Daily News - 04 Feb, 2020
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PM Narendra Modi is expected to visit Assam on Feb 7 to address a public rally at Kokrajhar in the Bodo Territorial Area District (BTAD).On January 27, an agreement signed between the Centre, the Assam government and Bodo stakeholders (NDFB and its factions) saw the announcement of various measures to ensure the territorial and cultural integrity of the region. Several institutes will be set up to bring growth and development to the region. Sources say PM Modi will also address the public on issues related to CAA. PM Modi will fly in Guwahati and then take a chopper to Kokrajhar. Later, he will fly to West Bengal and then to Delhi.

The husband-wife duo of an entrepreneurial venture called BigThinx were selected by the supreme fashion house- Prada to participate its first ever fashion tech accelerator program in Milan. Shivang Desai and Assam born Chandralika Hazarika, co-founders of Bangalore based venture BigThinx have flown out to Milan for the next 6 months to take their journey to the fashion capital of the world.

An inclusive global program of the Microsoft designed to support startups would now collaborate with the Assam government to support the startup ecosystem in the state. A team from Microsoft for Startups met officials and authorities of the state industries and commerce department on Monday to discuss the possibilities.

Before Delhi polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has come up with a “28-point guarantee card” to lure voters with promises for a better Delhi. Delhi will vote on February 8. The poll promises include curriculum on patriotism; 24/7 markets and shops; pilgrimage for senior citizens; incentives for farmers and much more.

Nielx (40), a tourist from Denmark was injured after being attacked by a stray cow near Taj Mahal. The tourist suffered minor head injury. His collar bone was also fractured.“A foreign tourist Nielx (40) from Denmark was attacked by a cow near the western gate of the Taj Mahal on Sunday. The tourist was clicking the cow but was taken aback when the animal lifted him on its horns and threw him on the ground,” said Dinesh Singh, in charge of tourism police station here, according to media reports.  He was saved after locals intervened and rescued him. The tourist who was travelling with his wife was initially admitted to a district hospital and then shifted to SN Medical College. The tourist spot is visited by people from all over the world.  Recently visitors have mostly been attacked mostly by monkeys. Occasionally stray dogs and bovine have also been a bother.

After IndiGo Airline barred Standup Comedian Kunal Kamra for 6 months for heckling TV journalist Arnab Goswami on flight, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap refused to fly IndiGo to show solidarity with the comedian. Instead he chose Airvistara to arrive at Kolkata. Popular stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Saturday has slapped a legal notice on IndiGo airlines, seeking an unconditional apology and compensation of Rs 25 lakh for causing him mental harassment.

Kerala Government has declared coronavirus outbreak as a “state calamity” after another student from Kerala who returned from Wuhan in China tested positive for Coronavirus. The student has been admitted to Kanhangad district hospital in Kasaragod. The first two confirmed cases have also been reported from Kerala. The two patients also had a travel history to Wuhan from where the health hazard was initially reported.

Lewis Pugh, UN Patron of the Oceans, swam under ice-sheet in East Antarctica to raise awareness about climate change. “East Antarctica is the coldest place on earth, and yet I was able to swim down a river under the ice-sheet. It was the most beautiful and terrifying experience of my life, and comes with an important message for us all,” he tweeted. The endurance swimmer  wrote about his experiences in a blog post.