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New International airport in Goa part of post-Covid tourism revival plan

Bengal govt looking for land to build new airport near Kolkata

The state government has also made it clear that the land should be big enough so that it can have a 3-km runway to accommodate larger planes like Boeing 777. The indications are clear that the state is keen to develop an airport which will be big enough with facilities equal to the present airport.

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IS attack in Iraq kills 11 soldiers

The Iraqi security forces in the Diyala province are on high alert after the attack, while high-ranking security officials from the provincial

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Japan approves Pfizer’s Covid vax for kids aged 5-11

The vaccine rollout for 8 million eligible children in this age group will start in March, informed sources said after its approval was fast-tracked by the Ministry, making it the first jab to become available to this age group in the country, reports Xinhua news agency.

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Consumer Price Index numbers for Agri, Rural labourers up by 5 points in Dec 2021

The rise/fall in the index varied from state to state. In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded an increase of 1 to 20 points in 11 states and a decrease of 1 to 12 points in eight states while it remained stationary for Odisha. Tamil Nadu with 1,290 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with 861 points stood at the bottom.

ECI to supply EVMs to Bengal SEC for municipal polls

The SEC had altogether 20,500 EVMs of which 15,687 EVMs are in working condition. The SEC had recently conducted the polls in five municipal corporations and for that the SEC has used 10,620 EVMs and presently the poll panel has only 5,067 EVMs in their hand.

LGBTQ+ matchmaking app breaking stereotypes

A key differentiator setting it apart is its manual verification of profiles, to ensure that all profiles on the app are genuine. Besides matchmaking, users can try new features like ‘Group Chat’ and ‘WE, As You Are Community’ to connect with other queer users.