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20 Apr

13 new Covid-19 cases in Thane

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13 new coronavirus-positive cases, Maharashtra's Thane district takes the tally to 7, 08,913. These new cases were reported on Tuesday, the report said. With no Covid-19 deaths, the death count in the district remains unchanged at 11,889.

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19 Apr

Manipur CM meets PM Modi in Delhi

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Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Monday. The meeting focused on various initiatives taken by the state government to maintain peace and development in the North Eastern state. In a tweet, the Chief Minister of Manipur said that he informed the Prime Minister about the steps taken by the state government to fight drugs and corruption. “Called on PM Narendra Modi Ji today and I had the privilege to discuss various initiatives that the state government has taken up to sustain peace and development in Manipur. Also, apprised him of the steps…

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19 Apr

Jahangirpuri Violence: Amit Shah orders strict action

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9 people including 8 policemen and 1 civilian were injured; Delhi Police has filed a case against the organizers of the Hanuman Janmotsava's procession for holding rally without permission. North West Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Usha Rangnani said that an FIR has been registered against the organizers of Saturday evening's rally under IPC Section 188 (disobedience of order duly communicated by a public servant) and one of them has joined the investigation. She said that the two other processions were taken out were with permission that was on Saturday. But the other procession was held without permission due…

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19 Apr

No new covid cases in Odisha

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The coronavirus situation in Odisha is fully under control and there is no need to panic, a health official said on Monday, downplaying fears of a fresh spike in the state as infections rise in the national capital region. Director of Public Health Niranjan Mishra said, except for seven-eight districts of the state, others are reporting zero cases. “As vaccination is good in the state, the symptoms will be less. So, there is no need to panic,” he told reporters. "No new variant has been detected in the state," Mishra said, adding that the situation was "under full control" and…

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19 Apr

Auto, taxi unions on strike in Delhi

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Various auto-rickshaw, cab and taxi unions in the national capital went on strike demanding CNG subsidy and fare revision in the wake of rising fuel prices. Delhi Auto Rickshaw Sangh general secretary Rajendra Soni said they will also protest outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence on Civil Lines later in the day to press their demands. Auto and cab driver unions have been demanding hike in fares and cut in CNG prices to cushion the impact of fuel price hike. While most unions have said they will go on a one-day strike, Sarvodaya Drivers Association Delhi. The city's public transport…

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19 Apr

Increasing Covid cases in Bengal

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Bengal continues to improve with only 17 new cases detected in the last 24 hours, the health department said. The caseload is now 20,17,823, it said. There were no deaths due to the disease and the number remained at 21,200. 38 recoveries took the number of such people to 19,96,333, the department said. The discharge rate remained at 98.93 percent. The number of active cases accordingly rose to 290, it said. Meanwhile, the West Bengal Health Regulatory Commission on Monday directed hospitals to provide free drinking water to patients. The commission has also withdrawn the old recommendation of all hospitals…

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18 Apr

Supreme Court cancelled the bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to Ashish Mishra

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A special bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli asked the accused to surrender within a week. Earlier, the High Court granted him bail. Later, the apex court reserved its order on April 4 on the farmers' plea seeking cancellation of Mishra's bail.

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18 Apr

COVID-19 cases declined in the country

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India reported 2,183 new coronavirus infections taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,44,280, while active cases fell to 11,542, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. A reduction of 16 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload within 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.83 percent and the weekly positivity rate was 0.32 percent, according to the ministry. The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign have crossed 186.54 crore.

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18 Apr

Delhi likely to witness heat wave

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The India Meteorological Department on Monday said the national capital may experience heatwave conditions during the day, with the maximum temperature settling around 42 degrees Celsius. "Heat wave conditions are very likely to prevail in isolated pockets over Punjab, Haryana-Delhi, South Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand on 18-19," the IMD said in a bulletin. At 8.30 am, the relative humidity in the city was 52 percent.

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18 Apr

216 people arrested in Odisha

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At least 216 people have been arrested in different parts of Odisha for drunk driving. Arrests were made and driving licenses of 138 people were suspended during a joint operation by the transport department and the state police. Out of 2,600 breathalyzer tests across the state on Saturday night, 251 were found to be driving after consuming alcohol. A total of 216 people were arrested, the official said. According to the Motor Vehicles Act, a first-time offender is liable to imprisonment for up to six months and/or a fine of up to Rs 10,000 for driving under the influence of…

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