POLITICS
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Dec- 2024 -28 December
IndiGo connects City of Joy with Phuket in Thailand, check flight timings
The new route is set to meet the growing demand for travel between India and Southeast Asia, says a senior AAI official Kolkata: Low-cost carrier IndiGo airlines on Friday launched direct flights connecting Kolkata and Phuket in Thailand. A senior Airports Authority of India (AAI) official at Kolkata airport said the City Of Joy will now be connected with another beautiful part of Thailand, with the private carrier launching its maiden flight to Phuket from the eastern metropolis. “The new route is set to meet the growing demand for travel between India and Southeast Asia,” he said. The boarding passes were handed over to the passengers of the first flight to Phuket in the presence of designated officials of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport…
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28 December
Mortal remains of ex-PM Manmohan Singh taken to Cong headquarters
Singh’s mortal remains will be kept at the Congress headquarters for party leaders and workers to pay their last respects to him. New Delhi: The mortal remains of former prime minister Manmohan Singh were brought to the Congress headquarters here from his residence in a flower-bedecked vehicle on Saturday. Singh’s mortal remains will be kept at the Congress headquarters for party leaders and workers to pay their last respects to him. The former prime minister’s last rites will be held at Nigambodh Ghat and his final journey will begin from the Congress headquarters. Singh, who headed the Congress-led UPA government and is considered the architect of India’s economic reforms, passed away on Thursday at 92. He was India’s prime minister for…
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28 December
SP, BSP urge Centre to avoid controversy over Manmohan Singh’s funeral, memorial
This comes after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have Singh’s funeral at a place where his memorial can be built Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati have urged the Central government to avoid any political controversy over the funeral and memorial of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The architect of India’s economic reforms and a consensus builder in the rough world of politics, Singh died at AIIMS, Delhi, late on Thursday. He was 92. His last rites will take place with full state honours at the Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi at 11.45 am. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have Singh’s funeral at…
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28 December
Congress top brass pays last respects to former PM Manmohan Singh
Party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi among other leaders pay final tributes New Delhi: The mortal remains of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were brought to the AICC headquarters on Saturday where top Congress leaders, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, paid their last respects to him. Draped in the national flag, the casket carrying Singh’s body was brought to the Congress headquarters from his 3, Motilal Nehru Marg residence in a flower-bedecked vehicle amid tight security.The procession reached the AICC office a little before 9 am. Singh’s wife Gursharan Kaur, their three daughters and relatives were also present. They were received at the Congress headquarters by Kharge and Sonia Gandhi. Kaur also paid her last respects by laying a…
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28 December
New H5N1 virus maybe the next major public health crisis, worry epidemiologists
According to Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, US, the H5N1 (Bird Flu), has mutated inside this single patient to gain the ability to bind with human receptors in the upper respiratory tract Hyderabad: Just when people started to move on with their lives putting behind the memories of Covid pandemic, there comes the H5N1 virus (Bird Flu), which has started to worry immunologists and epidemiologists worldwide about its potential to trigger the next major public health crisis. The reason for the worrying, although H5N1 has been predominant only among small birds (poultry) and farm animals for several years, is a patient from Louisiana, United States, who was infected with a severe form of H5N1. According to Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),…
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28 December
In one year, Panchayats in Telangana have witnessed contrasting situations
The previous BRS government launched the Palle Pragathi programme in which Rs.13,528 crore were spent for development programmes. Every gram panchayat was equipped with a tractor, tanker and trolley. The Congress government scrapped it and took up Swacchadanam – Pacchadanam but no funds are being released Hyderabad: In one year, many panchayats are witnessing contrasting situations in the State. Till 2023 end, the gram panchayats in Telangana were reaping awards at national level for their services and provision of basic amenities in the villages. And, during the last one year, former Sarpanches have been staging protests demanding the State government to clear pending bills and panchayats were struggling to take up basic works. The BRS government had launched the Palle…
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28 December
Telangana government shocks TET aspirants; Allots centres hundreds of kilometres away from their residence
On downloading their hall tickets, several candidates were shocked to find their test centres allocated hundreds of kms away from their homes Hyderabad: For a two-hour examination, this 24-year-old woman will travel 210 km, a nearly four hour journey, to reach her exam centre. Another candidate will embark on a 130 km commute, taking about two and half hours to reach the centre. This is the challenging situation that some teacher job aspirants face with the School Education department having allotted their Telangana Teacher Eligibility Test (TG TET) 2024 II centres far off from their residence. The TG TET is to be held from January 2 to 20. On downloading their hall tickets, several candidates were shocked to find their test…
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28 December
Telangana: KGBV students on protest demanding their own teachers
While the SSA teaches on strike demanding regularisation of their services, their students in KGBV schools are protesting demanding their own teachers in Jagitial JAGTIAL: Students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Mallial, on Saturday staged a protest demanding their own teachers and refusing to listen to lessons taught by other teachers. It may be recalled here that teaching and non-teaching staff of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan are on relay hunger strike during the last 19 days demanding the government to fulfill its promises made to them. Education department officials have tried to teach lessons to students by engaging other teachers. However, students staged dharna demanding their own teachers. Though officials tried to convince students, they refused to attend classes.
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27 December
Great magnetic drift: North Pole’s journey to Siberia
This shift disrupts the World Magnetic Model (WMM), essential for navigation in GPS systems, smartphones, and military operations, including submarine navigation in Arctic waters Hyderabad: The magnetic North Pole, a crucial navigational anchor, has been moving towards Russia at an unpredictable pace, raising alarms among scientists. Unlike the stationary geographic North Pole, the magnetic pole shifts due to the swirling molten iron in Earth’s outer core. Recent movements, which once peaked at 55 kilometres per year in the 2010s, have slowed to 25 kilometres annually. Yet, the pole’s path toward Siberia continues to intrigue researchers. This shift disrupts the World Magnetic Model (WMM), essential for navigation in GPS systems, smartphones, and military operations, including submarine navigation in Arctic waters. Without regular…
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27 December
41 extra days of scorching heat in 2024, thanks to climate change!
In 2024, human-caused climate change added 41 extra days of dangerous heat worldwide, worsening extreme weather events like heatwaves, droughts, and cyclones. The year likely set heat records, disproportionately affecting vulnerable regions and causing numerous, often unreported, deaths Washington: People around the world suffered an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this year because of human-caused climate change, according to a group of scientists who also said that climate change worsened much of the world’s damaging weather throughout 2024. The analysis from World Weather Attribution and Climate Central researchers comes at the end of a year that shattered climate record after climate record as heat across the globe made 2024 likely to be its hottest ever measured and a slew…
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