Patients are struggling to recover from covid, and the ongoing construction of houses in their neighbourhood isn’t helping. Sonepat: The lockdown might have kept you from going outside but it doesn’t keep a house from being built. It’s been more than two months since construction of several houses started in Sector-12, Sonepat — before the […]
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The Ambedkarite community of India celebrates Buddha Jayanti or Vesak Day with great enthusiasm, with the hope of spreading the teachings of Ambedkar and Buddha. New Delhi: For the past four years, on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, elders in the area where Parth who goes by the name of @empirewise_roman_ on Instagram lives, distribute […]
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Six months of the protests and seven years of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rule has been observed as Black Day. Chandigarh: Houses in Punjab took down their farmer-supporting green and yellow flags for the first time in six months to replace them with black flags to observe May 26, 2021, as Black Day. People […]
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To celebrate the 2565th Buddha Purnima Diwas today, Prime Minister Narendar Modi delivered a keynote address in the international event, Virtual Vesak Global Celebrations, organised by the Ministry of Culture. Sonepat: For a second consecutive year, devotees are either celebrating Buddha’s birthday at home, online, or amidst COVID-19 restrictions in public spaces. “As Delhi is […]
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The draft Lakshadweep Town and Country Planning Regulation 2021 was placed in public consultation for a period of 21 days ending on May 19 2021. Delhi: Residents of Lakshadweep, a Union Territory (UT) in the Arabian Sea, have expressed anger and concern over a new regulation that seeks to develop rural and urban areas for […]
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HS Doreswamy, freedom fighter and activist passed away in the afternoon of May 26, 2021, in Bengaluru. Mysuru: HS Doreswamy, the acclaimed freedom fighter and activist who had remained active until months ago passed away in a Bengaluru hospital at the age of 103. On May 12 he was discharged from hospital after recovering from […]
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Given the high demand for fruits in the diet of recovering COVID-19 patients, fruit vendors in Sonepat have been making a profit. Sonepat: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. And yet, the doctor-prescribed diet for covid recovering patients is making headway for the circulation of fruits in the market. With the rise of […]
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Small and marginal farmers have been affected by the delay in crediting the PM Kisan Nidhi Scheme. Mumbai: Datta Karande, a farmer from Solapur, has been dependent on the Pradhan Mantri (PM) Kisan Nidhi for the last two years to continue farming. This year, his instalment was delayed by more than a month. He said, […]
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After the online protests by ASHA workers on Monday, May 24, 2021, Rs 1000 has been credited to their accounts. Mysuru: Manju, an ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) worker from Bannur taluk in Mysuru was surprised to see that her account had been credited with Rs 1000 by the Karnataka state health department, following online […]
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Small NGOs that stitch clothes or bags and bigger NGOs that work on sustainability and infrastructure benefits have found themselves in a pickle as lockdown restrictions grip almost the entire country. New Delhi: Rani, a single mother living in Mundka, stitches masks for a living ever since the start of the pandemic. In the beginning, […]
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