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Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph are very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Raigad, Pune, Ahmednagar, Satara, Solapur, Nanded, Dhule during next 3-4 hours, said IMD Mumbai, reported ANI.
President says Poland plans to give Ukraine four MiG-29 fighter jets in the coming days and more later, reported AP.
A 73-year-old man died today due to the H3N2 virus in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. The patient was also suffering from COPD (pulmonary disease) and atrial fibrillation (heart disease), reported Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.
A delegation of National Conference and PDP along with Congress leaders will meet ECI today over the demand for elections in Jammu & Kashmir, as reported by ANI. Farooq Abdullah, Pramod Tiwari, Mehbooba Mufti and Naseer Hussain will be part of the delegation.
Delhi High Court has directed filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri to appear in person on April 10 in a contempt case. On the last date of the hearing, Agnihotri tendered an unconditional apology before the court, as reported by the news agency ANI.
Maharashtra anti-corruption bureau (ACB) has served a notice to Uddhav Thackeray faction MLA Rajan Salvi's family in a disproportionate assets case, as reported by ANI. Three members of his family including his wife and brother have been summoned to appear before the agency for questioning on March 20.
A fire broke out in the Kodaikanal forest area of Tamil Nadu on March 15 due to severe heat destroyed more than 10 hectares of forest area. The fire has been doused, as reported by ANI.
BRS MLC K. Kavitha is scheduled to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday in connection with the central agency's probe into the Delhi Excise Policy scam case. This will be her second appearance before the ED after she was grilled earlier on March 11.
Before joining the probe on Thursday, Kavitha, the daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, will also hold a press meeting at her home in the national capital.
A girl, 11th standard student died by hanging herself in Lucknow. Case filed as per her father's complaint. He claimed that girl was harassed by her school teacher by putting fake allegations of copying. No suicide note found. Probe underway, Lucknow Police said as reported by ANI.
North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, Seoul says, as South Korea's president heads to Tokyo to boost ties, reports AFP News Agency. Our military detected one long-range ballistic missile fired from around the Sunan area in Pyongyang: Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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President's Six-Day Kerala, TN, Lakshadweep Visit Begins Today
President Droupadi Murmu will arrive here on Thursday as part of her six-day visit to Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Lakshadweep. Murmu will visit INS Vikrant, India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier, when she arrives in Kochi on Thursday afternoon. Later, she will present the President's Colour to INS Dronacharya, the Gunnery School of the Indian Navy here, officials said.
On Friday, the President will visit spiritual guru Mata Amritanandamayi's Math in Kollam. On the same day, she will attend a civic reception to be hosted in her honour in Thiruvananthapuram. She will also dedicate to the nation the Technical Books of Diploma and Engineering that have been translated into Malayalam by Digital University Kerala (DUK) in a function being organised at Kowdiar.
She will leave for Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, on March 18 and pay tribute at Vivekananda Smarak and the statue of Thiruvalluvar, officials said. On the same evening, she will attend a civic reception to be hosted in her honour at Kavaratti, the capital of Union Territory of Lakshadweep. On March 19, the President will interact with members of Self Help Groups at Kavaratti, they said.
Puducherry govt schools to remain closed till March 26 over H3N2 flu scare
The Puducherry government on Wednesday announced a holiday for all schools up to Class 8 from March 16 to March 26 in view of the spread of H3N2 influenza virus in the Union Territory.
The order will be in force for schools in all the four regions of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam in the Union Territory in view of prevalence of the viral subtype of influenza, particularly among children.
Speaking in the Assembly during zero hour, Home and Education Minister A Nammasivayam said in view of spread of the influenza particularly among children, the government decided to declare a holiday for all schools including privately-managed institutions and government-aided schools from primary class to Class 8.
The UT health department had stated on March 11 that Puducherry reported 79 virus cases belonging to the viral H3N2 subtype till March 4.
Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister C Djeacoumar said the territorial administration has introduced a government order (GO) providing reservation for Most Backward Classes (MBC) candidates in the recruitment to Group B non-gazetted posts in the government departments. He told the House that a GO in this regard has been issued after a decision was taken by the UT Cabinet.
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