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Gujarat: 40 Asiatic Lions of Junagadh Breeding Center to Be Part Animal Exchange

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  The Gujarat government has instructed to reserve 40 lions from Sakkarbaug Zoo in Junagadh. The lions of Junagadh Sakkarbaug Zoological Park, the only Lion Breeding Center in the country, will be given to different zoos in the country and abroad. These lions will be provided under the Animal Exchange Programme in return for the development of Kevadia Jungle Safari. The Kevadia Statue of Unity is planned to be the largest jungle safari park in the country. The development of this safari park has created a need for different animals and birds which can be obtained from the lions of Sakkarbaug Zoo, RFO Nirav Kumar told News18. The Junagadh Sakkarbaug Zoo and the Kevadia Jungle Safari Statue of Unity are both government-owned zoos. The government has instructed to reserve about 40 lions born from the breeding center at Sakkarbaug. In the near future, these lions will go abroad under the Animal Exchange Program and in return different animals and birds will be brought for Kevadia jungle sa

Legal Services Body In Bengal Gets Its First Transgender Advocate

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Ankani Biswas, however, claimed it was the first such instance where a transgender advocate has been made a part of any state legal services authority in the country. Kolkata:  West Bengal Legal Services Authority has got its first transgender advocate with the empanelment of Ankani Biswas by Calcutta High Court Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, its member secretary Raju Mukherjee said here on Thursday. Mr Biswas, however, claimed it was the first such instance where a transgender advocate has been made a part of any state legal services authority in the country. "The Acting Chief Justice, who is the patron-in-chief and executive chairman of West Bengal State Legal Services Authority, approved the empanelment of Ankani Biswas alias Ankan on Wednesday," Mr Mukherjee said. The Supreme Court had in a landmark judgment in 2014 declared that transgenders would henceforth be treated as third gender. It also gave them the right to self-identification as male, female or third gende

CM Mamta Banerjee said - Modi will compete with the country in 2024, 'Khel hobe' across the country

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On the question of who will be the face of the opposition in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC President Mamta Banerjee said that I am not a political astrologer. It will depend on the circumstances. New Delhi:  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is trying to build opposition unity against the BJP, has said that regional parties have the ability to lead the country and if all the regional parties come together, it can take a toll on the BJP. Mamta said that there will be a meeting of all the opposition leaders after the Parliament session to discuss the strategies.  In a conversation with reporters at the residence of a Trinamool Congress MP, Mamata Banerjee also called for opposition unity in the upcoming assembly elections, but said that the strategy to defeat the BJP in UP will have to be made by the leaders of UP.  Mamta said that if the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party are separate, then they cannot interfere in it. Mamta also gav

Good news: Covid jab for children likely in August

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  Covid-19 vaccine  for children is likely to be available by the next month, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is said to have told Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a meeting on July 27. Experts said Covid  vaccine  for children will help break the chain of  Covid-19  transmission and reopen schools across the nation amid warnings of a possible third wave of coronavirus. Currently, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Zydus Cadila’s candidate are testing vaccines for children. The results of the Covaxin trials are expected by September, AIIMS chief Randeep Guleria has said. Meanwhile, the trials for the vaccines are being conducted in three phases as per the age of the children. The first trial was started in the age group of 12-18 years, followed by the age group of 6-12 years. Trials for children in the 2-6 age group are currently undergoing trials. Telangana achieves herd immunity, claims study In Telangana, over 60 per cent population, including children, has acquired immunity against

What is Taliban's master plan in Afghanistan... Strategy Decode

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The Taliban is rapidly expanding in Afghanistan and with the increasing step of terror, insecurity, human rights, refugees and terror are being heard in Central Asia. New Delhi: The  Taliban is  spreading rapidly  in Afghanistan  and with the increasing step of terror, insecurity, human rights, refugees and terror are being heard in Central Asia. The Taliban's policies have not changed, but its strategy seems to have changed. The Taliban is aggressive but does not express the casualties of the people due to its attack. Common people are losing their lives every day due to his attack, but he exaggerates the figures of casualties of Afghan forces. Taliban is gradually increasing the scope The behavior of the Taliban is based on the Islamic State, Saria law and the fundamentalist regime, but it wants to wear a mask on its terrorist face. Capturing from Kandahar to Helmand and its surrounding areas is not a difficult task for the Taliban, but it does not want to repeat the mistake of 1

Film style of farmers, made Tomar's dummy at Jantar Mantar and took resignation

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The sloganeering of farmers at Jantar Mantar has been seen on many occasions, but this picture of Friday looked different. The farmers tried to express their protest through the dummy of the Union Minister. Farmers' protest continues at Jantar Mantar. For the last two days, farmers are continuously protesting against the government. But on Friday, a film style of this movement was seen. This was such an idea where the farmers made a dummy of Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Later resignation was taken from that dummy. Farmer's film style The sloganeering of farmers at Jantar Mantar has been seen on many occasions, but this picture of Friday looked different. The farmers tried to express their protest through the dummy of the Union Minister. Now on one hand this style of the protesters was shown and on the other side there was anger against the Congress. The farmers were annoyed that Congress MPs went to the coronation today even though they should have raised farmers&

Jill Biden Leads US Delegation To Tokyo Olympics Amid Pandemic Fears

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The Olympics trip is the First Lady's first solo adventure abroad and will include three days on the ground in Japan. Tokyo:  US first lady Jill Biden is leading her country's diplomatic delegation to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, sending a message of support to a key Asian ally despite concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden, wearing a red dress and face mask, arrived at Yokota Air Base in Japan on Thursday afternoon and was greeted by Japan's foreign minister and by U.S. and Japanese base officials, at the start of a lengthy visit to Japan. Olympic and Japanese officials have forged ahead with the sports spectacle despite public opposition in the country to hosting huge numbers of athletes, staff and media - more than 11,000 in the athletes' village alone - dozens of whom have already tested positive for COVID-19. But President Joe Biden sees the pandemic-postponed Games as a critical moment for showing support for a longtime ally and trading partner who he hopes will

The Chief Labor Commissioner of the country listened to the problems of laborers from Jharkhand, Bihar, Nepal in Ladakh

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The Chief Labor Commissioner of the country listened to the problems of laborers from Jharkhand, Bihar, Nepal in Ladakh New Delhi: The country's Chief Labor Commissioner DPS Negi examined the implementation of labor laws and labor codes in the ongoing development projects in Leh. Along with the local laborers, he also listened to the problems of the workers from Jharkhand, Bihar and Nepal. Negi during the last two days in separate meetings with the Project Officers of UT Ladakh, POWERGRID, NHPC, BRO, CPWD, BPCL, IOCL, HPCL, NHIDCL and AAI inquired about the present labor problems at their project sites. of. He also studied the various activities started there. Negi met workers from Jharkhand, Bihar, Nepal as well as local Ladakh workers at Karutungse and Pangong Road and inquired about their well being. Negi told them about their rights in detail. Senior officers in-charge of the projects informed the Chief Labor Commissioner regarding compliance of various labor laws. Negi expres

Defense Ministry sent a proposal to Mazagon Dockyard and L&T for 'Stealth' submarines to be built in the country

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Under the Requisset for Proposal, Mazagon Dockyard and private company L&T have to enter into an agreement with any one of the five big companies abroad to make submarines. The companies have been selected by the Ministry of Defense. Make in India Stealth Submarines: The  Ministry of Defense has sent RFP i.e. Requisset for Proposal to Mazagon Dockyard and Private Company, L&T for 06 indigenously built 'Stealth' submarines under Project 75(I) for the Indian Navy. Under the RFP, now these two shipyards have to enter into an agreement with any one of the five major foreign companies making submarines. These five companies have also been selected by the Ministry. These five companies are Russia's Rosoboronexport, France's Naval Group-DCNS, Germany's Thyssenkrupp, Spain's Novantia and South Korea's Daewoo. The total cost of this project is about 40 thousand crores. After signing an agreement with a foreign company, both the Indian shipyards (Mazgaon and L

ISIS J&K Chief Used His Media Outlet, Ground Soldiers to Spread Terror in India: Report

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ISIS J&K chief Umar Nisar Bhat aka Qasim Khorasani has confessed to officials that Swat al-Hind magazine was regularly released in Pakistan and he was in touch with Pakistan-based teams on social media. Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir’s chief Umar Nisar Bhat aka Qasim Khorasani, arrested on Monday, had been talking on a messaging app about laying out ISIS propaganda in India by recruiting and radicalising “ground soldiers” and through his media outlet – Swat al-Hind (Voice of Hind), according to the exclusive interrogation report accessed by CNN-News18. Khorasani, who is based in Achabal in Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir as confirmed by the Indian intelligence agency, was arrested on Monday along with two of his associates — Tanveer Ahmed Bhat and Rameez Lone. He has been active in the region since 2016 and was responsible for supplying logistics, procuring arms and explosives and recruiting ISIS cadres in Jammu and Kashmir to carry out anti-India activities. He has confessed to off

Kerala Govt raises daily limit of pilgrims to 10,000 for this year's Sabarimala monthly Karkkidaka pooja

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The temple will remain open from today till July 21. COVID-19 protocol, including wearing masks and social distancing, will be strictly followed. Easing Covid restrictions in the state, the Kerala government on Saturday raised the daily limit of devotees permitted to visit Sabarimala temple for monthly (Karkkidaka) pooja from 5,000 to 10,000.   Earlier in the day, it was announced that the Sabarimala temple will remain open for five days a week to allow devotees to conduct monthly rituals.   The temple will remain open from today till July 21. COVID-19 protocol, including wearing masks and social distancing, will be strictly followed.   Those who wish to visit the temple will have to provide a complete Covid-19 vaccination certificate or a negative RT-PCR report within 48 hours of the visit.   Kerala, one of the worst affected due to Covid Kerala is one of the worst COVID-affected states in the country. A lockdown had been imposed in the state earlier in April when

Outraged Capt Amarinder Singh writes letter to Sonia Gandhi, says 'do not interfere'

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  Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has written a letter to Sonia Gandhi expressing his displeasure. He said that Congress high command was forcibly interfering in the politics of Punjab government and Punjab. The High Command should realize that the situation in Punjab is not so favorable and the loss could be borne by both the party and the government. In fact, Navjot Singh Sidhu reached Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday morning. At the same time, in the evening, supporters of the Patiala situation started flocking to Sidhu's residence. Supporters presented bouquets to his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu. It is believed that Navjot Singh Sidhu may be given charge of the Punjab Congress. For now, supporters say they will have to wait a little longer. The President's letter will arrive shortly. The rest of the celebration will follow. In an interview to India Today, Harish Rawat, Punjab in-charge of the Congress, said that Navjot Singh Sidhu could be made t

Four suspects arrested in Israeli embassy blast get bail

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The four suspects arrested in the blast case outside the Israeli Embassy in Delhi in January this year got bail on Thursday. It is being told that no concrete evidence was found against the four. Because of this, he has got bail. The four suspects arrested in the blast case outside the Israeli embassy in January this year got bail on Thursday. The four were arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police from Kargil in Ladakh. Due to lack of any solid evidence against the four, they have been granted bail. Based on the inputs received from the Intelligence Bureau (IB), these four were arrested by the Special Cell from Kargil in June itself. According to senior officers of the Special Cell, no direct evidence was being found against these four. Psycho analysis test of these four accused was also done, in which the reports of two were suspicious. However, due to no direct evidence being found in the blast case, he got bail. All four were considered suspects in the bombings outside the Israe

Now this state government has given a gift to its employees, increased dearness allowance

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  DA Hike in Rajasthan: The news of relief came in the day for central government employees and pensioners. It has been decided to remove the ban on the increase of their dearness allowance. DA Hike in Rajasthan:  Amidst the Corona epidemic and rising inflation, the Ashok Gehlot government of Rajasthan announced on Wednesday to increase the dearness allowance, giving relief to the people.  It has been decided to increase dearness allowance of state government employees and pensioners from 17 per cent to 28 per cent.  This rate of dearness allowance will be valid from July 1, 2021. State Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot tweeted that despite this difficult situation of Corona, the state government will spend about Rs 4000 crore annually on this decision to support the employees. It is worth noting that earlier there was news of relief for central government employees and pensioners. It has been decided to remove the ban on the increase of their dearness allowance.  The rate of dearness allowa

After IMA Appeal, Uttarakhand Govt Cancels Kanwar Yatra Owing to Third Wave Threat

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  The IMA had written to CM Pushkar Singh Dhami requesting him to cancel the Yatra in view of a possible third wave of Covid-19.   The Uttarakhand government has decided to cancel the Kanwar Yatra this year owing to the threat of Covid-19. The decision was taken after a high-level meeting between Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and top officials of the state government. During the meeting, health experts put forth their view on the devastating effects of the Delta Plus variant, the threat of the third wave of coronavirus, and upholding the value of human lives, the Dhami administration cancelled the annual pilgrimage this year. The yatra had been cancelled last year too due to the first wave of Covid-19. The Uttarakhand government’s decision comes even as the Uttar Pradesh administration has allowed the yatra from July 25 in spite of concerns raised in various quarters over the risk posed by such events in triggering a possible third wave of the pandemic. The Indian Medical Associat

"Planned Cover-Up": Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors On Memorial At Plant

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The survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy, however, termed the move to build a memorial on the highly contaminated factory site a "planned cover-up" Bhopal:  The Madhya Pradesh government has planned to dispose of 337 metric tonnes of hazardous waste from the premises of the Union Carbide factory for the construction of a memorial for the Bhopal gas tragedy victims. The survivors of the Union Carbide disaster, however, termed the move to build a memorial on the highly contaminated factory site a "planned cover-up" On the 36th anniversary of the incident last year, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had said a memorial would be built to commemorate those who lost their lives in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. Recently, Bhopal gas tragedy relief and rehabilitation minister Vishwas Sarang repeated that the state government has decided to go ahead with the construction of an 'employment-oriented' memorial on the abandoned Union Carbide factory premis

Drug mafia in Bhopal: Police retaliated on landlords

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  BENGALURU :  Landlords are giving rooms on rent without verifying the information of foreign nationals in order to charge higher rent. Now the police has become strict about this. The Bengaluru Police Department has decided to make accused in narcotics and drug cases against such landlords. Recently, in view of the involvement of foreign nationals in a drug racket in the state capital Bengaluru, the police has started a three-pronged investigation to tackle the drug mafia.   The investigation will henceforth investigate the side of the smugglers, both foreigners and homeowners involved in the drug racket.   Deputy Commissioner of Police Dr S D Sharanappa told IANS, "Those who give their houses on rent to foreign nationals have to give details to the local police station. Firstly, they should check the travel documents before paying the fare. Whether their identity card, documents are acceptable or not. If it's real, they can move on. Otherwise, it is their duty to inform the