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Meet India’s young change-makers

23 Jul 2020 06:24 AM IST

Students are the future of our country and we at NewsX spoke to some bright youngsters who are leading the path at a very young age. Starting with Vivhan Rekhi, a student of The British School, New Delhi, where he serves as the Community Service Representative, and works directly with

Carved from pink stone, Ram temple to have 300 pillars

23 Jul 2020 06:23 AM IST

With the grand preparations going on for the ‘bhumi pujan’, The Daily Guardian talks to Chandrakant Sompura, the architect of the Ayodhya temple.

Bihar sees a massive spike in Covid cases, Opposition targets Nitish govt

23 Jul 2020 06:22 AM IST

Within the last 24 hours, 1,502 new cases have been registered in the state.

Himachal CM in self-quarantine after deputy secretary tests positive for virus

23 Jul 2020 06:22 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said he was going into selfquarantine after a deputy secretary in his office tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. “As per coronavirus protocol, I am going to quarantine myself,’ Thakur told the media before leaving his office for his residence. He

Harsimrat seeks strict action against Gurudongmar miscreants

23 Jul 2020 06:21 AM IST

Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday urged Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang to take strict action against the miscreants who broke the boundary wall of Gurudongmar gurdwara in North Mangan district of Sikkim. In a letter to the Sikkim CM, the Union minister requested

Flood situation grim in Bihar with rivers flowing above danger mark

23 Jul 2020 06:20 AM IST

Rivers originating from Nepal are in full spate and most of these rivers are still flowing well above the danger mark in several parts of the state. An alert had been sounded across more than 10 districts and a 24-hour vigil on the embankments and low-lying areas is being maintained.

Punjab to boost Covid fight with 7 new RNA extraction machines

23 Jul 2020 06:20 AM IST

To further ramp up Covid testing capacity in the state, the Punjab Government will procure seven automatic RNA extraction machines for the viral testing labs at three Government Medical Colleges in Patiala, Amritsar and Faridkot, in addition to four more for the newly set-up viral testing labs in Mohali, Ludhiana

No weekend curfew in Chandigarh

23 Jul 2020 06:19 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: The UT administration has decided not to impose curfew in the city. While the decision has disappointed some, given a sudden surge of Covid-19 cases in the city, the traders are more or less happy. The UT administration had written a letter to the chief secretaries of Punjab and

Police department dismisses two traffic cops on graft charges

23 Jul 2020 06:19 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: Two traffic cops, have been dismissed by UT police department. Dismissal orders were issued by DIG Traffic Shashank Anand on corruption complaints against them. The cops have been identified as Head Constable Daljeet Singh and Constable Vikas. Complainant Rakesh Gupta, had alleged that two cops, had taken Rs 500

Diesel autos ply in Chandigarh despite ban

23 Jul 2020 06:19 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: Despite being completely banned, diesel autos continue to ply on Chandigarh roads while MVI and the traffic police remain silent spectators. Surprisingly, on many routes, hundreds of autos are running without registration and Tamperi numbers. When this reporter asked an auto driver about him driving without registeration, the auto

ONE STEP, ONE FOOTPRINT

23 Jul 2020 06:13 AM IST

The Chinese Communist party’s recent announcement of disengagement of troops in Ladakh has to be contextualised in respect of its strategic culture and internal situation.

With an eye on China, IAF begins Commanders’ meet

23 Jul 2020 06:13 AM IST

The Indian Air Force Commanders ’ Conference (AFCC) was inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) in New Delhi. Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria welcomed the Defence Minister and other senior officials from the MoD. In his address