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The PMO said there’s no question of Narendra Modi’s citizenship certificate, as he is a citizen by birth.

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An accurate, noninvasive urine test for prostate cancer!

Washington D.C. [USA]: Researchers have made considerable advancement towards the development of a simple, noninvasive liquid biopsy test that detects prostate cancer from RNA and other specific metabolic chemicals in the urine.

The study was published in the journal of Scientific Reports.

The investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have emphasised that this is a proof-of-principle study for the urine test, and it must be validated in additional, larger studies before it is ready for clinical use.

The researchers used RNA deep-sequencing and mass spectrometry to identify a previously unknown profile of RNAs and dietary byproducts, known as metabolites, among 126 patients and healthy, normal people.

The cohort included 64 patients with prostate cancer, 31 with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis diseases, and 31 healthy people with none of these conditions.

RNA alone was not sufficient to positively identify cancer, but the addition of a group of disease-specific metabolites provided separation of cancer from other diseases and healthy people.

“A simple and noninvasive urine test for prostate cancer would be a significant step forward in diagnosis. Tissue biopsies are invasive and notoriously difficult because they often miss cancer cells, and existing tests, such as PSA (prostate-specific antigen) elevation, are not very helpful in identifying cancer,” said Ranjan Perera, PhD, the study’s senior author.

“We discovered cancer-specific changes in urinary RNAs and metabolites that — if confirmed in a larger, separate group of patients — will allow us to develop a urinary test for prostate cancer in the future,” said Bongyong Lee, PhD, the study’s first author and a senior scientist at the Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute. (ANI)

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Airtel deposits another Rs 8,000 cr towards AGR dues in compliance with SC order

New Delhi : Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Saturday said that it has deposited an additional Rs 8,004 crore towards adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues to the Department of Telecommunication (DoT), aggregating to a total payment of Rs 18,004 crore, and therefore complying with the Supreme Court judgment in the matter.

“The company has paid an additional amount of Rs 3,004 crore towards the full and final amounts due over and above the ad-hoc amount of Rs 10,000 crore paid on Feb 17, 2020, on behalf of the Bharti Group of Companies,” said an official statement on Saturday.

“In addition to the aforesaid amounts paid on the basis our self-assessment, we have also deposited an additional amount of Rs 5,000 crore as an ad-hoc payment (subject to subsequent refund/adjustment) to cover differences, if any, arising from the reconciliation exercise with the DoT,” it added.

The telco said that in line with the AGR judgment and various directions issued by the DoT with respect to Spectrum Usage Charges, the company carried out self-assessment from FY 2006-07 onwards up to December 31, 2019, and interest thereon up to February 29, 2020.

Airtel said that the company has now complied with the Supreme Court judgement dated October 24, 2019, which directed telecommunication companies to deposit the AGR dues summing up to Rs 1.47 lakh crore to the government within a period of three months. (ANI)

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You can now capture Facebook’s 3D photos with single-lens phone

California [USA]: Facebook’s 3D Photos now supports shots taken from single-lens camera smartphones.

In an official blog, Facebook announced that its 3D photos feature relied on dual-lens ‘portrait mode’ to offer immersive pictures. Now, the technology has been improved to deliver 3D structure to photos captured from single, rear-facing camera phones.

To bring the capability to Android or iOS devices with standard single-lens cameras, Facebook used machine learning techniques to produce 3D Photos from any standard 2D picture. Apple iPhone 7 or higher, or any mid-range Android device can now try 3D Photos in the Facebook app.

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Radha Yadav registers career-best bowling figures in T20Is

Melbourne [Australia]: Indian spinner Radha Yadav on Saturday registered her career-best bowling figures in T20I cricket.

She achieved the feat in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka at the Junction Oval in Melbourne.

The 19-year-old spinner dismissed Chamari Athapaththu, Hansima Karunaratne, Hasini Perera and Anushka Sanjeewani. Her effort helped India restrict Sri Lanka to just 113/9 in the allotted twenty overs.

Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka was not able to create any sort of momentum and were reduced to 48/3 in the ninth over. Umesha Thimashini (2), Harshitha Madavi (12) and Chamari Athapaththu (33) did not stay at the crease for too long.

India capitalised on a strong start with the ball and Radha Yadav came into her own to reduce Sri Lanka to 80/7 in the 16th over.

Sri Lanka did not manage to score boundaries in the final overs and as a result, were restricted to under 120. (ANI)

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Kartik Aaryan shares glimpse from sets of ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2,’ with humorous twist

Jaipur (Rajasthan): Kartik Aaaryan on Saturday shared an intriguing glimpse from the sets of much-anticipated horror-drama ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2,’ accompanied by a humorous caption.

The ‘Love Aaj Kal’ actor shared a picture on Instagram where he is seen romancing Kiara Advani amid a couple of girls who act like witches by covering their faces with open hair. He captioned the post as, “Pyaar mein itne bhi andhe mat ho jao,Ki Chudail bhi na dikhein #BhoolBhulaiyaa2” (along with scary emojis).

In the caption, the 29-year-old actor warned to not be so blind in love, that you don’t even notice a witch. Witty Kiara was quick to reply to the post and commented on the famous Akshay Kumar’s dialogue from the first instalment of the movie, that too with a twist. She commented, “Aamhi Je Tomaar, Baaki Sab Bekaar.”

 

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The comic supernatural thriller will be helmed by Anees Bazmee, unlike the first one which was directed by Priyadarshan.

The first part of the film was a remake of Malayalam blockbuster ‘Manichitrathazhu’ which starred Akshay Kumar in the lead besides, other actors including Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja and Amisha Patel.

‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Murad Khetani, and Krishan Kumar under the banner of T-Series and Cine 1 studios. It is scheduled to hit the screens on July 31, 2020. (ANI)

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Protests Banned Outside Town Hall, Resolution Passed Sans Debate

The Bengaluru Civic Body banned protests outside Town Hall, one of only two available spaces, with no discussion.

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May never be excited about a crowd again after going to India, says Donald Trump

South Carolina [US],: Addressing a rally in South Carolina, US President Donald Trump on Saturday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling him a ‘great guy’ who is loved by his countrymen.

Terming his recent visit to India “worthwhile”, Trump also quipped that he will never be excited again about crowds after having addressed over 1 lakh spectators in Ahmedabad’s Motera Stadium earlier this week.
“I was with the Prime Minister of India, Modi. Great guy, loved by the people of India. And we had an amazing thing. And I went in, and here’s the problem. This is a big crowd. And normally I like talking about my crowds because I get the crowds like nobody, but I just got back from 140 or 50 or 60,000 people and now I’m coming here,” Trump said.

“I may never be excited again about a crowd after going to India. Think of this, they have 1.5 billion people. We have 350, so we’re doing pretty well, I’ll tell you what, but I love this crowd, and I love that crowd too. Tell you they have a great love for … They have a great love. They have a great leader, and they have a great love for the people of this country. That was really a worthwhile trip,” he added.

Donald Trump, accompanied by wife Melania and a high-level delegation, visited India earlier this week. During their 36-hour visit, Trump and the first lady attended various events and visited two cities – Ahmedabad and Agra – besides the national capital of India.

Upon their arrival at Ahmedabad airport on Monday, the US first couple was accorded a warm welcome by Prime Minister Modi and thousands of people who had lined up on the streets of the city.

Later, the US President addressed the ‘Namaste Trump’ event at Ahmedabad’s Motera Stadium along with Modi, where both the leaders had hailed the growing ties between the two countries.

From Ahmedabad, the couple had flown to Agra in Uttar Pradesh to visit the Taj Mahal where the two, holding hands, took a stroll on the lawns. They also posed for a picture at the famed Diana’s bench.

In the last leg of their visit, Trump and Melania visited New Delhi. The US President received a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday morning. Following this he sat down with Prime Minister Modi for delegation-level talks during which three agreements were finalised.

The couple wrapped up their visit by attending a banquet hosted by President Ram Nath Kovind. (ANI)

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35 more coronavirus deaths reported in China

Beijing [China]: As many as thirty-five people have died from the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in mainland China in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death toll up to 2,870, the country’s National Health Commission informs.

The latest figures from the commission show that 41,625 people have recovered from the disease. Of the 35,329 who are currently being treated for pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, 7,365 are in grave condition.

In the past 24 hours, 573 new coronavirus cases have been registered in China, with the total number of confirmed cases standing at 79,824.

For comparison, on Monday, the number of confirmed cases was just over 77,150 in China. Almost 10,000 infected with COVID-19 were in grave condition at the start of this week and the death toll stood at nearly 2,600. (Sputnik/ANI)

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Shillong Violence: Death toll rises to 2 as migrant worker stabbed in busy Iewduh

A migrant worker was stabbed to death in the busy Iewduh (Bara Bazar) market on Saturday, taking the toll in clashes between tribal and non-tribal groups in Meghalaya to two, police said.

Seven persons were injured in the knife attack in the heart of the city and two of them suffered stab wounds, Superintendent of Police Claudia Lyngwa told PTI.

Those behind the attack are yet to be identified, she said.

In another mob attack, a migrant labourer was seriously injured after being thrashed at Sohra market in Sohra Civil Subdivision, the officer said, adding that he has been shifted to the Civil Hospital in Shillong for treatment.

The number of those injured in the clashes has gone up to 16, she said.

Clash between KSU and Non-Tribals

On Friday, a tribal was killed as clashes broke out between the Khasi Students’ Union members and non-tribals during a rally held in the Ichamati area of East Khasi Hills district close to the Indo-Bangladesh border.

The clashes during the rally, organised against the Citizenship Amendment Act and demanding implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) regime, led to tensions in parts of the state, forcing the government to clamp curfew in two police station areas in Shillong, and mobile internet and SMS restrictions in six districts.

The curfew was eased during the day, even as mobile internet restrictions continued.

CM appeals for peace

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma reviewed the law and order situation in the state and appealed for peace.

“A magisterial inquiry has been set up. We have ensured that enough manpower is put in place in the affected areas,” the chief minister said.

He announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the family of the man killed in Friday’s clash.

Officials said that authorities are mulling imposing a night curfew in Shillong from 10 pm in view of the prevailing situation.

Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy has appealed to people to maintain and not pay attention to rumours.

“I appeal to all citizens in Meghalaya, tribal or non-tribal, keep calm. Don’t spread rumours and don’t listen to rumours. The chief minister has spoken to me. He assured me he is taking all necessary steps. The prime requirement now is to maintain law and order,” the governor said.

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It hurts when someone badmouths Savarkar, confronted ‘big’ oppn leader once: Nitin Gadkari

Nagpur (Maharashtra): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that he feels “extremely hurt” whenever someone criticises Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, and that he once confronted a “big” Opposition leader asking him to study Savarkar properly before denouncing him.

We are proud of Savarkar

Gadkari, who has practically grown up in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh shakhas, currently represents the Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency where the RSS headquarters is located.

“I feel extremely hurt when someone says something wrong about Savarkar. Savarkar and Shivaji Maharaj are revered by all of us. We are proud of Savarkar,” said Gadkari at a felicitation function of senior RSS worker Arvind Khandekar here.

“I once met a big political leader who had said something bad about Savarkar. I told him not to badmouth Savarkar and asked him to first study him and the RSS properly,” he said.

Sharing further about the meeting with the “leader”, Gadkari said: “He asked me, are you an RSS worker? I said yes. Then he replied “you are good” and I said if I am good then both the RSS and Savarkar are good. And if Savarkar and RSS are bad then I too am not good. I asked him to study first, then criticise.”

Dialogue with opponents

The senior BJP leader added that one should initiate dialogue with opponents and tell the truth to change their negative perceptions as well as hearts.

In December last year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kicked up a controversy when he said he would not apologise for his “rape in India” remark as his name was not “Rahul Savarkar”. Reacting to Gandhi’s statement, Savarkar’s grandson Ranjit said that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray should beat Gandhi publicly for ‘insulting’ his grandfather.

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Court rejects Azam Khan’s plea for stay in Rampur jail till March 3

Rampur (Uttar Pradesh): The Rampur Court on Saturday rejected Samajwadi Party (SP) lawmaker Azam Khan’s plea seeking stay in Rampur Jail till March 3 and sent him, along with his spouse Tazeen Fatima and son Abdullah Azam, to Sitapur prison.

“The court has rejected Azam Khan’s plea seeking stay in Rampur Jail till March 3 and sent him along with his son and wife to Sitapur Jail,” District government advocate Sardar Dalvinder Singh (Dumpy) told ANI.

Amid heavy security, Khan, along with his wife and son, were produced in ADJ-6 courtroom with regard to their surrender plea in 59 cases. The court heard 12 cases and granted bail in one. The matter has been scheduled for next hearing on March 3.

Khan, en route to court, claimed that he was “being treated like a terrorist”.

“They are treating me like a terrorist,” Khan said to reporters from inside a police van while he was being taken to Rampur.

Khan, Fatima and Abdullah were sent to seven-day judicial custody in a forgery case after they surrendered in a Rampur court on Wednesday.

The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly also revoked the Assembly membership of Abdullah and declared his Suar seat in Rampur district as vacant on Thursday.

Over 80 cases have been registered against Khan, many of which are about land encroachment by Mohammad Ali Jauhar University. Khan, a former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister, is the varsity’s chancellor. (ANI)

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ACC to Decide Asia Cup Venue on 3 March: PCB

Speaking on Friday, Sourav Ganguly had said Asia Cup will be held in Dubai and both India and Pakistan will play.

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Saina, Kashyap Suggest Extension of Olympic Qualification Period

Saina and her husband Kashyap took to Twitter to make their point.

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Latest News: Joe Biden Wins South Carolina Primary

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Sunday View: The Best Weekend Opinion Reads, Curated Just for You

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Ishant Could Miss IPL Due to Injury, NCA Physio Under Scanner

Ishant joined the Indian team in NZ 72 hours before the first Test & bowled nearly 23 overs for a 5-wicket haul.  

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Invincible No More: Liverpool Register Maiden EPL Loss This Season

Liverpool’s ambitions of remaining unbeaten in Premier League were ended with a surprise 3-0 loss at Watford.

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Women’s T20 WC: India Finish League Stage With 7 Wkt Win Over SL

India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets to finish the league stage of the Women’s T20 World Cup on top of Group A.

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Ind vs NZ, 2nd Test: India on Top With 5 Wickets on Day 2 Lunch

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Coronavirus: Death toll in China mounts to 2,835

Beijing [China]: The death toll from coronavirus in China has mounted to 2,835, officials said on Saturday.

The number of confirmed cases has increased to 79,251, Sputnik quoted state health committee as saying.

“The state health committee received from 31 provinces (areas, cities of central subordination) information about 79,251 confirmed cases of infection with the new type of coronavirus, including 37,414 people who are currently sick (7,664 are in serious condition), 39,002 people were discharged from hospitals, 2,835 died,” the committee said.

Coronavirus has spread to more than 45 other countries including the US, UK, Singapore, Italy, France, Russia, Spain, and India.

The World Health Organisation has declared the outbreak an international health emergency and said the global risk level remains high. (ANI)

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Eat less, live longer!

California [USA]: Eating less is the way to a healthier body and longer life, suggests a new study.

The study has been conducted by scientists from China and the USA and provides the most detailed report to date of the cellular effects of a calorie-restricted diet in rats. It was published in the journal – Cell.
While the benefits of caloric restriction have long been known, the new results show how this restriction can protect against ageing in cellular pathways, as detailed in Cell on February 27, 2020.

“We already knew that calorie restriction increases life span, but now we’ve shown all the changes that occur at a single-cell level to cause that,” said a researcher, Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte.

“This gives us targets that we may eventually be able to act on with drugs to treat ageing in humans,” Belmonte added.

Ageing is the highest risk factor for many human diseases, including cancer, dementia, diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Caloric restriction has been shown in animal models to be one of the most effective interventions against these age-related diseases.

Although researchers know that individual cells undergo many changes as an organism age, they have not known how caloric restriction might influence these changes.

In the new paper, Belmonte and his collaborators–including three alumni of his Salk lab who are now professors running their own research programs in China–compared rats who ate 30 per cent fewer calories with rats on normal diets.

The animals’ diets were controlled from age 18 months through 27 months which would be an equivalent to someone following a calorie-restricted diet from age 50 through 70.

At both the start and the conclusion of the diet, Belmonte’s team isolated and analyzed a total of 168,703 cells from 40 cell types in the 56 rats. The cells came from fat tissues, liver, kidney, aorta, skin, bone marrow, brain and muscle.

In each isolated cell, the researchers used single-cell genetic-sequencing technology to measure the activity levels of genes. They also looked at the overall composition of cell types within any given tissue. Then, they compared old and young mice on each diet.

Many of the changes that occurred as rats on the normal diet grew older didn’t occur in rats on a restricted diet; even in old age, many of the tissues and cells of animals on the diet closely resembled those of young rats.

Overall, 57 per cent of the age-related changes in cell composition seen in the tissues of rats on a normal diet were not present in the rats on the calorie-restricted diet.

“This approach not only told us the effect of calorie restriction on these cell types but also provided the most complete and detailed study of what happens at a single-cell level during ageing,” said Guang-Hui Liu.

Some of the cells and genes most affected by the diet-related to immunity, inflammation and lipid metabolism.

The number of immune cells in nearly every tissue studied dramatically increased as control rats aged but were not affected by age in rats with restricted calories. In brown adipose tissue–one type of fat tissue–a calorie-restricted diet reverted the expression levels of many anti-inflammatory genes to those seen in young animals.

“The primary discovery in the current study is that the increase in the inflammatory response during ageing could be systematically repressed by caloric restriction,” said researcher Jing Qu.

When the researchers homed in on transcription factors–essentially master switches that can broadly alter the activity of many other genes–that were altered by caloric restriction, one stood out.

Levels of the transcription factor Ybx1 were altered by the diet in 23 different cell types. The scientists believe Ybx1 may be an age-related transcription factor and are planning more research into its effects.

“People say that ‘you are what you eat,’ and we’re finding that to be true in lots of ways,” said researcher Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban.

“The state of your cells as you age clearly depends on your interactions with your environment, which includes what and how much you eat,” Esteban said.

The team is now trying to utilise this information in an effort to discover ageing drug targets and implement strategies towards increasing life and healthspan. (ANI)

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“It’s My Duty and Responsibility”: Namita, 8-month pregnant MLA from Beed attends Maha Assembly

Mumbai (Maharashtra): Setting an exemplary tale of courage for all women, eight-month pregnant MLA from Beed, Namita Mundada attended Maharashtra Assembly session on Friday.

The 30-year-old lawmaker said she heard that she is the first pregnant MLA to attend the Assembly session.

“The Budget session is going on and it is my duty and responsibility to attend it. There are many issues concerning my constituency that I need to raise in the House,” Mundada told ANI.

Beed district, once infamous for female foeticide, is now represented by a strong woman like her.

The MLA said being pregnant is not a disease but just a phase which a woman goes through.

“I also face issues like other pregnant woman but I follow my doctor’s advice and take care of myself along with my work,” Mundada said.

Mundada a candidate fielded by the NCP during 2019 Assembly elections in Maharashtra, quit the party at the last moment to join BJP and won from Beed constituency. (ANI)

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Virat Kohli’s poor form continues, dismissed for three runs in second Test against NZ

Christchurch [New Zealand]: India skipper Virat Kohli’s lean patch continued on Saturday as he was dismissed for just three runs in the ongoing first day of the second Test against New Zealand.

He was sent back to the pavilion by Tim Southee as the Kiwi had him adjudged leg-before wicket. After the dismissal, Kohli opted for a review, but it proved unsuccessful.

Kohli has now used Decision Review System (DRS) on 13 occasions in Tests after being given out LBW and only two of them have been successful.

In his last five innings in international cricket, Kohli has managed to score just 48 runs.

In the first Test against New Zealand, Kohli managed to score just 21 runs.

On the tour to New Zealand so far, the Indian skipper went past the fifty-run mark just once.

In the ODI series, Kohli registered just 75 runs while in the T20I leg, the skipper scored 105 runs from four matches. (ANI)

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Meghalaya: 1 dead, curfew imposed, no Internet in Shillong after clashes

Following the death of a KSU member during clashes with non-tribals at Shella in East Khasi Hills district on Friday, curfew has been imposed in Shillong and other parts of the district.

Curfew has been imposed in Shillong agglomeration and adjoining areas and internet services have been suspended in the six districts of the Eastern Range as a precautionary measure, said Meghalaya Police in a tweet.

Curfew has been imposed in Shillong agglomeration and adjoining areas and internet services have been suspended in the six districts of the Eastern Range as a precautionary measure. pic.twitter.com/3QiphFe5Hj

— Meghalaya Police (@MeghalayaPolice) February 28, 2020

The State capital Shillong is within the purview of the curfew till 8 p.m. on Saturday.

“Curfew has been clamped due to apprehension of serious deterioration in law and order in Shillong and adjoining areas,” East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner M. War Nongbri said.

Officials said the curfew and ban on mobile Internet services have been imposed to prevent misuse of social media for fanning communal hatred.

“Service providers have been asked to limit the messaging service to five SMSes per day,” the State’s Home (Police) Department Secretary C.V.D. Diengdoh said.

The six districts where Internet services have been restricted are East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills, Ri Bhoi, East Jaintia Hills and West Jaintia Hills.

Conard K Sangma on tension across the city

Chief minister Conard K Sangma informed that an inquiry has been instituted and different companies of central armed police forces (CAPF) have been deployed. He said that considering the spillover effect in the capital town, Internet has been suspended and curfew clamped since 10 pm on Friday.

The chief minister also informed that as per their information, a meeting on Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and Inner Line Permit (ILP) had ended in Ichamati and people were dispersing when miscreants came in large numbers and attacked the members of the KSU. In that clash, many sustained injuries while a person lost his life.

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Wrestling: Coronavirus Forces Postponement of Asian Oly Qualifier

Wrestling’s Asian Olympic Qualifiers has been postponed indefinitely.

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PM to launch 10,000 FPOs, lay foundation stone for Bundelkhand Expressway in UP today

Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 10,000 Farmers Producer Organisations (FPOs) all over the country in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh here on Saturday.

Nearly 86 per cent of farmers are small and marginal with average land holdings in the country being less than 1.1 hectares.

These small, marginal and landless farmers face tremendous challenges during agriculture production phase such as for access to technology, quality seed, fertilizers and pesticides including requisite finances. FPOs help in the collectivisation of such small, marginal and landless farmers in order to give them the collective strength to deal with such issues, read a statement.

Members of the FPO will manage their activities together in the organization to get better access to technology, input, finance and market for faster enhancement of their income.

The event shall also witness the completion of one year of the launch of PM-KISAN scheme.

Launched on February 24 last year, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is an income support scheme for farmers to enable them to take care of expenses related to agriculture and allied activities as well as domestic needs. Under this, the benefit is provided to the eligible beneficiary to the tune of Rs.6000 per year. It is payable in three four-monthly instalments of Rs 2000 each. The payment is made online directly into the bank accounts of the eligible beneficiaries under Direct Benefit Transfer mode.

The Prime Minister will also be launching a saturation drive for distribution of Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) to all the beneficiaries under the PM-KISAN Scheme. Over 6.5 crore of the approximately 8.5 crore beneficiaries under PM-KISAN scheme possess the Kisan Credit Cards. The saturation drive shall ensure that the remaining about two crore PM-KISAN beneficiaries are also distributed the Kisan Credit Cards.

In Chitrakoot, Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the Bundelkhand Expressway at Chitrakoot here today.

The 296-kilometre long Expressway will provide a four-lane access-controlled route in Uttar Pradesh.

The Expressway will be supplementing the nodes of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor announced by the Government of India in February 2018.

The state government is constructing the Bundelkhand Expressway which will pass through the districts of Chitrakoot, Banda, Hamirpur and Jalaun. This expressway will link the Bundelkhand area to Delhi through Agra-Lucknow expressway and Yamuna expressway as well as play a vital role in the development of Bundelkhand region.

The 296 km long expressway is expected to benefit Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jaloun, Oraiyah and Etawah districts.

India has huge defence equipment requirements spanning from land systems, ships and submarines to fighter aircraft, helicopters, weapons and sensors. The requirements are worth over USD 250 billion by 2025. In order to fulfil these requirements, the government had announced setting up of Defence Industrial Corridor at Uttar Pradesh during the Investors Summit on February 21, 2018, in Lucknow.

The Central government has set up the Corridor with identification of six nodes initially. These are Lucknow, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Aligarh, Kanpur, Agra out of which two nodes are being created in Bundelkhand region at- Jhansi and Chitrakoot. In fact, the biggest cluster would be created at Jhansi. The land which was not being cultivated has been purchased in both Jhansi and Chitrakoot. The poor farmers of the region have got benefitted from this.

Besides this, Prime Minister Modi will be distributing assistive aids and devices to senior citizens (under the Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana-RVY) and ‘Divyangjans’ (under ADIP Scheme) at a distribution camp at Prayagraj.

“This is the biggest ever distribution camp being conducted in the country in terms of the number of beneficiaries covered, number of appliances distributed and value of aids and appliances distributed,” read a statement.

In the mega camp, over 56,000 assistive aid and devices of different types will be distributed free of cost to over 26,000 of beneficiaries. The cost of the aids and devices is over Rs 19 crore. The objective is to provide assistance through these aids and devices to the daily living and socio-economic development of the ‘Divyangjan’ and the senior citizens. (ANI)

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MNS poster stating to give Rs 5,000 reward over information about Pakistani, Bangladeshi infiltrators

Aurangabad (Maharashtra): A poster of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has been put up in Aurangabad stating that a reward of Rs 5,000 will be given to informers who give accurate information about Pakistani and Bangladeshi infiltrators.

Meanwhile, MNS student wing leader Akhil Chitre has also proposed to give reward to informers who give information about illegal Pakistani and Bangladeshi infiltrators.

Chitre said that Rs 5,555 will be given to the informer and the person’s identity will be kept secret.

Earlier this month, a poster was put up by MNS near Matoshree, the residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray, asking him to start cleaning up his own locality first of infiltrators from Pakistan and Bangladesh.

“Respected Chief Minister, if you are serious about action against illegal infiltrators, start by cleaning your Bandra locality first which is filled with infiltrators,” the poster had read. (ANI)

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Share pictures, footage on violence in North East Delhi, police issues public appeal

New Delhi: Delhi Police on Thursday issued an appeal, urging people and media persons to come forward and give their statements and share pictures and video footage in connection with the violence in North East Delhi.

“Whereas incidents of clashes have taken place in the northeast district, Delhi since February 23. All those who are witnesses to the incidents or have captured any activity on their mobile phones or camera are hereby requested to come forward and give their statements, footage and pictures in their possession at DCP office, northeast district, Seelampur, Delhi, during office hours, on any working day within seven days,” said B K Singh, Additional CP Crime Branch.

Police have issued two mobile numbers — 8750871221 and 8750871227 — for witnesses to contact and share information regarding riots in Delhi.

Police have promised to keep the identity of witnesses secret.

At least 38 people, including a police Head Constable and Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma, died while around 200 people sustained serious injuries in the violence that raged for three days in the North-East areas of Delhi.

Two Special Investigation Teams (SIT) have been constituted under the Crime Branch, Delhi Police to investigate the violence. (ANI)

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Beijing [China]: The death toll from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in mainland China mounted to 2,788 on Friday, officials said.

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US ‘echoes’ PM Modi’s call for normalcy in Delhi: Alice Wells

Washington [US]: Urging all parties involved in violent clashes in Delhi to maintain peace, the United States has said it “echoes” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for calm and normalcy.

“Our hearts go out to the families of the deceased and injured in New Delhi. We echo PM @NarendraModi’s call for calm and normalcy and urge all parties to maintain peace, refrain from violence and respect the right of peaceful assembly. AGW,” State SCA said in a tweet attributed to Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Alice Wells.

At least 38 people, including a police head constable, have died, while around 200 people were injured in the violence which erupted on February 23.

PM Modi’s appeal to maintain peace and harmony

Modi on Wednesday appealed to the people of Delhi to maintain peace and brotherhood at all times and said that calm and normalcy should be restored at the earliest.

“Had an extensive review on the situation prevailing in various parts of Delhi. Police and other agencies are working on the ground to ensure peace and normalcy,” the Prime Minister had tweeted.

Had an extensive review on the situation prevailing in various parts of Delhi. Police and other agencies are working on the ground to ensure peace and normalcy.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 26, 2020

“Peace and harmony are central to our ethos. I appeal to my sisters and brothers of Delhi to maintain peace and brotherhood at all times. It is important that there is calm and normalcy is restored at the earliest,” he had said.

Peace and harmony are central to our ethos. I appeal to my sisters and brothers of Delhi to maintain peace and brotherhood at all times. It is important that there is calm and normalcy is restored at the earliest.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 26, 2020

Trump did not discuss the issue with Prime Minister Modi

US President Donald Trump, who was in India when clashes broke out, had said he did not discuss the issue with Prime Minister Modi as it is up to India to deal with the violence.

“As far as an individual attack is concerned, I heard about it but I did not discuss (with Prime Minister Modi). That is up to India,” Trump had said.

The US President also appreciated the Prime Minister’s efforts to ensure religious freedom in the country.

“I will say the Prime Minister was incredible on what he told me. He wants people to have religious freedom, and very strongly said that in India they have worked very hard to have great and open religious freedom,” Trump had said. (ANI)

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