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Helicopters deployed in Jaisalmer to combat locust attack
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], July 4 (ANI): As swarms of locusts continue to be a menace across the country, the locusts' control authorities in Jaisalmer is using helicopters to spray pesticides on a wide scale.
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Fake news menace: SC dismisses review petition of lawyer
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court had recently dismissed a review petition filed by lawyer Anuja Kapur seeking a direction to revisit its earlier order and pass appropriate directions or guidelines to the Union of India (UOI) to frame rules to stop circulation and public
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Ian Chappell recalls his experience with racism in cricket
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], June 21 (ANI): Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell on Sunday offered his views on the burning topic of racism in sport and even recalled his brush with the menace in cricket.
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Pakistan skips crucial meet with India to tackle locust menace
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Pakistan on Thursday skipped a crucial meeting with India to tackle recent locust attacks that led to extensive crop damage in both countries, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
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COVID-19 testing to be increased in Delhi by three times in next 6 days: A
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): In order to combat the menace of coronavirus in the national capital, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that COVID-19 testing would soon be increased by three times in next six days.
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Women PAC given training in Moradabad to fight Naxals
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 12 (ANI): In order to combat the menace of Naxalism, as many as 190 women personnel of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), an armed police division of Uttar Pradesh, will receive special training to catch Naxals alive without killing them during the o
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Swarms of locusts reach Rajasthan's Churu, authorities spray insecticides
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Churu (Rajasthan) [India], May 30 (ANI): Fresh swarms of locusts invaded villages in Churu district here on Thursday night.
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US CDC rolls out new guidelines for reopening offices
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New York (USA), May 29 (ANI): In a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus at the workplaces, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday recommended few measures for the employers to combat the menace.
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Locust control operations stepped up: Union Agriculture Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday informed that locust control operations have been stepped up in affected states to combat the menace.
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Nizamuddin RPF Post staff contributes Rs 2 lakh to PM CARES Fund in fight
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): In a bid to further contribute to the nation's fight against the menace of coronavirus, the staff of Nizamuddin Railway Protection Force (RPF) has donated an amount of Rs 2 lakh from their salaries to the PM CARES Fund.
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J-K to have anti-narcotics task force
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 14 (ANI): As part of efforts to fight drug menace in the Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday accorded sanction to setting up of Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) under the overall superintendence and control of Inspector Gene
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Combating COVID-19: Recovery rate crosses 30 per cent in India
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): As India continues to combat the menace of COVID-19 pandemic, close to 20,000 people have recovered from the disease so far, taking the recovery rate to over 30 per cent.
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