The imposition of fines for not wearing masks or not following physical distancing, opening markets on alternate days and closing them if a large number of coronavirus cases are reported, are some of the measures recommended by the Center to ensure compliance with appropriate COVID behavior in the markets. Standard …
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In the first 29 days of November, India recorded 1,248,778 (approximately 1.25 million) Covid-19 cases and 15,020 deaths. Both numbers are low enough to be comparable to July, when the country recorded 1,109,138 (roughly 1.1 million) cases and 19,140 deaths. In fact, even the deaths in June (12,081) are comparable …
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Hyderabad: If a vibrant democracy is about differences of opinion, the GHMC elections are proof that ours are one. Even bookmakers are divided in their opinion on the thriller that most people expect Tuesday’s election to turn out. But the broader obviousness is well established: It is a close-quarters race …
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Written by Sreenivas Janyala | Hyderabad | Updated: December 1, 2020 7:58:27 am Interior Minister Amit Shah receives a souvenir during his visit to the Bhagyalakshmi Ammavari Temple in Hyderabad. (PTI photo) On Saturday, Union Interior Minister Amit Shah visited the Bhagyalakshmi temple during a trip to Hyderabad to campaign …
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The farmers’ protest near Delhi is showing its impact on the movement of trafficking in the border areas. The Delhi Traffic Police published a tweet early Tuesday morning saying that the Singhu and Tikri borders, where these farmers are protesting, are closed to any traffic movements. “The Tikri border is …
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Written by Liz Mathew, Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2020 7:50:49 am An empty store on the ground of Burari. The farmers have refused to move to the site assigned by the government. (Express photo by Amit Mehra) Late on Monday night, the Center announced that …
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Written by Amil Bhatnagar | New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2020 7:54:28 am At a press conference on the Singhu border, representatives of the farmers’ unions said that they would continue to block the borders of Delhi until their demand was met (Express photo by Amit Mehra). As PROTESTING …
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Iran’s clerical and military rulers have blamed Israel for the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Dubai: Iran’s English-language Press TV said on Monday that the weapon used in the assassination of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist last week was made in Israel. “The weapon collected at the scene of the terrorist …
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Written by Arun Sharma | Jammu | Updated: December 1, 2020 7:40:57 am Student activist Shehla Rashid (Express file photo: Praveen Khanna) ABDUL Rashid Shohra, who was prevented in October by a municipal court in Srinagar from entering his home following a complaint of domestic violence by family members, wrote …
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The World Health Organization insisted on Monday that it would do everything possible to find the animal origins of Covid-19, insisting that knowledge is vital to preventing future outbreaks. “We want to know the origin and we will do everything possible to know the origin,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …
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