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In order to keep the interest of new and small players intact, the coal ministry is offering only small- and medium-sized coal mines in the second round. As many as 75 mines will go under the hammer in the second round of auction of commercial coal mines. Thirty-eight mines were on offer in the first round, of which 19 were sold. Out of the 75 mines, 70 are coking mines, used in the thermal power generation sector and five are non-coking mines for steel and metals sector. There are 40 mines that have already been explored with the remaining being partially explored. Chhattisgarh accounts for the highest number of mines, followed by Jharkhand and Odisha. In the first round, Madhya Pradesh had the highest number of mines. Last year, the Centre allowed private firms to commercially mine and sell coal– 47 years after coal mining was nationalised in India. The government amended the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, in May to open up the coal ... » Learn More about 75 coal mines to go under the hammer in second round of auction

New Delhi: As the disengagement of troops has been fully completed along the Southern and Northern bank of Pangong lake, India and China will discuss disengagement from three friction points in Eastern Ladakh including Gogra, Hot Springs and Depsang plains in the Corps Commander level talks scheduled on Saturday. According to Army sources, India and China are set to hold the 10th round of Corps Commander level talks at 10 am on Saturday on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Moldo. Meanwhile, Indian troops have moved to their depth locations after the disengagement. The disengagement of troops of the Indian Army and China’s People’s Liberation Army from the Line of Actual Control was reached after sustained negotiations at the military and diplomatic level, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) last week. "This agreement was reached after several rounds of sustained negotiations at the military and diplomatic level," Anurag Srivastava, MEA ... » Learn More about India, China to discuss disengagement in Gogra, Hot Springs and Depsang plains on February 20

The Mekong River delta, known as the ‘rice bowl’ of Vietnam, is home to beautiful flower villages. These are prime tourist destinations in the Southeast Asian country. The largest flower village in the Mekong Delta region is Sa Dec, in the Dong Thap province. This village is 100 years old and is the largest flower supplier in southern Vietnam. Its residents earn a living mainly by growing flowers and ornamental trees. Considered the floral capital of the Mekong Delta, Sa Dec is home to around 2,500 floral varieties. These are grown across a total area of 600 hectares according to local newspapers. Flowers grow all year round in bamboo baskets on elevated racks above water in Sa Dec. Flowers are a key part of Vietnam's biggest national holiday, Tet, the Lunar New Year festival. Flowers from Sa Dec are used to decorate homes and public buildings throughout the country during this time and it is said to be the best time to visit the flower village. ... » Learn More about Watch | Inside Vietnam’s flower village

hospitals , a survey has revealed. In the upcoming round, citizens above 60 years of age, and people above 45 years of age with co-morbidities will be eligible for the vaccination. Meanwhile, the cumulative number of coronavirus vaccine doses administered to healthcare and frontline workers has crossed 1.42 crore in the country. The government has decided to allow close to 24,000 private hospitals across the country to start inoculation of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines in the next round of vaccination programme come March 1. It is likely to be priced at Rs 250 per dose. Government hospitals will continue the vaccination at no cost to citizens. Taking cognisance of recent development of permitting private hospitals to vaccinate senior citizens aged over 60 and those with co-morbidities aged over 45, 'LocalCircles' conducted a survey to understand the percentage of people that would prefer getting the vaccine at a private hospital on payment basis and what is the ... » Learn More about 21% Indians to take Covid vax at pvt hospitals

A day after his cryptic tweets led to various theories, not only did R. Ashwin confirm that he was referring to the furore over the pitches in the last two Tests but the India off-spinner also lashed out at the critics who have been blaming England’s losses on the surfaces rather than crediting India’s all-round performances. Ashwin addressed the media on Saturday through a virtual interaction. Asked whether the strip at the Narendra Modi stadium, which saw the third Test lasting less than two days, was a good pitch, Ashwin shot back: “I have a question back. What is a good cricket surface?” “The bowler wants to win the game. The batsman needs to bat well to get runs. No question about it. What makes a good surface? Who defines this? Seam on the first day and then bat well and then spin on the last two days? Come on!” Ashwin added. “Who makes all these rules, we need to get over it and not talk about whatever picture you want to paint. If you’re asking if it is a good Test ... » Learn More about ‘What makes a good surface?’: Ashwin hits back at criticism of Motera pitch

The Union Health Ministry on Friday announced options for advance self registration, on-site registration and facilitated cohort registration for potential beneficiaries of the second round of COVID vaccinations, starting on March 1. The second round of vaccination will cover those over 60 years of age and 45+ with comorbidities. Choice of centres Giving details of the simplified process of registration through three routes, the Ministry said the beneficiaries will be able to self register in advance by downloading the Co-Win 2.0 portal and through other IT applications including Arogya Setu. This will show the government and private hospitals serving as COVID Vaccination Centres (CVCs) with date and time of the available schedules. The beneficiary would be able to choose the CVC of his/her choice and book an appointment for vaccination. On-site registration will allow those who cannot self register in advance to walk into the identified CVCs and get themselves ... » Learn More about Coronavirus | Select a COVID-19 vaccination centre, book appointment

Dele Alli and Gareth Bale staked their claims for places in Tottenham Hotspur’s first team with superbly-taken goals in a 4-0 victory over Austrian club Wolfsberg in the Europa League last 32 second leg on Wednesday. Alli has fallen down the pecking order under manager Jose Mourinho, not starting a Premier League game since the opening day of the season, but was clearly in the mood to impress. The midfielder produced a sensational overhead kick in the 10th minute to give his side the lead on the night, after it won the first leg 4-1 in Budapest. Alli then provided a pinpoint cross for Carlos Vinicius to make it 2-0 five minutes after halftime and was again the provider as Bale, on as a substitute, smashed in a majestic third goal with his left foot. Vinicius, another Spurs player who has found Premier League appearances hard to come by, scored his second goal of the night late on as Tottenham cruised into the last 16 with an 8-1 aggregate victory. The result: Tottenham 4 ... » Learn More about Europa League | Alli, Bale in superb form

February 26, 2021 13:14 President Moon Jae-in visited Busan for the first time this year to be briefed on the development of a so-called mega-city project there. But it does not take a genius to figure out that he went there to drum up voter support ahead of the mayoral by-election in April, bypassing the awkward constitutional requirement for the president to stay above the political fray. Moon was duly briefed on the progress of a new airport on Gadeok Island in Busan and boasted that it will become a "global logistics hub." Yet plans the government drew up to build a new airport in Gimhae near Busan have not even been scrapped, and no laws have been passed to authorize the Gadeok airport. The president was blatantly soliciting votes in exchange for building an airport. It has become clear that asking Moon to abide by any regulations is now meaningless. Moon was accompanied by a huge entourage -- the ministers of finance, interior and safety, land, infrastructure and ... » Learn More about President’s Busan Trip Is Blatant Electioneering

♦ No record of visitors’ denied entry ♦ Guards don’t wear masks ♦ Aarogya Setu check skipped At least 3 popular malls , no visitor with a high temperature has ever been turned away; management and guards have different ideas about temperature cutoffs It’s been nearly four months since malls reopened with promises of maintaining all safety measures, but Mirror has found that the assurances ring hollow at many of them. From security personnel unwilling to wear masks to defunct thermal scanners, quite a few malls acknowledged that they don’t even keep a record of visitors with high temperatures. Untitled Carousel COVID-19: Maharashtra reports 5,753 fresh cases, Mumbai registers 19 new deaths Maharashtra continues to remain in the 5,000 range when it comes to its daily count of COVID-19 cases. The state reported 5,753 fresh cases on Sunday, taking the total tally of cases to 17,80,208. Some guards even gave the Aarogya Setu check a miss, and ... » Learn More about With a weekend test drive, Mirror expose…Malls’ Holes

Ajith's Valimai is one of the most expected movies of the year. Directed by H Vinoth , the film is produced by Boney Kapoor . Ajith's fans have been eagerly waiting for updates from the makers of the movie and in fact, they even asked the PM, TN CM and cricketers about the update. Seeing this Ajith condemned the act and asked the fans to remain patient and conduct themselves with dignity and respect. In the meantime, the actor's biking and cycling photos have been making rounds on social media. While he completed 10,000km of biking before starting the final schedule of Valimai in Hyderabad, the actor has also cycled to Kolkata. He has also been obliging fans for selfies and photographs with a smile. Now, it has been reported that the movie will release in August and contrary to the expectations, the film's first look may release only by April. Earlier, Ajith fans expected that the movie's first look will release by end of February. Another update on the movie is that ... » Learn More about Ajith’s Valimai will have OTT streaming only after 35 days of its theatre release