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Frustrated, Kashmir terrorists plan ‘big attack’ on forces

25 May 2021

Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir have got frustrated with the Army’s vigilance in the Valley and may try to disrupt the peace by causing explosions from place to place. Intelligence agencies have sent a report to the Union Home Ministry stating that terrorists may target Army convoys and central paramilitary...

Centre must focus on vaccines, not exams: Manish Sisodia

25 May 2021

In an exclusive interview to The Sunday Guardian, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia discussed a host of issues, including conducing class 12 examinations, Covid-19 and more. Excerpts: Q: What solution do you see for the challenge of conducting class 12 examinations? A: If we try to find a solution...

MODI CABINET RESHUFFLE BUZZ GATHERS STEAM

25 May 2021

There is a buzz that the Prime Minister could reshuffle his cabinet in June, most probably once Covid’s second surge has abated. Amongst party circles and RSS corridors, there is a feeling that the Modi cabinet needs a facelift. It has been found wanting in the face of recent challenges....

Cyclone Yaas to make landfall on 26 May, PM Modi reviews preparedness

24 May 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Sunday to review the preparedness of states and Central ministries/agencies concerned to deal with the situation arising out of Cyclone ‹Yaas›. He also directed officials to ensure timely evacuation of those in off-shore activities. Senior government officials, representatives from the National...

DELHI LOCKDOWN EXTENDED FOR A WEEK, MAY BE LIFTED FROM 31 MAY: CM KEJRIWAL

24 May 2021

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has extended the lockdown by one week in Delhi and indicated that the national capital is moving towards ‘unlock’. Restrictions in Delhi will start to be lifted from 31 May if the graph of the Covid-19 infections continues to fall, said Kejriwal. “When the second...

MOST STATES FAVOUR CBSE CLASS XII EXAM, DECISION LIKELY ON 1 JUNE

24 May 2021

At a high-level meeting held on Sunday, the Union Education Ministry asked all state governments to send detailed suggestions and feedback by 25 May on how to hold the Class XII board exams and the college entrance examinations. Apart from Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also...

Delhi moving towards ‘unlock’; infection rate less than 5%

22 May 2021

With rapidly decreasing cases of Covid-19 cases, Delhi is slowly moving towards the ‘unlock’ process, sources told The Sunday Guardian. In the last 24 hours, 3,009 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Delhi, the lowest number of fresh cases since 1 April this year when the number of...

P305 TRAGEDY: CAPTAIN IGNORED WARNINGS, SAFETY EQUIPMENT WAS FAULTY: BROTHER OF CHIEF ENGINEER

22 May 2021

Aalam Shaikh, brother of Chief Engineer Rahman Shaikh of the P305 barge, which sank off the Mumbai coast during Cyclone Tauktae, has alleged that its captain did not take the cyclone warning seriously. He also said that safety equipment and life rafts on the vessel were faulty and that the...

BLACK FUNGUS DRUG SHORTAGE ADDS MORE MISERY TO COVID BLUES

22 May 2021

Amid the current rise in cases of mucormycosis, a rare fungal disease affecting Covid-19 patients after recovery, the Union government said on Friday that it is working to tackle the new infection and the shortage of the medicine used to treat it. At least 7,250 cases of mucormycosis, or “black...

MAHARASHTRA MODEL VILLAGE SHOWS HOW TO KEEP COVID AT BAY

21 May 2021

The model village of Hiware Bazar in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra is showing the way on how to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. From 1-20 May, there has not been a single case of Covid-19 in Hiware Bazar, located in the Nagar tehsil. Over the last three decades, the village that...

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