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“Several extremely poor families living on the banks of the Yamuna river have suffered significant losses. Some families have lost all their belongings. As a form of financial assistance, each affected family will be given Rs 10,000,” he said. Kejriwal also said that special camps will be set up for those whose documents, such as Aadhaar cards and others, have been washed away. For children, whose school uniforms and textbooks have been swept away, will be given such items by the school authorities. On Sunday, Kejriwal visited Mori Gate relief camp to inspect the facilities being provided to the flood-affected…

Sources in the CPI-M told IANS that Jayarajan met the Chief Minister at the latter’s official residence on Saturday night and Vijayan had told him to be active. Jayarajan was purportedly been sulking ever since the much junior M.V. Govindan was elevated as the CPI-M state Secretary and nominated to the party’s highest-decision making body, the Politburo. The CPI-M had conducted the first All India seminar against the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) at Kozhikode on Saturday which was given a skip by the LDF Convenor. Instead Jayarajan was at in state capital to attend a public programme of party’s youth…

Quan and Chen, who have won almost everything from the platform events in the last three years, dominated from start to finish, scoring 369.84 points to beat second-placed Andrea Spendolini Sirieix and Lois Toulson of Britain by 58.08 points, reports Xinhua.The bronze medal went to American pair Delaney Schnell and Jessica Parratto, who finished on 294.42.Earlier, Peng Jianfeng, the 2017 world champion, claimed his first world title in six years from his favoured 1m springboard.The 29-year-old scored a total of 440.45 points in six dives. Mexico’s Osamar Olvera Ibarra finished second with 428.85 points, and Zheng Jiuyuan added a bronze…

The delegation will be reaching north Bengal on Monday. The information was provided by the Chief Minister herself through a Twitter post. According to her, the decision of sending the team is being taken following heavy rainfall in certain pockets in north Bengal that has resulted in rise in the water level of certain rivers there. “Sending a high-level disaster management team tomorrow to flood- hit North Bengal under my Irrigation Minister and including Secretaries of Disaster Management, Irrigation and Agriculture. North Bengal districts have received heavy rainfall, rivers have swollen, roads have been disrupted, properties have been damaged, and…

According to sources, a female wrestler has alleged that Singh sought sexual favours in lieu of bearing her medical expenses.As per her, Singh approached her saying he would pay her for the treatment of her injury but demanded sexual favours.The chargesheet, spanning 1,600 pages, has been presented before the Rouse Avenue District Court, where the case is being heard.It incorporates the testimonies of the complainant, provided under section 164 of the CrPC, shedding light on the disturbing incidents.In her statement, she has narrated the ordeal.One of the complainants, referred to as “Wrestler No. 2” in the chargesheet, disclosed that Singh…

Addressing a ward level party workers meeting of Govindaraja Nagar assembly constituency, Somanna stated if he is not given the post of state President, he will decide on his future course of action as per the wishes of his supporters. “I have the experience of being with the people for 365 days and organising the party. I have asked for the state President’s post from the party. I know the ups and downs of politics for 40 years. If the post is given, I will work for the party day and night. If not, I will call the meeting of…

This resulted in alleged violation of the Capital Market Segment Regulations and Futures and Options Segment Regulations of the Exchange.NSE has issued directions to Angel One for monetary penalty of Rs 1.66 crore. The company has been prohibited from onboarding new APs for a period of six months from the date of the Order.The brokerage has been directed to conduct inspection of all its APs and submit a report thereof to the satisfaction of the Exchange within six months from the date of the Order.It has also received a direction to submit a detailed report on its investor grievance redressal…

Until two months back, the Cheetah Task Force Committee, comprising senior Forest and Wildlife Department officials, along with the National Conservation Authority of India (NTCA), was preparing for shifting some of cheetahs from Kuno to some other location in Madhya Pradesh.In fact, the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department had started preparations to welcome some of African cheetahs at the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary (GSWS) located in Mandsaur and Neemuch districts.The Forest Department had then also claimed that MP government has allocated Rs 26 lakh for developing grassland and enclosures. Union Environment and Forest Ministry’s Director General, Chandra Prakash Goyal, had during…

Dhaka, July 16 (IANS) After suffering their first-ever defeat in ODIs to Bangladesh, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur rued the extra runs leaked by her bowlers and the lack of responsibility shown by her batting line-up.Electing to bowl first, debutant Amanjot Kaur took four wickets as India restricted Bangladesh to 152 in 43 overs, with the game being reduced to 44 overs a side due to a two-hour rain interruption, though they did concede a whopping 19 extras.In a chase of 154 according to the DLS method, pacer Marufa Akter struck twice in the start and middle overs respectively to pick…

Dhaka, July 16 (IANS) Fine performances from fast-bowler Marufa Akter and leg-spinner Rabeya Khan helped Bangladesh clinch their first-ever ODI victory over India with a 40-run win in the first ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday.Electing to bowl first, debutant Amanjot took four wickets as India restricted Bangladesh to 152 in 43 overs, with the game being reduced to 44 overs a side due to a two-hour rain interruption.In a chase of 154 according to the DLS method, Marufa struck twice at the start and middle overs respectively to pick 4-29 while Rabeya took 3-30 to bowl…