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Ferozepur flattening Covid-19 curve with 95 percent recovery rate

Ferozepur, October 27, 2020:  With reporting of only 5 Corona positive cases on Tuesday, the Ferozepur is heading towards flattening the Corona curve with 95 percent recovery rate. As of today, in total 51,447 samples were taken for testing Coronavirus, out of which 47,270 were tested negative, 4,177 positive, 3,972 …

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India seeks health worker database for possible COVID-19 vaccination

MUMBAI/BHUBANESWAR, 23 October 2020 – India is urgently preparing a database of all government and private health personnel to quickly vaccinate them against the novel coronavirus once it is safe to do so, health authorities said on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to provide any successful vaccine to …

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Amazon refuses to appear before Lok Sabha panel on data privacy

NEW DELHI 23 October 2020 – Representatives of Amazon.com Inc in India have refused to appear before a parliamentary panel reviewing the country’s privacy bill and that could lead to “coercive action” against the U.S. e-commerce giant, a lawmaker said on Friday. A parliamentary panel headed by the lawmaker, Meenakshi …

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Navratri Day- 1: Pratipada

Pratipada or the first day of Navratri when Kalash Sthapana is done. On this day, Maa Durga is worshipped in the form of Shailputri. Goddess Shailputri is the first manifestation of Goddess Durga. She holds a Trishul in one hand and a lotus in the other and rides a bull …

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Sow by burying crop residues in ground itself, appeals DC

Progressive Farmer Story Ferozepur, October 7, 2020:  With an aim to keep the environment pollution free, the district administration and agriculture department, a flag bearer for managing crop residues with modern techniques, the border village farmer Lakhwinder Singh of Toor, has shunned the stubble burning by getting himself updated on participating in the …

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Farm laws, boost to Atma Nirbhar Bharat

Agriculture is the mainstay of the Indian economy. Nearly 70 per cent of our people are dependent on farming and other allied activities for their livelihoods. We cannot dream of a vibrant and Atma Nirbhar Bharat if our farmers are financially not so sound to meet their basic needs and give …

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CP appeals to people to follow Social Distances, Masks to combat COVID-19

Jalandhar, September 24, 2020:  Urging the people to strictly adhere to safety guidelines issued by the state government to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that the violators of the guidelines are being dealt with heavy hands. He told Commissionerate police have already …