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Bengal Health Department Cancels Transfer Order Of 42 Doctors Amid Protests

August 17, 2024 admin

Kolkata: The West Bengal Health and Family Welfare Department has rescinded the transfer orders of 42 doctors amid the ongoing outrage and protests following the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Saturday. Speaking at a press conference, the Principal Secretary of the WB…

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James Milner, 38, starts record 23rd season in Premier League

August 17, 2024 admin

James Milner of Brighton & Hove Albion gestures during the Premier League match against Everton FC at Goodison Park on August 17, 2024 in Liverpool, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images James Milner began his record 23rd season in the Premier League when he started for Brighton against Everton on Saturday. Milner is 38 —…

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Hamas Official Dismisses US Optimism Over Gaza Ceasefire Talks

August 17, 2024 admin

Gaza: A senior Hamas official on Saturday dismissed optimistic talk by US President Joe Biden that a Gaza truce is nearer after negotiations in the Gulf emirate of Qatar. “To say that we are getting close to a deal is an illusion,” Hamas political bureau member Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP. “We are not facing…

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Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes off Russian far-east

August 17, 2024 admin

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early on Sunday morning local time, according to the regional earthquake monitoring service. The local emergencies ministry said tremors were felt along the coast including in the region’s capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. “Operational teams of rescuers and firefighters are inspecting buildings,” the regional branch…

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2 Killed In West Bank Strike, Israel Says It Targeted “Terrorist Cell”

August 17, 2024 admin

The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the strike was carried out by an “Israeli drone”. Jenin, West Bank: Palestinian officials said two people were killed in an Israeli air strike in the occupied West Bank on Saturday that the Israeli military said targeted a “terrorist cell” in the Jenin area. “Two bodies were…

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7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Russia, Several Aftershocks Recorded

August 17, 2024 admin

Several aftershocks were recorded after the initial quake (Representational) Washington, United States: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Sunday morning local time, according to the regional earthquake monitoring service. The local emergencies ministry said tremors were felt along the coast including in the region’s capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. “Operational…

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P.R. Sreejesh: Man with lightning reflexes

August 17, 2024 admin

When P.R. Sreejesh announced, through a series of comic strips on social media, his decision to retire from international hockey after the Paris Olympics, the move made sense given how he had been talking about it for some time now, with broken bones and the stress of performance. The way he did it, though, was…

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Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh: Return of the Islamists

August 17, 2024 admin

Chaitey gelaam odhikaar, hoye gelaam razakar! In the tsunami of slogans that swept away the Sheikh Hasina government earlier this month, this particular one (“We asked for our rights but became razakars”), dripping with sarcasm, stood out as the summary of the political history of Bangladesh’s independent existence. As her law and order machinery overplayed…

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Prohibitory Orders In Kolkata For 7 Days Amid Protests Over Doctor’s Rape-Murder RG-Kar Medical College And Hospital

August 17, 2024 admin

The rape and murder of a trainee doctor has led to nationwide strikes by the medical fraternity. Kolkata: Amid the ongoing protests against the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the Kolkata Police have imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section…

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Gaza Records First Polio Case In 25 Years As UN Urges Vaccinations

August 17, 2024 admin

Poliovirus, most often spread through sewage and contaminated water, is highly infectious. Gaza: Gaza has recorded its first polio case in 25 years, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday, after UN chief Antonio Guterres called for pauses in the Israel-Hamas war to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children. Tests in Jordan confirmed the disease…

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