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Amarinder Singh orders probe into death of 21 people from spurious liquor consumption

ION correspondentJuly 31, 2020August 2, 2020

Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered a magisterial inquiry led by the Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner into the death of at least 21 persons due to alleged consumption...

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Lockdown in Maharashtra extended till August 31, malls to re-open

ION correspondentJuly 30, 2020

With the state crossing the 4 lakh-mark in novel coronavirus cases since the outbreak, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced that it has extended the lockdown in the entire...

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Himachal Cabinet expansion to take place today

ION correspondentJuly 30, 2020

The Cabinet expansion of the Himachal Pradesh’s government will take place today and three ministers are likely to be inducted at a simple ceremony restricted for 50 persons at...

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West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra dies at 78

ION correspondentJuly 30, 2020

West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra died at a city hospital due to heart and age-related ailments in the wee hours of Thursday. He was 78 and is survived...

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Assam flood situation improves further, death toll 107

Bishwajit BhuyanJuly 30, 2020July 31, 2020

Although the overall flood situation of Assam improved marginally, the number of affected districts remained unchanged in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile three more persons lost their lives in...

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Lockdown in Bihar extended till August 16

ION correspondentJuly 30, 2020July 30, 2020

Terming the COVID-19 situation in the state as alarming, the home department of Bihar state government has extended the lockdown till August 16. “The requirement for a lockdown is...

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Improvement in Assam’s flood scene, death toll reaches 104

Bishwajit BhuyanJuly 29, 2020July 31, 2020

The flood situation in Assam has started showing signs of marginal improvement yesterday even as the Regional Meteorological Centre, Guwahati has predicted heavy rainfall in most parts of the...

Education and Books States Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand to open school for financially weak meritorious students

ION correspondentJuly 28, 2020August 13, 2025

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday announced that a school would be opened for all the meritorious students of the state to give free education to poor...

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Madhya Pradesh govt. to conduct UG, PG exams through Open Book mode

ION correspondentJuly 28, 2020July 28, 2020

The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to conduct final year exams of under-graduate and post-graduate courses this year through ‘open book’ mode in September. The examination will be conducted...

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Assam flood scene remains grim, death toll rises to 103

Bishwajit BhuyanJuly 28, 2020July 31, 2020

Following incessant rainfall in many parts of Assam, the flood situation of the the state continued to be grim till even as the flood-induced death toll increased to 103...