Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: IMD Issues Alert For Next 24 Hours Due To Heavy Rains In Odisha
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Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS Updates September 12, 2021: Union Ministers Prahlad Joshi & Narendra Singh Tomar will visit Gujarat today as BJP's central observers; BJP legislative party meeting to be held today Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani submitted his resignation to the Governor on Saturday.
Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the Afghan resistance forces, has not left Afghanistan, Iranian news agency FARS reported on Saturday citing a source.
According to the source, rumours about Massoud leaving the Central Asian country for Turkey or any other place are false. The resistance leader is said to be in a safe place and in contact with the Panjshir Valley.
The source also said that 70 per cent of main streets in Panjshir have been brought under control by the Taliban.
Taliban has claimed that they have captured the Afghan province of Panjshir, the last resistance holdout in the country. Meanwhile, Afghanistan's National Resistance Front (NRF) has denied the claim.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday Mumbai, Kokan, and Western Maharashtra region are expected to receive `heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next three-four days.
The low-pressure area developed in the Bay of Bengal is expected to get converted into a depression and move north-north-west in the next couple of days. It is expected to bring more intense showers over Western Maharashtra, Konkan including the Mumbai region starting from Sunday, the official said.
The IMD has issued an `orange’ alert for Raigad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Satara, and Kolhapur while a yellow alert has been issued for Mumbai, Thane, Wardha, Palghar, and Sindhudurg districts. An orange alert means local officials should remain prepared in case of showers intensify. The yellow alert indicates fewer chances of heavy rain.
The rest of Maharashtra is expected to receive light to moderate showers in the next 3-4 days. There could be more rain on Monday in northern Maharashtra as well as parts of eastern Vidarbha and Marathwada, the IMD said.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu today dedicated a 1.5 MW solar power plant at JIPMER, Puducherry
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu today dedicated a 1.5 MW solar power plant at JIPMER, Puducherry
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu today dedicated a 1.5 MW solar power plant at JIPMER, Puducherry "to the nation." "Solar power generation is eco-friendly and should be tested by all federal, state, and local government departments," he said pic.twitter.com/ygV2at8nMa
— ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2021
Odisha: IMD issues alert for next 24 hours due to heavy rains
Odisha: IMD issues red alert in 7 districts, orange alert in 6 districts & yellow alert in 8 districts for the next 24 hours due to heavy rains.
Odisha | IMD issues red alert in 7 districts, orange alert in 6 districts & yellow alert in 8 districts for next 24 hours due to heavy rains
— ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2021
"Chances of heavy to very heavy rains in 1-2 districts. There is also chances of flash floods," says Umashankar Das, IMD Bhubaneswar pic.twitter.com/xHREH34cMK
Gujarat CM-designate Bhupendra Patel receives grand welcome
Gujarat CM-designate Bhupendra Patel receives a grand welcome on his arrival at his office in Ghatlodia. pic.twitter.com/dYfkfNBuEP
— ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2021
Gujarat CM-elect Bhupendra Patel to be sworn-in tomorrow at 2:20 pm
Gujarat CM-elect Bhupendra Patel to be sworn-in tomorrow at 2:20 pm: Governor Acharya Devvrat
राजभवन में भारतीय जनता पार्टी के विधायक दल के नवनियुक्त नेता श्री भूपेंद्रभाई पटेल जी ने अपने नेतृत्व में नई सरकार गठित करने का प्रस्ताव प्रस्तुत किया। प्रस्ताव को स्वीकार कर मुख्यमंत्री पद के शपथ ग्रहण के लिए उनको 13 सितंबर, 2021को दोपहर 2:20 बजे आमंत्रित किया। pic.twitter.com/gTZrUYKRdW
— Acharya Devvrat (@ADevvrat) September 12, 2021
Union Health Minister Lauds 6 States For Administering First COVID Vaccine Dose To 100% Of Adult Population
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya lauds 6 states and UTs - Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Sikkim, Lakshadweep, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, and Daman & Diu for administering the first COVID-19 vaccine dose to 100% of the adult population.