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Himachal makes law against forced religious conversion
Governor Bandaru Datatrya has given an assent to the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act of 2019 that was passed unanimously in the assembly on August 30, 2019. A notification regarding the implementation of the law was issued by the Home Department on December 18.
Delhi shivers in chills, season’s coldest day at 3.4°C
On Sunday, the minimum temperature recorded was 3.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below the season’s normal, making it the lowest recording this season so far. The maximum temperature of the day was 22.4 degrees Celsius.
Hosted by Chennai, 2021 Defence Expo looks to empower MSMEs
The defence expo looks to connect the Indian MSME sector companies with the appropriate capability to the defence sector of the country. More than 400 Large, Medium and Micro Enterprises (MSME) are expected to participate in the defence-related industry expo-empowering MSMEs. The scheduled date for the event has been confirmed from March 19 to 21, 2021.
'No need to panic': Harsh Vardhan on emergence of mutant coronavirus strain in UK
On December 19, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had announced that the newly-identified strain of the virus may be up to 70 per cent more transmissible. According to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, the new variant was "out of control".
India dismisses Pakistan’s claim of attack on UN vehicle following probe
MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that Pakistan’s accusation turned out to be factually “incorrect and false”, following a detailed investigation. Pakistan had alleged that Indian troops attacked United Nations Military Observers (UNMO) troops in the Chirikot sector along the LoC.
Demand rises for returning hospitals to non-Covid status
The march would start from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) hospital and end at the Delhi Secretariat where the students would submit their demands to the Delhi Health Secretary. The students demand the medical colleges be restored to the earlier non-COVID status and resumption of clinical practices of over 3,000 Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) students studying there.
'Chillai Kalan' begins in Kashmir & Ladakh
Over this one month's time, night temperatures were expected to drop several notches below the freezing point while the maximum temperatures hover around 6-7 degrees Celsius in J&K and Ladakh. Many water bodies, including the Dal Lake, the Wullar Lake and others have frozen in parts, due to the extreme cold in the valley.
More 'innocent' Delhi riots accused get bail with our help: JUH
The Jamiat, in a statement, said that the Delhi High Court has granted conditional bail to Rehan Pardhan, Arshad Qayyum, Irshad Ahmed, Muhammad Rehan, Reyast Ali, Shah Alam, Rashid Saifi and Zubair Ahmed while accused Zubair Ahmed has been released from jail. Earlier, bail was granted to Ali, Shah Alam, Saifi, Qayyum, Mohammad Shadab, Mohammad Abid and other accused by the Karkarduma Sessions Court.
67.60% and 47.56% polling for panch and sarpanch seats in J&K
The SEC said that bypolls for 285 vacant seats of panches were held in the 8th and final phase on Saturday. Of the 53,817 electors, 36,378 voted to decide the fate of 596 candidates in the fray. The SEC said that polling was peaceful at all polling stations across the state.Jammu division recorded 84.07 per cent voting and Kashmir division 65.92 per cent voting for panch by-elections on Saturday.
Farmers allege Facebook blocked their page on govt's behest
Baljeet Singh, who termed himself the head of IT wing of the agitation, said: "The government is afraid of the farmers." In a jibe at Facebook, Twitter user Mandeep Muktsar wrote: "Breaking: #MarkZuckerberg to be nominated to Rajya Sabha. @Facebook." The Facebook page was later restored, reports said.
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