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Mandya Lok Sabha MP Sumalatha Ambareesh tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. Confirming the news, she tweeted, “It (test result) is positive with very mild symptoms and I have been advised home treatment.”She further added that she had developed mild symptoms of headache and throat irritation on Saturday (July 4) after which she decided to get tested. "The results have arrived today. I have been advised home treatment. Hence, I have quarantined myself and going through the prescribed treatment as per my doctor’s instructions," she said.Meanwhile, Karnataka crossed the 25,000 mark on Monday after registering 1,843 covid-19 positive cases. The total positive cases in the state stand at 25,317, while 30 persons died due to covid on Monday, taking the total deaths to 401.Covid deaths have been registered in Begnaluru Urban (10), Bidar (7), Mysure (3), Dakshina Kannada (2), and one case each in Davanagere, Ballari, Bidar, Tumakuru, Chikkaballapur, Bagalkote, Hassan and … [Read more...] about Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh test positive for Covid-19, Karnataka crosses 25K mark

Incidentally, the TMC-led movement against acquisition of farmland for a chemical hub at Nandigram witnessed unprecedented violence in the last years of the Left Front government and helped Banerjee come to power in 2011. The violence, which continued for more than two years, erupted after 14 villagers died in police firing in 2007. … [Read more...] about Trinamool Congress pulls up 200 workers after allegations of corruption in distribution of cyclone relief amount

In October 2019, the Law Ministry amended the Conduct of Election Rules to allow people with disabilities and those who are 80 years of age or above to opt for postal ballot during Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. … [Read more...] about Voters over 64, COVID-19 patients can opt for postal ballot

CHANDIGARH: The Higher Education Department on Tuesday announced to take its call on examinations of terminal years of various courses after consultation with the Vice chancellors and other state holders in the state. Notably the current development is consequent to the communication by University Grants Commission (UGC) to all Universities and the statement of Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal wherein it has been made made mandatory for Universities to hold examinations of terminal year in the month of September. It was last month, succumbing to the pressure mounted by various students organizations, especially the National Students Union of India (NSUI) headed by Haryana president Divyanshu Budhiraja, INSO represented by Digvijay Chautala and students union affiliated with Indian National Lok Dal. NSUI had even moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court after Higher Education Department had announced to conduct examination of all the classes between July 1 to July 31. Consequently, … [Read more...] about University examinations: Haryana to take final call after consulting VCs

“Dr. Mookherjee never had a deep political base in Bengal...while he enjoyed respect because of being the son of Sir Ashutosh Mookherjee, Syama Prasad was never a freedom fighter and never went to jail... the BJP is projecting him because it doesn’t have an icon In Bengal. The state’s true icons such as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, Dr. Chittaranjan Das, and many others, spoke of Hindu-Muslim unity and not Hindutva. Unfortunately, Nadda doesn’t know Bengal’s rich history,” said Roy. … [Read more...] about BJP relying on the Kashmir issue to stitch Bengal strategy