Curated News Articles - 21-08-2018 01 hrs

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Indian News
Bird flu outbreak in Kerala: Tamil Nadu poultry farmers take precautionary measures
Though there is no avian flu outbreak in Tamil Nadu, poultry farmers across the state have taken precautionary measures.
Suggestions invited for amendment to PDPP Act
The ministry of Home Affairs has invited suggestions for proposed amendments in the Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act, 1984. The proposed amendments seek to deter the prospective violators from vandalizing and destroying public/private property during agitations and other forms of protests.
Taxiway take off: Licences of 2 Jet pilots suspended
Jet had last Friday said that the incident happened when their plane was trying to take off from the runway. But the preliminary probe by Saudi authorities has found that the lane was trying to take off from a taxiway parallel to the take off-designated runway at full power.
Black money: Trinamool MPs protest with black umbrellas in Parliament
Armed with the umbrella painted with the slogan "Kaala dhan wapas lao, wapas lao", the MPs stormed into the well and shouted slogans against the government until Speaker Sumitra Mahajan was forced to adjourn the House till noon.
Former UP advocate general SMA Kazmi killed in road accident
Former Uttar Pradesh advocate general S M A Kazmi was today killed and three others were injured when the car they were travelling in rammed into a tree in Hatigawan area, a senior police officer said here.
Markets
Route Mobile gets Sebi nod for Rs 600 crore IPO
Route is a cloud-communication platform service providers to enterprises, over-the-top players and mobile network operators.
Venezuela launches history's greatest forex devaluation
The official rate for the currency will go from about 285,000 per dollar to 6 million.
Rupee rises 33 paise, rebounds from lifetime lows
This is the biggest single-day jump against the US dollar in seven weeks.
India Unlimited
Government to celebrate Swachh Bharat Diwas on Monday
October 2 is also celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence. On June 15, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly had voted for this.
This is what govt should do to safeguard tribals’ trade interests
The intervention by the govt to safeguard the tribals’ trade-interests is still pending. The result is that the forest-tribal areas continue to remain hotbeds of Left-wing extremism.
Spreading cleanliness should be a collective effort: PM
Swachh Bharat Mission was launched in 2014. It emphasised on active participation by people, broom was made as an instrument to kickstart the swachh mission campaign.
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