IsraelHamas reach truce after 11 days of fighting
A after the worst violence in years, with U.S. President Joe Biden pledging to salvage the devastated Gaza Strip and the UN urging new IsraeliPalestinian dialogue. Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and militant rocket attacks on Israeli towns ceased after 11 days under an agreement mediated by Egypt but with negotiations to maintain stability still to be held, it was unclear how long it would last. Five more bodies were pulled from the rubble in the densely populated Palestinian enclave, taking the death toll to 243.
A green warrior to the core is no more
Wellknown environmentalist and Gandhian Sunderlal Bahuguna is no more. Mr. Bahuguna, 94, died of COVIDrelated complications at AIIMS, Rishikesh, on Friday. He was one of the founders of the Chipko, or hug the tree movement, in the 1970s to save Himalayan forests. Mr. Bahuguna also led the charge against the construction of big dams in the Himalayas in the 1980s. He was fervently opposed to the construction of the Tehri dam and sat on two long hunger strikes against the dam, which proved to be of no avail.
- Honorary professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi Dinesh Mohan died on Friday morning due to COVID19 related complications. Prof. Mohan, 75, was the Founder of the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP) and an expert on traffic safety and human tolerance.
- Dholi Devi, 120, a resident of village Ghar Katiyas of Sub Division Drudu, Tehsil Latti in Udhampur was administered the first dose at a vaccination camp. “Ms. Devi has set an example for younger people,”
- Destroyer INS Rajput, built by the erstwhile USSR, was decommissioned on Friday at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam after 41 years of service. “The ship was decommissioned in a solemn and lowkey event due to the ongoing COVID pandemic when the national flag, Naval ensign, and the decommissioning pennant were lowered at sunset time…,” the Navy said in a statement.
- China has pledged an additional $3 billion in aid for developing countries to assist their COVID19 responses and suggested setting up a global forum on vaccines to ensure equitable distribution. This was proposed by President Xi Jinping on Friday as he addressed the Global Health Summit held by the G20 and European Commission.
- Doctor who led AFI’s fight against doping passes away , Dr. Arun Kumar Mendiratta
- Legendary boxing coach Om Prakash Bharadwaj, the first from the discipline to be honoured with the Dronacharya award in 1985, passed away on Friday following prolonged illness and oldage issues, said a Boxing Federation of India (BFI) source. He was 82.
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