head booked after social media platform shows J&K as separate country
Maheshwari was booked under Section 505 (2) of IPC Section 74 of the IT (Amendment) Act 2008 late Monday night. Twitter quietly withdrew the map after the error created a backlash on social media. The error had appeared on the career section of Twitter’s website under the header ‘Tweep Life’.
Unpardonable: SC slams Centre for delay on portal for migrant workers' registration
A bench comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan and M.R. Shah said: "When the unorganized workers are waiting for registration and are waiting to reap the benefit of various welfare schemes of the States and Centre, the apathy and lackadaisical attitude by the Ministry of Labour and Employment is unpardonable."
India seeks EU travel approval for Covishield: Report
The move comes amid reports that Covishield is not yet eligible for the digital green certificate, an EU-wide travel pass, set to launch on July 1. The certificate is currently for EU citizens only. Covishield is the Indian-made version of AstraZeneca's Vaxzevria jab, which has been authorised in the EU. Covishield is manufactured in India by Serum, the world's largest vaccine maker.
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