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Ayodhya: Nine 'Shilas' installed at foundation of Ram temple
Special prayers, accompanied by Vedic chants, were held at the Ram Janambhoomi site before the installation of the nine shilas. All the nine shilas - named Nanda, Ajita, Aparajita, Bhadra, Rikta, Jaya, Shukla, Poorna and Saubhagyani were installed. After this, koorma or silver turtle, nag, nagin, navaratna-studded lotus flower, clusters made of roots of Bakul tree and silver vase were also installed.
Mamata wants change of governor, writes to PM, President
The letter comes immediately after the CBI arrested four Trinamool leaders, including two ministers, a former minister and a former Mayor in the Narada scam, on Monday. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has been on an unusual offensive against the Mamata government after the ruling Trinamool Congress won a landslide in this summer's assembly polls.
Cyclone Tauktae: Navy rescues 146 people from barge near Bombay High
The first lot of 60 personnel was rescued around 11 p.m. on Monday jointly by INS Kochi and OSV Energy Star in extremely challenging conditions in the Arabian Sea, around 175 km off Mumbai, which fell directly in the path of the Cyclone Tauktae which made landfall in Gujarat late Monday night.
Rahul Gandhi hopes Modi 'system' will wake up for kids' sake
"In the time to come, children will need protection from Corona. Paediatric services and vaccine-treatment protocol should already be in place. India's future needs for the present Modi asystem' to be shaken out of sleep," Gandhi tweeted. His remarks came after several countries started approving a Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12-15 years.
Plasma therapy dropped from Covid-19 treatment protocol in India
The move came after an expert group discovered that the plasma therapy was largely ineffective in reducing the progression of coronavirus to severe disease or deaths. Plasma therapy was being profoundly used across India. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revised the clinical guidelines for COVID-19 which does not mention the usage of plasma therapy.
Medical infrastructure in UP villages at God's mercy: Allahabad HC
"If this is the state of affairs of a medical college in a city like Meerut, then the healthcare system of the state, particularly in towns and villages can be likened to the famous Hindi saying - 'Ram Bharose'," the court observed on Monday, adding it was a case of "high degree carelessness".
Narada Case: Calcutta HC stays CBI court order granting bail to 4 Trinamool leaders
The state witnessed high drama since Monday morning after CBI sleuths arrested two Trinamool Congress ministers -- Firhad Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee -- along with present MLA Madan Mitra and former Kolkata Municipal Corporation Mayor Sovon Chattopadhyay in connection with the 2016 Narada sting tapes case.
Bengal cabinet approves setting up of state Legislative Council
The setting up of the Legislative Council, to again make West Bengal one of the few states with a bicameral legislature, was one of the main manifesto points of the Trinamool Congress in the recent Assembly elections. Chief Minister Banerjee, who spent most of her time at the Nizam Palace with her party leaders who were arrested by the CBI in the Narada case attended the cabinet meeting
Ex-Mumbai CP moves SC alleging witch-hunt, cites threats to withdraw complaint against Anil Deshmukh
In a writ petition, Singh alleged that the inquiry officer of the state government is threatening him with false cases unless he withdraws the complaint against Deshmukh. Singh has asked the top court to transfer all investigations already initiated or contemplated against him to the CBI which is presently probing the charges against Deshmukh. He claims to have submitted to the CBI transcripts linked with alleged phone call conversations from the inquiry officer threatening him.
Centre opposes PIL to stall Central Vista project, Delhi HC reserves verdict
Senior advocate Sidharth Luthra, representing the petitioners, submitted they were only interested in the safety of the workers at the site and compared the project to "Auschwitz", a concentration camp of Nazi Germany. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, alleged that the plea was a "facade" to stall the work.
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