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2 Women From Uzbekistan Held For Illegally Crossing Border Into Bihar
Police have arrested two women from Uzbekistan who entered Indian territory illegally from Nepal. In addition, the women tried to enter Bihar's Madhubani district without a proper visa. It is suspected that the women are allegedly part of a racket and involved in some illegal activities. They were reportedly living in Delhi for over two months. The police arrested the women when they were returning to Nepal,'' informed an official.
Tags: World news, National, Women, Uzbekistan, Bihar
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Uzbekistan Reduces 60% Electricity Supply To Afghanistan
Electricity supply to Afghanistan has been reduced by Uzbekistan by 60%. The Kabul authorities have said that electricity exports to Afghanistan have been reduced without coordination, while Uzbekistan officials said that the drop is triggered by the technical problem, that had arisen at the Marjan power station. The country has reduced the amount of electricity available for exports to Afghanistan, a news agency reported.
Tags: World, Electricity, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, power crisis
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Taliban Warns Uzbekistan, Tajikistan; Demands Return Of Afghan Aircraft
Taliban government's acting Defense Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid on January 11, asked Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to return the air force planes or face consequences. "We will not allow these aircraft to remain abroad or to be used by those countries," he said. 40 helicopters were transported to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan after the collapse of the former government. Afghanistan has now only 81 military aircrafts in the… read-more
Tags: Taliban, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghan Aircraft, Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid
Courtesy: ANI
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Uzbekistan Reports 1st Case Of Omicron
The first case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 was confirmed in Uzbekistan, following which pandemic restrictions are tightened in the country, Health Ministry said on January 9. They said that the case was confirmed after a foreign citizen arrived Uzbekistan on January 7, turned infected with the variant. The country has so far registered 200,341 COVID cases and 1,494 related deaths.
Tags: International, Covid-19, omicron, covid positive, Uzbekistan
Courtesy: United News Of India
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India's Ajay Singh Wins Gold Medal In Commonwealth Weightlifting C'ships
Ajay Singh, an Indian weightlifter, bagged the gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in the men's 81kg category on December 12 in Uzbekistan's Tashkent. The win also secured Singh's entry for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Earlier on December 11, Hazarika Popy won silver in the women's 59 kg category. The Championships started on December 7 and will end on December 17.
Tags: Commonwealth Weighligting Championships, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Weighligting, gold
Courtesy: ANI
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Sanket Mahadev Sargar Bags Gold In Weightlifting Championship
Indian Weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar, brings gold at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship, on December 8. He set a national record with his best lift of 113 kgs. Sanket Mahadev won the medal representing India in "Men's 55 kg Snatch Category" at Commonwealth Games in Uzbekistan. Furthermore, Indian athletes are competing in both Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship and World Weightlifting Championship (till December 17).
Tags: Sanket Mahadev Sargar, Weightlifting, Commonwealth Games, Uzbekistan, India
Courtesy: United News Of India
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Tokyo Olympics: Sumit Nagal Records India's First Victory In Tennis Singles Since 1996.
Sumit Nagal on July 24 became only the first Indian to win a Men's Singles match at the Olympic Games since 1996. Nagal who came in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a surprise entry beat former world No. 33 Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin with 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in the opening match. With Sumit Nagal moving on to the second round, India's hope in the Men's Singles remains afloat.
Tags: Tokyo Olympics, Sumit Nagal, India, Uzbekistan, Indian Tennis Player
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India Plants First 'Heeng' Saplings in Lahaul-Spiti District of Himachal Pradesh
In an interesting agricultural development, scientists at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource, Palampur (CSIR-IHBT) have introduced six varieties of heeng (Asafoetida) from Iran. Sanjay Kumar, Director, CSIR-IHBT planted the first sapling at Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh, on a trial basis. Scientists have also distributed the asafoetida plants to seven farmers in the… read-more
Tags: Agriculture, Heeng, Asafoetida, CSIR_IHBT, NBPGR, Afghanistan, Iran, Uzbekistan
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Rajnath Singh Holds Defence Talks With Central Asian Countries
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on September 5 held a discussion with his counterparts from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan in Moscow to strengthen defence ties. The Defense Minister tweeted regarding the talks and described the meeting as "productive", "extremely fruitful" and "wonderful". Defense Minister is on his three-day visit to Russia for an important meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Tags: India, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Courtesy: Press Trust of India
