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Ladakh reports 9 new coronavirus cases

2:02 pm August 14, 2021

Leh: Ladakh recorded nine fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 20,436 while the active cases in the Union territory has gone up to 73, officials said on Saturday. Ladakh has registered 207 COVID-related deaths — 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. A total of […]

Kerala court allows Sister Lucy to stay at FCC convent

1:56 pm August 14, 2021

Wayanad(Ker): A court here has allowed sister Lucy Kalappura to stay at the convent of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) until the case regarding her eviction is decided. Sister Kalappura told PTI that the Munsiff court at Mananthavady on Friday allowed her prayer to stay at the convent till the matter before the court is […]

Amid pandemic, women bards meet globally to recite poetry online

1:07 am August 14, 2021

Aditya Vikram Singh/NEW DELHI: In a time of global pandemic like Covid-19 when people prefer to stay indoors to ward off any chance of the pandemic gripping them, approximately four dozen women poets (women bards), crossing boundaries of their respective countries, came together on an online platform to recite poetry and share their life experiences […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

1:00 am August 14, 2021

Aditya Vikram Singh/LUCKNOW: At the Global Interfaith Convention held at City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar auditorium on the eve of Hiroshima Day, the religious leaders of various faiths unanimously called for establishing world unity and global peace to deal with the increasing religion based animosity in the global society, terming it as the only way […]

NC Rly GM holds safety and punctuality meeting

12:51 am August 14, 2021

Aditya Vikram Singh/Prayagraj: After assuming charge last week, the new GM NCR, Pramod Kumar today conducted his first weekly meeting with Senior officers of headquarter and DRMs of Agra, Jhansi and Prayagraj. Officers from the divisions participated through VC. GM, NCR in his first week of joining visited the three divisions and interacted with the […]