Year: 2018

Assam Final NRC Draft Released, 40 Lakh People Left Out

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The Assam government today released the final draft of National Register of Citizens list.The final draft contains names of 28,983,677 citizens and around 40 lakh people have been left out of the list. GUWAHATI: The draft list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released in Assam on Monday to ascertain illegal imigrants amid tight security arrangements across the state.Total applicants for citizenship in Assam 32991384. Total names figured in complete draft NRC are 28983677. The draft NRC was released by the Registrar General of India, Shailesh, and NRC State Coordinator…

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One Of The Top Destinations For Medical Tourism: Mauritius

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Mauritius has a large network of professional private clinics, each offering an exceptionally high standard of care. A medical operation in Mauritius is cheaper than in many parts of the world. Medical tourism (also known as medical travel or global healthcare) is the process in which a patient travels to another destination for medical or health and wellness services. Mauritius, an island-nation nestled off the southeast coast of the African mainland, is known for its beautiful beaches and wildlife. Mauritius is one of the top destinations for medical tourism. Mauritius…

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33 Dead In Maharashtra Bus Accident, NDRF Rescues 30 Bodies From The Spot

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The Maharashtra government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of the deceased. The government will also bear the medical expenses of the injured. MUMBAI: 33 people were feared killed and one injured after a private bus plunged into a 500 feet gorge in the mountainous section of Poladpur in Raigad district of Maharashtra on Saturday. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has completed the operation to retrieve bodies from the accident site near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra’s Raigad district. The National Disaster Response Force reached the spot at…

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14 Dead, 162 Injured In Indonesia’s 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake

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Indonesia is prone to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. JAKARTA: The 6.4 magnitude quake hit the central island of Lombok just before 07:00 local time (00:00 GMT) on Sunday. The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Indonesia’s popular tourist island of Lombok has risen to 14, with more than 160 injured. The dead include a Malaysian citizen, Indonesia’s National Disaster Search and Rescue agency said, with casualties in Lombok’s northern and…

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How I chanced to meet the living legend of the Second World War

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group NEW YORK: I,like everybody else have been listening to stories and reading of great war heroes  since childhood, but had never had the opportunity to meet any until last May,this year. On Memorial Day (the day when Americans honour those who died  serving in the U.S army) the 28th May this year,I had a chance encounter with a real hero of the Second World War at the Intrepid, in New York. An unexpected meeting with a war hero on Memorial day : As we stepped…

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PM Modi Launches 81 Projects Worth Rs 60,000 Crore In Lucknow

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LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched various projects worth 60,000 crore rupees at the ground-breaking ceremony in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow today.The projects aim to promote industrialisation and attracting investment in the country’s most populous state. The ceremony was held to implement 81 of over 1,000 MoUs signed at the Uttar Pradesh Investors’ Summit organised earlier this year. The projects are expected to create over 2 lakh jobs. This is Modi’s fifth visit in the past one month to Uttar Pradesh, a state crucial to the BJP’s prospects ahead of next year’s…

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Sonal Chauhan gears up to prepare for Mahesh Manjrekar’s next !

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Sonal Chauhan, who is eagerly awaiting the release of her forthcoming war drama, PALTAN, has been officially signed by director Mahesh Manjrekar for his next untitled movie, also featuring Vidyut Jamwal and Shruti Haasan. Interestingly, Sonal who plays the role of Chandramukhi in the underworld gangster drama will be seen performing several scenes which will be high on drama. Accordingly, preparing for the same, the talented actress has started rehearsing with a theatre group featuring senior artists to prep for her intense scenes that she would be shooting soon. It’s…

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Shamita Shetty to start shoot for Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 9 despite being unwell !

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Shamita Shetty is currently stationed in Argentina to start shooting for the new season of the action-adventure reality show, Khatron Ke Khiladi. It’s learnt that the talented actress who flew to Argentina some time back for the reality show was feeling unwell. A source informs, “Shamita was unwell on the day she flew to Argentina. After she got few medical tests done there, it was discovered that she was suffering from Dengue and had been advised rest.” “Her fighting spirit didn’t dampen her wish to start shooting for the show…

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