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In South Korea, bedbugs had been nearly brought to extinction following sweeping disinfection campaigns in the 1960s and the adoption of the powerful pesticide dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, in the 1970s, reports Yonhap News agency.The country has recently experienced, however, a surge in reports of bedbug appearances and damage nationwide, including those from a university dormitory in the southeastern city of Daegu and a commercial sauna in Incheon, west of Seoul, last month.To stop the proliferation of bedbugs, the Seoul city government has devised and is pushing for an insect prevention project, called “Zero-bedbug city project” ,city officials said.Under…

According to the official spokesman, development projects worth Rs 1,24,389 crore would be launched from 21 districts of the region during the upcoming GBC.This is significant considering the Purvanchal region is traditionally considered to be one of the most backward regions in the country.Data also indicated that the maximum amount would be invested in Sonbhadra, Mirzapur and Chandauli which have been under the shadow of Naxal activities at one point of time.”As many as 30 projects worth Rs 54,042 crore will be implemented in Sonbhadra, whereas 46 projects worth Rs 16,161 crore will be launched in Chandauli and 46 projects…

Titled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”, the resolution put forward each year against the embargo garnered support from 187 states, with only Washington and Israel casting against and Ukraine abstaining, reports Xinhua news agency.Debate on the resolution began Wednesday and extended into Thursday.The General Assembly reiterated its call for all states to refrain from promulgating and applying such restrictive laws and measures in line with their obligations under the UN Charter and international law.The more than 60-year blockade violates the rights of all Cubans, said Cuban Foreign…

The One Day for Children is a milestone event under the ICC-UNICEF partnership to support children’s issues and causes during the ICC Men’s World Cup Cricket 2023 taking place in India.In the second innings of the match, Sachin Tendulkar and Muttiah Muralitharan pressed a button which lit up the32,000 strong iconic Wankhede Stadium in UNICEF’s iconic cyan blue colour, as part of a long-standing partnership between UNICEF and the International Cricket Council (ICC).“The World Cup is an opportune moment to bring people together and promote hope and equality for every child, and I am delighted that today’s match between Sri…

The companies Intel has collaborated with include Bhagwati Products Ltd, Dixon Technologies India Ltd, Kaynes Technology India Ltd, Optiemus Electronics Ltd, Panache Digilife Ltd, Smile Electronics Ltd, Syrma SGS Technology Ltd, and VVDN Technologies Private Ltd.This initiative underscores Intel’s dedication to accelerate technology-led growth in alignment with the Make in India initiative.”I am very pleased that global organisations like Intel are partnering with India, helping to build and catalyse the electronics manufacturing ecosystem for laptops and compute,” Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said in a statement.”This aligns with Prime Minister Narendra…

Election officials said that around 2,000 senior citizens, including women and PwDs exercised their franchise in their homes in presence of election officials as the elderly and PwD voters are unable to come to the polling stations on the day of actual balloting on November 7.According to the officials, 5673 government officials, including security, polling personnel, and people associated with the essential services also voted through postal ballots in various facilitation centers set up in 11 districts.The highest number of 1,654 senior citizens, PwD voters and government personnel have cast their votes in Aizawl district, followed by Lunglei district (1,114)…

A decision to this effect was taken during a recent meeting, chaired by the Trust’s Chairman and Prime Minister Modi, at the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar. A highlight from the meeting was the announcement regarding visitor engagement at the Somnath Mandir. The temple welcomes around one crore visitors annually. In a stride towards modernisation and transparency, Prime Minister Modi inaugurated a digital dashboard during the meeting. This innovative tool is designed to monitor real-time statistics, encompassing the influx of pilgrims to the Somnath Mandir, details regarding online reservations, Puja ceremonies, and the dissemination of Prasad, among other data. This dashboard…

Verma told reporters that SP has deviated from the path of Mulayam Singh Yadav.A four-time MP Ravi PrakashVerma was known for his proximity to the Samajwadi Party leadership.Verma sent his resignation to SP national President Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday. In his letter, he has written that due to the internal situation of the party in Lakhimpur Kheri district, he is unable to work, hence he is resigning from the primary membership of SP.Verma is an influential leader of the non-Yadav backward community.He won the elections three times consecutively and remained MP till 2009, but lost the election after that. Later,…

Seoul, Nov 3 (IANS) At least 59 people were injured on Friday from a pile-up involving five buses on an expressway in South Korea.The rear-end collisions among the three commuter buses, one intercity bus and one chartered bus took place on the southbound lane near the Suwon interchange at 7.23 a.m., Yonhap News Agency quoted the police as saying.No death was reported, but a driver of the chartered bus was seriously wounded and taken a hospital.A total of 58 passengers were treated for minor injuries to their necks and backs.There were 91 people on board the buses, including the drivers.The…

CJI Chandrachud while listening to petitioners on Friday said the court should not interfere with the order of the Chief Justice.He further observed that judges tend to keep control over matters. “In high courts, it’s a very standard practice. This must lie in the realm of the HC chief justice.”The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid committee (which manages Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi) had filed a petition in the apex court against the withdrawal of cases from the bench of Justice Prakash PadiaThe Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court had stated that the decision was taken by him on the administrative side…