PM appreciated Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s back for ushering in sushasan (good governance) and expressed confidence that the good work will continue under the leadership of the JD(U) chief. Modi dedicated to the nation three petroleum sector projects worth about Rs 900 crore via video conferencing. Without naming the opposition RJD or its leader Lalu Prasad, and the party’s ally the Congress, Modi blamed the states backwardness on a mindset which made them sneer at economic progress and thought lip-service was enough when it came to the betterment of the poor. Bihar has for long been plagued by a peculiar…
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“It has become a new trend to hang to death BJP workers. We will launch a strong resistance. TMC is scared of the growing support for the BJP,” said BJP’s Dilip Ghosh. The body of a BJP worker Ganesh Roy was found hanging from a tree in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Sunday, police said. Ganesh Roy, a middle-aged daily wager, was found hanging from a tree near his village in Khanati area near the Goghat railway station, they said. The BJP alleged he was murdered by members of the Trinamool Congress, a charged denied by the state’s ruling party.…
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said an insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh has been extended to all or any doctors who are at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19. The insurance cover is provided under the central government’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana. “Insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh has been extended to all or any doctors in Goa,” Sawant tweeted. The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana provides an insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh per doctor just in case of loss of life thanks to COVID-19 or accidental loss of life on account of…
A complete of 37,02,595 people have recuperated from COVID-19 within the country thus far , with 58 per cent of the recovered cases being reported from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu , Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh , the Centre said on Sunday. The same five states account for 60 per cent of total 9,73,175 active cases within the country. The national recovery rate now stands at 77.88 per cent. While Maharashtra has reported 17.2 pc recovered cases, Tamil Nadu has 13.1 pc, Andhra Pradesh 12.2 pc, Karnataka 7.9 pc and Uttar Pradesh 7.8 pc, the Union Health Ministry said.…
Indian filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane’s Marathi language feature film The Disciple bags the prestigious award for Best Screenplay at the 2020 Venice Film Festival. The film, which looks at the world of classical musicians on the fringes of success, had premiered at the Biennale last week and received glowing reviews from the critics. The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020 a “more restrained format” due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Tamhane’s The Disciple stars Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, and Kiran Yadnyopavit. It has been produced by actor Vivek Gomber (Sir)…
The total number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra crossed the 10 lakh-mark with a spike of 24,886 fresh positive cases, and 393 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. On Friday, the state recorded the highest number of positive cases till date. The total number of cases in the state is 10,15,681, including 7,15,023 discharged, 2,71,566 active patients and 28,724 dead, the state health department said. Around 14,308 patients were discharged on Friday. According to officials, Maharashtra has recorded a recovery rate of 70.4 per cent so far. The death rate on Friday was recorded at 2.83 per cent, health…
Former minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passed away in AIIMS. He recently resigned from the RJD. He was in AIIMS in Delhi where he was on ventilator support. Singh had been admitted to AIIMS, Delhi for about a week after developing post-COVID complications. He resigned from the primary membership of RJD on Thursday and followed it up with an open letter, a day later, addressed to Prasads arch rival and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, triggering speculations about his future moves. A staunch loyalist of the RJD supremo whom he supported in thick and thin, Singh ran afoul with the party…
Pooja Patel, an upcoming model married to Mohammad Aftab Siddiqui of Lucknow, committed suicide in Varanasi.The incident happened under the limits of Bhelupur police station, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on late Friday evening. While the girl’s family has pinned the blame of their daughter’s death on her husband Aftab and his family, the police said that prima facie investigation reveals that the cause of the incident was a dispute between husband and wife. Meanwhile, locals suspect that the girl was murdered by the husband’s family, which was pressurising her to adopt Islam. Bhelupur Police station in-charge, Ajay Shrotriya, who reached the…
To facilitate students, the Odisha government has made elaborate arrangements like providing free transportation and accommodation for candidates appearing for the NEET examination on Sunday in 83 centres across seven cities in the state. A total of 37,459 candidates will appear for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test in Odisha. “The state government has made arrangements for free transportation and lodging facilities for candidates and their guardians,” NEET state nodal officer Polly Patnaik said. State-run buses will be available to facilitate free movement of candidates and their guardians from different districts to the examination centres, she said. The examinations will…
After complaining of breathlessness, Home Minister Amit Shah has been re-admitted to All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Earlier he had been admitted when he had tested positive for COVID-19. Two weeks ago, Shah was discharged from the hospital after he suffered post-COVID ailments days after his recovery from the infection which he contracted in early August. Shah has been admitted to the hospital day before the monsoon session of the parliament begins. Shah was earlier undergoing treatment for Coronavirus at Medanta Hopsital in Gurugram. He was discharged after testing negative on August 14 only to re-admitted in AIIMS…