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| The Srinagar airport was the original target of Jaish terrorists who attacked a BSF camp. It appears the terrorists had conducted a recce of the airport to carry out a spectacular attack and grab international attention, an officer said. But when they couldn’t find a way to breach the airport security, they decided to attack the BSF camp. All three attackers were killed. Read |
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| Dr Soumya Swaminathan has been appointed the WHO’s deputy director general, programmes, in Geneva. This is the second-highest position at the UN agency. Dr Swaminathan is currently the director-general of Indian Council of Medical Research and secretary to the department of health research. She is widely recognised for her research on tuberculosis, is a renowned paediatrician and clinical scientist. |
| UP CM Adityanath will join BJP’s ‘Jan Raksha Yatra’ against political killings in Kerala. Adityanath will today reach Kannur, the home district of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, to join party chief Amit Shah. The intent seems to be to rev up the Hindutva quotient to polarise opinion against CPM, which BJP accuses of promoting violence and being soft on Islamic fundamentalism. |
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| Centre has reduced the basic excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 a litre. The move came as diesel price hit a record high of Rs 59.14 a litre in Delhi and petrol was at a two-year high of Rs 70.88. The government, facing flak for rise in fuel prices, has acknowledged that it was creating inflationary pressures. |
| Eighteen farmers died due to inhalation of ‘profefonos’ pesticide in Yavatmal, Maharashtra in the past few weeks. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of those killed while spraying pesticide. He also said that the government will run an awareness campaign on safe use of pesticides, and distribute free masks. |
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