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The advisory stated that in the view of Zika virus detected in Aedes mosquito pool collected from Talakayabetta village in Chikkaballapura district, it is crucial that proper measures are implemented.Authorities have been directed to send serum samples of those with fever and symptoms of red eyes, headache, rashes, muscle pain and joint pain lasting for 2-7 days to the NIV, Bengaluru, for testing. Since Zika virus is said to cause microcephaly and other congenital anomalies among newborns, the serum and urine samples of all pregnant women in areas where positive cases are detected should be collected and sent for testing,…

“There is a complete ban on burning of any kind of waste material in rural areas including open areas, streets, backyards, industrial and residential areas in Gurugram district,” the order said.All municipal authorities, pollution control boards and law enforcement agencies will ensure strict compliance with this order and have been directed to monitor and report any incident of waste burning, it added.Individuals, groups or entities found violating the order will be punished in accordance with relevant provisions of law.–IANSstr/vd

According to Delhi Metro officials, in view of the implementation of GRAP-III stage to combat pollution in Delhi, the DMRC will be further adding 20 extra trips across its network starting from November 3.”Delhi Metro is already running 40 additional train trips on weekdays (Mon-Fri) from October 25 onwards when the GRAP-II stage came into force,” said the officials. “Thus, from tomorrow, DMRC will be running a total of 60 additional trips as part of its measures taken under GRAP to encourage more and more people to use public transport in Delhi-NCR,” the official added. Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)…

Iyer, who was out for six months because of an injury he suffered earlier in the year, scored his second half-century of the 2023 ICC Men’s ODI World Cup against Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium, helping the team post a total of 357/8 after being asked to bat first by Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis.Iyer scored a 56-ball 82 after Shubman Gill (92) and Virat Kohli (88) had set the platform for a big score. During his knock of 82, Iyer hammered three boundaries and six maximums, employing the pull shot repeatedly.So, he reacted strongly when he was asked…

The Democratic Teachers’ Front (DTF) of Delhi University said in a letter that “this is absolutely shocking as such an astronomical hike in fees was not previously discussed in the academic council and executive council meetings”. Most departments have increased the fees, which is also unfortunate, but the English department, in a totally unjustified and arbitrary manner, has raised fees more than 10-fold from last year, DTF said.DTF Secretary Abha Dev Habib said that this will grave implications for the students. “This unjustified act of Delhi University has put enormous financial burden and consequent mental strain on the students. It…

According to the police, one of the accused had called them to meet in Jaipur on the pretext of discussing the process of applying for government jobs and getting a suitable position.After both the girls came to Jaipur, the accused took them to one of his friend’s house and allegedly raped both sisters.The victim’s father lodged an FIR against the two accused in Amer police station for gang rape and Pocso Act.The case is being investigated by ACP (Amer) Aditya Poonia.The girls’ father in his complaint said that his 18-year-old daughter was living at a rented accommodation in Dausa. She…

Rohit Sharma also expressed his happiness that the team has achieved their first goal by qualifying for the semifinals.”I’m very happy knowing we have qualified for the semifinals, this was the first goal. But how we approached the seven games has been quite clinical, and a lot of individuals have put in the effort, put their hands up and stood up,” Sharma said during the post-match presentation after India defeated Sri Lanka by 302 runs to register their seventh win in seven matches in the World Cup.”To put in a performance like this back to back, against England and now,…

Shami claimed 5-18, his second five-wicket haul of the ongoing World Cup, while fellow pacers Mohd Siraj bagged 3-16 and Jasprit Bumrah took 1-8 as India bundled out Sri Lanka for 55 in 19.4 overs after riding half-centuries by Shubman Gill (92), Virat Kohli (88) and Shreyas Iyer (82) to post a massive 357/8 in 50 overs.”All the hard work we are putting in, the rhythm we have found, it’s because of that that you are getting to see this storm (on the cricket field), the incredible things our bowling unit is doing,” Shami said during the post-match presentation on…

While addressing a rally organised by the CPI in Miller High School ground, he said: “I have an old relationship with the leaders of the CPI. When I contested the Assembly election in 1987, the CPI and the CPI-M had helped me. Hence, my relationship with CPI has not developed recently. It is very old.”However, there was no election held in Bihar in 1987.Nitish Kumar had first contested Assembly elections in 1977 under the leadership of Jay Prakash Narayan but lost. He again contested the election in 1980 and lost again. He was elected for the first time to the…

NEC Secretary K. Moses Chalai said on Thursday that of the Rs 863 crore, the council has already released Rs 708.73 crore.The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has funded the remaining amount for the 12.24 km Agartala (Tripura)-Akhaura (Bangladesh) railway line that was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday.The DoNER Ministry funded for the 5.46 km railway line in the Tripura territory while the MEA provided funds for the 6.78 km stretch from Nischintpur (Tripura) to Gangasagar in Bangladesh.The NEC Secretary said that being the nodal agency for the economic and…