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Nirbhaya Case: SC Declines Plea Of Convict Seeking Restoration Of Legal Remedies

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain the plea of Mukesh Singh, one of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, seeking restoration of legal remedies alleging that his earlier counsel misled and forced him to sign the papers. A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and M R […]

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Coronavirus Impact On Indian Sports & Sportsmen

While the whole world is going through a traumatic condition for the Coronavirus outbreak, it has left a major impact on Indian sports and sportsmen. The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League, which was due to start on March 29, has already been deferred till April 15 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, […]

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COVID19 sneaks into Odisha, State Govt brings out carrot & stick policy!

Bhubaneswar: Foreseeing a big threat from foreign soil, Odisha government on Monday has rolled out a ‘specific measure’ for people returning to the State from abroad to undergo a mandatory registration here. Announcing the first-ever such measure in the country, State Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy said, “People returning to State from abroad or have returned […]

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Gahirmatha In Odisha Becoming Graveyard For Olive Ridley Sea Turtles

Kendrapara: Once considered the most important nesting beach for the endangered Olive Ridley Sea Turtles, Gahirmatha is now battling with serious problems and turning into a graveyard for the animals. Due to rampant and unrestricted fishing activities in banned zones, there has been a significant rise in the turtle deaths particularly at the confluence points […]

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MV Act: 10 % Drop In Road Fatalities After New Law

New Delhi: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari informed Rajya Sabha on Monday, “There has been a 10 per cent reduction in the number of deaths caused due to accidents in the country since the passage of the amended Motor Vehicles Act five months ago.” The minister, while replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour, said […]

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Relief For Yes Bank Depositors; RBI Assures To Add Liquidity If Required

Mumbai: Describing the reconstruction scheme for Yes Bank as credible and sustainable, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday sought to assure the private bank’s depositors that their hard-earned money is safe. He also said that the central bank will infuse additional liquidity into private lender, if required, and urged depositors that […]

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Odisha Liveable Habitat Mission Beneficiaries Rue Delay in Grant Of Land Rights

Jeypore: The beneficiaries of Odisha Liveable Habitat Mission aka Jaga Mission from Bandhaguda under ward number-15 in Jeypore Municipality gheraoed the civic body’s office on Monday demanding quick disbursal of land right documents (patta). As per reports, the beneficiaries of the ‘Jaga Mission’ have long been waiting to get land right documents from the government. […]

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Coronavirus Outbreak: ECoR To Disinfect Coaches

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak in India, East Coast Railway has decided to disinfect train coaches under its jurisdiction in an attempt to contain the spread of WHO-designated pandemic. In a review meeting presided by the General Manager of ECoR, Vidya Bhushan, ECoR announced a slew of measures for containment of the […]

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COVID19 vaccine research not for sale, says German Foreign Minister

Berlin: Germany cannot allow other countries to “exclusively” acquire the results of its researchers, the country’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told the Funke media group on Monday. On Sunday, German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported that US President Donald Trump had attempted to lure scientists from German company CureVac, which is researching a coronavirus vaccine, […]

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SSC Recruitment For Govt Job Aspirants, Big Opportunity To End Soon

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) recently released a recruitment notification inviting applications for multiple vacancies. Meanwhile, candidates will have to brace up now as the last date to apply for the SSC recruitment positions is March 20, 2020. Only those applications which are successfully filled through the website of the commission and found in order […]

US begins first human trial of coronavirus vaccine
US begins first human trial of coronavirus vaccine

Washington: The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 has begun in Seattle, US health officials said Monday. “The open-label trial will enroll 45 healthy adult volunteers ages 18 to 55 years over approximately 6 weeks,” the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) said in a statement adding that the […]

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Google Removing Fake Coronavirus-Related Videos From YouTube: Sundar Pichai

San Francisco: Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company has taken down thousands of videos related to dangerous or misleading coronavirus information using its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based technology. In a blog post, Pichai said that since January, Google has blocked hundreds of thousands of ads attempting to capitalize on the coronavirus pandemic. “Last week, […]

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Odisha Fights Coronavirus: CM Extends Date For Registration Of All Passengers From Abroad Till Apr 15

Bhubaneswar: To strengthen its efforts in preventing the spread of novel-Coronavirus in the State, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday appealed people coming to the State from abroad to register themselves through toll-free number (104) or online portal www.covid19.odisha.gov.in and informed that the regulation will remain in force till April 15 instead of March […]

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Coronavirus: Odisha Govt Issues Guidelines For HSC Matric Exam Paper Evaluators

Bhubaneswar: The School and Mass Education department has directed all the concerned officials to take measures to prevent spread of coronavirus during evaluation of HSC exam answer sheets in the State. The School & Mass Education Department held a meeting with all District Education Officers (DEO) Block Education Officer (BEO) and Chief Examiners via video-conferencing […]

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23-year-old man rapes own mother, arrested by police

Uttar Pradesh: In a shocking incident, a 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his own mother. The man was said to be in an inebriated state at the time of the incident which took place in the Asawar village of Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district town on March 3. The family, fearing social stigma, could […]

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