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Feb 13, 2022 10:50 PM IST
Assam lifts all Covid-19-related curbs amid Covid-19 let up
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that his government has decided to withdraw all compulsory Covid-19 testing facilities at airports, railway stations and hospitals from February 15.
Also, all restrictions including the ongoing night curfew, other Covid-19 curbs including a ban on social-religious gatherings will stand withdrawn, the chief minister tweeted.
A detailed order regarding the same will be realeased on February 14, Sarma said.
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Feb 13, 2022 10:28 PM IST
Eknath Shinde security upgraded after alleged letter from Naxals: Thane crime branch
Maharashtra urban development minister Eknath Shinde has received a letter allegedly sent by Naxals, following which his security was heightened, news agency ANI reported Thane’s crime branch as saying.
The police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the matter.
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Feb 13, 2022 10:21 PM IST
UP election 2022: Full list of Assembly seats going to polls in second phase
The stage is set for the second phase of polling for Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. Voters from 55 assembly constituencies spread across nine districts will exercise their franchise on Monday. Read more
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Feb 13, 2022 07:29 PM IST
Maharashtra sees further dip in Covid count at 3,502 fresh infections
Maharashtra on Sunday reported 3,502 fresh cases of Covid-19 infection and 17 related deaths in the past 24 hours. Of the total cases, 288 cases were from Mumbai.
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Feb 13, 2022 06:00 PM IST
Delhi’s fresh Covid cases fall further to 804, daily positivity rate dips to 1.5%
Delhi on Sunday reported 804 fresh cases of coronavirus infections, taking the daily positivity rate to below 2 per cent (1.5).
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Feb 13, 2022 05:42 PM IST
No one becomes Samajwadi just because of their name: Rajnath
Those who claim to be Samajwadis aren’t even remotely linked to Samajwad (socialism). No one becomes Samajwadi just because of their name. Those who does appeasement politics & try to form Govt by diving the society can never be Samajwadi: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh
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Feb 13, 2022 01:57 PM IST
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, AAP’s Punjab CM face Bhagwant Mann hold roadshow in Amritsar
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Feb 13, 2022 12:34 PM IST
‘Channi to lose from both constituencies,’ Kejriwal ahead of Punjab polls
“Congress party has become a circus in Punjab. Channi Sahab is going to lose from both Assembly constituencies. AAP is going to defeat him. He’ll never be the CM when he can’t be an MLA,” Delhi chief minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, in Amritsar.
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Feb 13, 2022 12:16 PM IST
2 persons detained near J&K technical airport; details awaited
Two persons detained near the technical airport in Jammu; further investigation underway, said Jammu & Kashmir Police, as reported by ANI. Details awaited.
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Feb 13, 2022 12:07 PM IST
Impeachment motion against Nepal’s sitting Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana
An impeachment motion has been registered against sitting Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana at Parliament Secretariat of Nepal following allegations of politicking against him.
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Feb 13, 2022 12:03 PM IST
Hijab row: Section 144 imposed around schools in Udupi
The Udupi district administration in Karnataka has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in areas around all high schools in the district from Monday till February 19. The move comes as part of a precautionary measure as the schools are reopening Monday after the holiday declared by the state government in view of the hijab-saffron shawl controversy.
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Feb 13, 2022 10:33 AM IST
Watch: ITBP personnel train at -25 degrees C on high-altitude Uttarakhand border
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Feb 13, 2022 09:21 AM IST
India reports 44,877 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, positivity rate dips to 3.17%
India registered 44,877 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, taking the positivity rate down to 3.17 per cent. The country’s active caseload now stands at 5,37,045, or 1.26 per cent of the total cases.
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Feb 13, 2022 09:04 AM IST
Poll parties brave through severe weather conditions in Uttarakhand ahead of February 14 elections
Uttarakhand | Poll parties brave severe weather conditions to reach their designated polling stations ahead of February 14 Assembly elections
(Photo credit: Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand.) pic.twitter.com/ghF1TPY2ka
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 13, 2022
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Feb 13, 2022 08:19 AM IST
Maharashtra man arrested for raping mentally-challenged woman in Palghar
A 48-year-old accused arrested for raping a mentally challenged woman in Manor town of Palghar district in Maharashtra. The accused was allegedly raping a woman from his village for the last five months, says police.
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Feb 13, 2022 06:23 AM IST
EC relaxes poll campaign time limit, allows rallies with attendance caps from today
The Election Commission of India on Saturday eased campaign norms, increasing the time limit as between 6am and 10pm instead of earlier 8am to 8pm. The EC also allowed rallies or padyatras with a limited attendance as permitted by the district authorities.
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In MP’s Rajgarh, 33 booked for attacking Dalit groom’s house and pelting stones
This is the fourth such incident in a month when a wedding procession of a Dalit groom was carried out under police protection.
Updated on Feb 13, 2022 10:23 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee dials MK Stalin, proposes meeting of non-BJP CMs
The talks between the two chief ministers took place in the backdrop of Stalin condemning West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s decision to prorogue the ongoing session of the eastern state’s legislative assembly.
Published on Feb 13, 2022 09:26 PM IST
Air India issues SOPs for cabin crew. Details here
The Tata Group-owned airline has issued these guidelines as part of efforts to improve its on-time performance.
Published on Feb 13, 2022 08:33 PM IST
BJP MP Arjun Singh’s kin return to TMC; several nominees withdraw from civic polls
Arjun Singh’s brother-in-law Sunil Singh, a former legislator of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) returned to the party on Sunday afternoon along with his son Aditya. The MP’s nephew, Saurav Singh, the former chairman of Bhatpara municipality in North 24 Parganas, also returned to the TMC.
Published on Feb 13, 2022 07:27 PM IST
Stalin raises fishermen arrests by Lankans in letter to PM Modi
- Stalin also stressed on the need for a lasting solution to this “long-pending issue” through the collaborative efforts of Union and state governments.
Updated on Feb 13, 2022 06:31 PM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Aryan Prakash, New Delhi
Two workers abducted by ultras in Arunachal Pradesh released after 10 days
The two workers have been released close to the Indo-Myanmar border in Longding district. Both of them are safe, stable and healthy, said deputy commissioner of Longding.
Published on Feb 13, 2022 06:15 PM IST
Hijab row: Mehbooba Mufti slams BJP, Farooq Abdullah blames ‘radical elements’
Karnataka hijab row: A three-judge bench of the Karnataka high court will, on Monday, resume its hearing on pleas challenging the state government’s ‘ban’ on hijab.
Published on Feb 13, 2022 05:57 PM IST
Delhi woman gang-raped, tied and thrown from a building in Rajasthan’s Churu, 2 held
The incident happened on Friday near the railway station in Churu. The woman had arrived from New Delhi on Friday after one of the four accused offered her a job. The accused got in touch with her through social media and over telephone.
Updated on Feb 13, 2022 05:13 PM IST
Hijab-clad woman will become PM one day, predicts Asaduddin Owaisi
Karnataka hijab row: Asaduddin Owaisi said girls wearing hijab would become doctors, collectors, magistrates
Published on Feb 13, 2022 02:56 PM IST
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