NEW DELHI: The third phase of vaccination against Covid-19, for citizens over 50 and those younger but with severe comorbidities, is likely to begin in March, possibly in the middle of the month. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said at the Lok Sabha on Friday. Vardhan was answering a bunch of …
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Madurai: A participant attempts to tame a bull during Avaniyapuram Jallikattu as part of the Pongal festival celebration in Madurai on Thursday. (PTI) All the cases, except those filed for “undesirable incidents” such as assault on police officers and arson, would be dropped after consulting with legal experts, he said. …
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NEW DELHI: It’s a chakka jam by farmers today – from 12 noon to 3 in the afternoon – with many passengers. The protesters have said that it will happen only on national and state roads and nothing will happen inside Delhi; emergency and essential services are exempt; and it …
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A year and a half after cutting internet services in Jammu and Kashmir, the government on Friday ordered the restoration of 4G mobile internet throughout the Union Territory. “4G mobile internet services are being restored throughout J&K,” J&K management spokesperson Rohit Kansal posted on Twitter Friday night. Government sources said …
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Rakesh Tikait said the government had to withdraw the new agricultural laws. New Delhi: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday questioned allegations of an international conspiracy that hijacked his protests over the center’s new farm laws, saying the government had to withdraw reforms that were not designed to help producers. …
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The images show a huge cloud of black smoke billowing out of the building. Mumbai: A large fire broke out at a junkyard in the suburbs of Mankhurd on Friday, in which a 40-year-old fire officer was slightly injured during the firefighting operation, authorities said. The fire broke out in …
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England test captain Joe Root and Australian speed star Mitchell Starc were excluded, while Bangladeshi off-roader Shakib Al Hasan and India’s S Sreesanth were among the 1,097 players who signed up for the long-awaited auction. IPL to be held in Chennai on February 18. Pacing arm Arjun Tendulkar, son of …
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Thousands of farmers have been camping at three border points in Delhi (AFP) New Delhi: There will not be “chakka traffic jam “or roadblock in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Saturday, though farmers across the country are likely to protest” peacefully “on national roads, a group of farmers said. …
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Congress has extended its support for the farmers’ ‘chakka jam’, which will be observed in all states except Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Farmers who have been protesting three farm laws passed by Parliament last year have called for a three-hour ‘chakka jam’ across India on Saturday. Congress has extended …
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Farmers protesting on Saturday February 6 called for a nationwide roadblock or “chakka jam” in support of their demand to repeal three new farm laws they describe as “anti-farmers.” Dozens of people in tractors have continued to arrive in Ghazipur from the Uttar Pradesh side of the road and many …
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