Himachal Pradesh records 178 new #COVID19 cases today, taking the total positive cases in the state to 11,622 so far, including 4,430 active cases, 7,054 recoveries and 108 deaths: State Health Department
Rajasthan Health Department has permitted family members of COVID-19 patients to meet with them in hospitals. Wearing of face masks, PPE kits and hand gloves is mandatory.
Maharashtra reported 21,656 new coronavirus cases, 22,078 recoveries and 405 deaths today, taking total cases to 11,67,496 including 8,34,432, 31,791 and 3,00,887 active cases.
As many as 1,330 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. So far, 61,041 cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir. Fifteen more COVID-19 fatalities took the Union Territory's death toll to 966.
Supreme Court today extended the interim protection from arrest till next hearing on September 24 against journalist Vinod Dua, in connection with a sedition case registered against him in Himachal Pradesh.
Govt told the Parliament that it didn't maintain any data on deaths of migrant workers who were trying to reach their homes after lockdown. Reports say over 1,000 died. When we ask questions on jobs, govt says it doesn't have data. This is a 'no data govt': AR Chowdhury, Congress
Govt has sought an additional Rs 40,000 crores for MGNREGA. This is no real contribution. You people (BJP members) used to say - 'MGNREGA marega'. It will not die but save people. Now even you are forced to laud it: Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Indian Foreign Service officer Manish Chauhan, presently Joint Secretary in Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Portugal, the ministry says.
Nearly 30 Covid vaccine candidates are under development & are in different stages of pre-clinical & clinical development of which 3 candidates are in advanced stage of Phase I/II/III trials & 4 are in advanced pre-clinical development stage: Ministry of Science & Technology
Andhra Pradesh: Section 144 imposed in Amalapuram town of the East Godavari district due to 'Chalo Amalapuram' protests by BJP workers over the incident where a chariot at Antarvedi's Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple had caught fire on Sept 5.
Govt has approved proposal to create National Technical Textiles Mission for period of 4 years (2020-21 to 2023-24) with an outlay of Rs 1,480 crores. Focus of the mission is for developing on usage of technical textiles in various flagship missions, programmes: Textiles Ministry
Jharkhand: Clash broke out between state police and protesting assistant police personnel in Ranchi, during their demonstration demanding regularisation of their jobs.
Instead of answering objection raised (on PM CARES Fund), Union Minister Anurag Thakur proceeded to deliver political speech in worst possible taste & started attacking everybody from Gandhi, Nehru to present-day Gandhi family which was not relevant: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.
Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has informed that it has granted test license permission for manufacture of COVID-19 Vaccine for preclinical test, examination and analysis to certain manufacturers in India as listed in the list: Ministry of Health
Mumbai, September 18: Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, as the BJP ally on Thursday opposed the two farm bills that seek to liberalise the agriculture sector. She said, "Thousands of farmers are on the streets. I did not want to be part of the government that got the bills passed in the House without addressing the apprehensions of farmers, that is why I resigned."
Lok Sabha passed the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred this as 'historic'. He mentioned that the passing of agricultural reforms Bill, the farmer will be liberated from middlemen and other obstacles.
Ashok Gasti, Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha who was admitted to Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road on September 2, diagnosed with severe coronavirus pneumonia passed away at 10:31 pm.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Koshi rail mega-bridge today. Keep an eye on this space for all the latest news and updates that take place throughout the day.
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