| 23 Tablighi Jamaat attendees test negative for COVID-19 in Mathura
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| Twenty-three people, who came to Mathura after attending a religious congregation at Markaz, Nizamuddin in New Delhi, have tested negative for novel coronavirus, informed state health department on Sunday.A total of 30 people have arrived here after attending the Tablighi Jamaat gathering, and the reports of the remaining seven for COVID-19 test are expected to come on Monday.All the attendees of the Jamaat are the residents of Shamli in Uttar Pradesh. They were all first put into a quarantine in a Railway facility by the authorities here.The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday said that there are 3030 active cases of coronavirus in India, out which 266 have been cured/ discharged/ migrated. A total of 77 people have lost their lives to lethal infection so far.
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| This Day in History: April 5
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 World boxing champion Jack Johnson is knocked out; British Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigns; Howard Hughes dies.
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| ISKP chief's arrest traces roots of Kabul gurdwara attack to Pakistan
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| Mawlawi Abdullah aka Aslam Farooqui, the so-called emir of Pakistan-sponsored module of the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), is under detention by Afghan forces for the massacre of 27 Sikh worshippers at Shor Bazaar Gurudwara in Kabul on March 25.The ISKP has been on its back foot in recent months following continued operations by the US forces and separately by the Taliban.Last November, Afghan officials said the ISKP was completely defeated in Nangarhar, one of the key eastern provinces where it first sought to establish a stronghold after its birth in January 2015. In the years since, they have claimed responsibility for a string of horrific bombings across Afghanistan, according to Al Jazeera.The group emerged in Afghanistan following Pakistan's operation against armed groups in North Waziristan, close to the Afghan border, which displaced more than one million people.Farooqi had been active in several roles within the group, both in Pakistan and in Afghanistan, the ...
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| 3 govt officials in J-K likely to face suspension for misusing curfew passes amid COVID-19 lockdown
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| Curfew passes of three government employees in Doda district have been cancelled for alleged misuse amid the lockdown period. The officials are also likely to face suspension soon, Deputy Commissioner Dr Sagar D Doifode informed the media."Curfew passes of three government employees were cancelled for misusing the passes during lockdown in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir yesterday. We are going to suspend the officials," he said.On March 24, the Centre had announced a complete lockdown in the country for 21 days to fight COVID-19. Essential services like medical shops, petrol pumps, grocery stores, milk booths and online shopping were exempted from the lockdown.The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday said that there are 3030 active cases of coronavirus in India, out which 266 have been cured/ discharged/ migrated. A total of 77 people have lost their lives to the infection so far.
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| Youth held in Noida for rape, murder of 8-yr-old girl
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| A 19-year-old youth has been arrested for allegedly raping and murdering an 8-year-old girl in Salarpur here."A 19-year-old man has been arrested on charges of rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Salarpur. The 8-year-old girl passed away during treatment at the Child PGI Hospital," Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone-1 Gautam Budh Nagar Sankalp Sharma said.Further details are awaited.
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| Talk it out Loud - Menstrual Periods!
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| As the bell rings, all the students rush towards their respective classrooms. Swati (name changed) - a Class 7 student, enters her class along with other girls.She is clearly uncomfortable and finds it difficult to concentrate on the lecture. As she keeps adjusting her uniform, she is scolded by her teacher for not concentrating. The lecture gets over, students start moving towards another classroom to attend their mathematics lecture, but Swati remains seated as if someone has glued her to the chair.She has a dreadful expression on her face when her friend forcefully lifts her from the chair. The backside of her skirt has red spots seeing which Swati starts crying uncontrollably. She was then taken to the principal who, then, asks her to return home - without a word being said to her.As she walks back home, Swati has several questions - what has happened to me? What is this red colour? Am I sick? What would I tell my mother? Why have I been sent back home without even a word from the
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