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Uttarakhand CM directs district magistrates to make plan for 'land bank'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat instructed the district magistrates to make a long-term plan for the "land bank" so that the disaster affected people can be displaced if required.
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US House of Representatives passes Bill to fund Postal Service, Senate str
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to provide USD 25 billion in support to the US Postal Service and block policy changes that could affect mail-in balloting during the November 3 presidential election.
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Postponing NEET will be drastic deviation from academic schedule, MCI tell
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): The Medical Council of India has submitted before the Supreme Court that the postponement of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate (UG) 2020 shall be a "drastic deviation" from the academic schedule which "may affect the subsequent a
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Put gender equality at the heart of post-Covid-19 economic recovery: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 22 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately affecting women workers and governments should prioritise policies that offset the effects the crisis is having on their jobs, International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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Chattisgarh: Differently-abled couple evacuated to safer place from flood-
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 22 (ANI): A differently-abled couple was rescued by the police on Friday after they got stranded in the flood-affected area of Kongupalli, an official said.
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Andhra irrigation minister reviews flood situation, directs officials to s
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Minister P Anil Kumar on Friday held a video conference with officials of all 13 districts in the state and reviewed the situation in flood-affected areas.
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DGCA starts safety audit of airports, airlines in country
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has started safety audit of airports affected by the monsoons and of airlines in a phased manner, beginning with Air India and SpiceJet.
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Traffic disrupted on Chamoli-Ukhimath National Highway-107, 15 other roads
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], August 21 (ANI): The incessant rains in Chamoli have affected traffic on 16 major roads including Chamoli-Ukhimath National Highway 107. Traffic has been stopped from Mandal to Chopta.
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Oral nanomedicine may bring relief for Kala-Azar, other neglected diseases
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): Patients affected by Kala-Azar, scientifically called visceral leishmaniasis (VL), one of the most neglected tropical diseases may soon find relief in an oral nanomedicine from India, according to Department of Science and Technology (DST).
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Cricket Zone: How MrOwl helps IPL fans connect safely
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): The coronavirus has affected sports in an unprecedented way. All major sports events have been canceled or postponed worldwide to some degree or another.
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Assam floods: Death toll reaches 113, over 56.9 lakh people affected
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], August 21 (ANI): Over 56.9 lakh people have been affected in 30 districts of Assam due to floods in the state, said the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Friday in its daily flood report.
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Study focuses on prevention strategy for substance use disorder
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 21 (ANI): There are well-documented risk factors associated with developing substance use disorder across all age groups. A recent study from IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) found those risk factors affect age groups differently and pro
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