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'Election Mitra': Andaman Cops Develop Chatbot For Effective Policing During Polls
Two young officers stationed at a remote district of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI) have brought pride to the entire Union Territory police department with their in-house chatbot named 'Election Mitra'.
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Fresh Protests In Bengal's Sandeshkhali, Villagers Block Police's Car
Protests erupted again on Friday in Bengal's Sandeshkhali island in North 24 Parganas district, soon after cops detained a young man in the area.
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How Sheikh Shahjahan Turned Bengal's Sandeshkhali Island Into His Fiefdom
Till a few months ago, Sandeshkhali island in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district was just a dot on the map. But over the past few months, this nondescript island has made national headlines
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"Explore Indian Islands": Sachin Tendulkar Makes Stance Clear Amid Maldives Row
Sachin Tendulkar recalled his 50th birthday celebrations in theSindhudurg district of Maharashtra and expressed his support for the promotion of Indian beaches.
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Congress Footmarch Begins In Bengal, To End On Netaji Birth Anniversary
The West Bengal leg of the Congress's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' was flagged off by state party chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Ganga Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district on Wednesday morning.
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Tuvalu Looks to Metaverse to Preserve History, Culture as Rising Seas Threaten Existence
Tuvalu, the tiny Pacific island nation that is threatened by rising sea levels, plans to build a digital version of itself, Foreign Minister Simon Kofe said on Tuesday. The country will be the first country to replicate itself in the metaverse but follows both the city of Seoul and the island nation of Barbados which last year said they would enter...
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Drugs Hidden In Basmati Rice Packets Recovered Off Gujarat Coast
A patrolling team of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered 10 packets containing hash, likely to have washed ashore from Pakistan, from an island off Jakhau coast near Gujarat's Kutch district on Sunday, officials said.
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India, Sri Lanka 12-Day Military Exercise Begins
India and Sri Lanka on Monday began a 12-day mega military exercise with a focus on enhancing counter-terror cooperation at the Combat Training School in the island nation's eastern district of Ampara.
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"Vaccination On Boat" Programme Launched In Bengal's Sundarbans
The West Bengal government on Monday started the Covid-19 vaccination on boat programme in an island of Sundarbans and inoculated 150 people, most of whom are migrant labourers, South 24 Parganas District Magistrate P Ulganathan said.
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Rain Batters Gujarat, Lakhs Affected By Floods In Bihar, Andhra: 10 Facts
The flood situation in Bihar remained grim on Sunday with more than 80 lakh people across 16 districts affected. On the other end of the country, in Gujarat, several areas were pounded by heavy rain that swelled up rivers and put more than 100 dams on a high alert. Over 1,000 villages in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh too have been affected by flood...
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RoPax Ferries To Make Journeys Shorter For Mumbai Residents
Alibaug in the hinterland is a five-hour drive from the island city of Mumbai or an hour's trip by ferry service that shuts down during the monsoon due to rough seas. Ten thousand people travel between Mandwa in Raigad district and Mumbai every day, and the number triples during holidays and long weekends. Now, much to the relief of daily commuters...
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Navy Builds New Bridge To Link Flood-Hit Island To Mainland In Kerala
Ravaged by rains during the deluge in August last year, residents of an island in Ernakulam district had cause to cheer when a steel arch bridge linking it to the mainland was inaugurated by Vice Admiral AK Chawla, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command on Monday.
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Indonesia Building New Capital As Jakarta Sinks Into Sea: 10 Facts
Megacity Jakarta is sinking at an alarming rate. Home to more than 1 crore people, the Indonesian capital sits on a swampy land with parts of it sinking by as much as 25 cm every year. If the current rate of sinking continues, one third of Jakarta could be submerged by 2050, suggest reports. For this reason, Indonesia plans to shift its capital bas...
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Automated Buses Dodge Peacocks, Tourists & Plants In Singapore Test
Roaming peacocks, meandering tourists and curbside bushes were all causing headaches this week for operators of one of the first autonomous bus shuttle services to hit public roads in Singapore. Passengers found themselves almost outnumbered by bus stewards checking their seatbelts were tightly fastened as ST Engineering began testing four vehicles...
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Earthquake Hits Uttarakhand, Nicobar Islands: IMD
An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale hit Chamoli district of Uttarakhand in the wee hours of Saturday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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'Election Mitra': Andaman Cops Develop Chatbot For Effective Policing During Polls
Two young officers stationed at a remote district of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI) have brought pride to the entire Union Territory police department with their in-house chatbot named 'Election Mitra'.
-
Fresh Protests In Bengal's Sandeshkhali, Villagers Block Police's Car
Protests erupted again on Friday in Bengal's Sandeshkhali island in North 24 Parganas district, soon after cops detained a young man in the area.
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How Sheikh Shahjahan Turned Bengal's Sandeshkhali Island Into His Fiefdom
Till a few months ago, Sandeshkhali island in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district was just a dot on the map. But over the past few months, this nondescript island has made national headlines
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"Explore Indian Islands": Sachin Tendulkar Makes Stance Clear Amid Maldives Row
Sachin Tendulkar recalled his 50th birthday celebrations in theSindhudurg district of Maharashtra and expressed his support for the promotion of Indian beaches.
-
Congress Footmarch Begins In Bengal, To End On Netaji Birth Anniversary
The West Bengal leg of the Congress's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' was flagged off by state party chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Ganga Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district on Wednesday morning.
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Tuvalu Looks to Metaverse to Preserve History, Culture as Rising Seas Threaten Existence
Tuvalu, the tiny Pacific island nation that is threatened by rising sea levels, plans to build a digital version of itself, Foreign Minister Simon Kofe said on Tuesday. The country will be the first country to replicate itself in the metaverse but follows both the city of Seoul and the island nation of Barbados which last year said they would enter...
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Drugs Hidden In Basmati Rice Packets Recovered Off Gujarat Coast
A patrolling team of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered 10 packets containing hash, likely to have washed ashore from Pakistan, from an island off Jakhau coast near Gujarat's Kutch district on Sunday, officials said.
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India, Sri Lanka 12-Day Military Exercise Begins
India and Sri Lanka on Monday began a 12-day mega military exercise with a focus on enhancing counter-terror cooperation at the Combat Training School in the island nation's eastern district of Ampara.
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"Vaccination On Boat" Programme Launched In Bengal's Sundarbans
The West Bengal government on Monday started the Covid-19 vaccination on boat programme in an island of Sundarbans and inoculated 150 people, most of whom are migrant labourers, South 24 Parganas District Magistrate P Ulganathan said.
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Rain Batters Gujarat, Lakhs Affected By Floods In Bihar, Andhra: 10 Facts
The flood situation in Bihar remained grim on Sunday with more than 80 lakh people across 16 districts affected. On the other end of the country, in Gujarat, several areas were pounded by heavy rain that swelled up rivers and put more than 100 dams on a high alert. Over 1,000 villages in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh too have been affected by flood...
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RoPax Ferries To Make Journeys Shorter For Mumbai Residents
Alibaug in the hinterland is a five-hour drive from the island city of Mumbai or an hour's trip by ferry service that shuts down during the monsoon due to rough seas. Ten thousand people travel between Mandwa in Raigad district and Mumbai every day, and the number triples during holidays and long weekends. Now, much to the relief of daily commuters...
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Navy Builds New Bridge To Link Flood-Hit Island To Mainland In Kerala
Ravaged by rains during the deluge in August last year, residents of an island in Ernakulam district had cause to cheer when a steel arch bridge linking it to the mainland was inaugurated by Vice Admiral AK Chawla, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command on Monday.
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Indonesia Building New Capital As Jakarta Sinks Into Sea: 10 Facts
Megacity Jakarta is sinking at an alarming rate. Home to more than 1 crore people, the Indonesian capital sits on a swampy land with parts of it sinking by as much as 25 cm every year. If the current rate of sinking continues, one third of Jakarta could be submerged by 2050, suggest reports. For this reason, Indonesia plans to shift its capital bas...
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Automated Buses Dodge Peacocks, Tourists & Plants In Singapore Test
Roaming peacocks, meandering tourists and curbside bushes were all causing headaches this week for operators of one of the first autonomous bus shuttle services to hit public roads in Singapore. Passengers found themselves almost outnumbered by bus stewards checking their seatbelts were tightly fastened as ST Engineering began testing four vehicles...
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Earthquake Hits Uttarakhand, Nicobar Islands: IMD
An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale hit Chamoli district of Uttarakhand in the wee hours of Saturday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
