Breaking News LIVE: Jharkhand Announces Durga Puja Guidelines, Allows Partial Reopening Of Schools
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Durga Puja may generally be performed at temples or privately at home. Puja may also be performed in specially erected small pandals/mandaps, only with the objective of performance of rituals, by respective Puja Committee members without public participation: Govt of Jharkhand
Religious places/places of worship for public in containment zones shall remain closed. Only those outside containment zones are allowed to open up: Government of Jharkhand
Schools, including residential schools, are permitted to operate offline classes for std 6, 7 and 8 from 20th Sept apart from offline classes for std 9, 10, 11, and 12 which shall continue: Government of Jharkhand
Delhi reports 28 new COVID-19 infections, 22 recoveries and one death in the last 24 hours.
"Delighted to meet Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev. Noted our growing development partnership. Agreed to strengthen our traditional cooperation on regional and multilateral issues": External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar.
West Bengal: 3 children suffering from fever and respiratory problems have died in Malda over the past 24 hours. "Situation is not alarming. We've constituted a special team to monitor cases of fever, respiratory issues," PP Mukherjee, Principal, Malda Medical College and Hospital said.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel keeps Home Ministry, Kanubhai Patel made new Finance Minister, PTI reported
West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee offers prayers at Laxmi Narayan Mandir in Bhabanipur constituency.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today in Delhi. "I briefed the PM on new initiatives and schemes introduced in the state. I also briefed him on the farmers' protest & the incident that occurred in Karnal. I have invited him to the state for the foundation stone laying of the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor," Haryana CM ML Khattar said, as quoted by ANI.
Kerala reports 22,182 fresh COVID-19 infections, 26,563 recoveries and 178 deaths today.
Active cases: 1,86,190
Total recoveries: 42,36,309
Death toll: 23,165
1,21,486 samples tested in the last 24 hours
"Along with National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd, we are also setting up an India Debt Resolution Company Limited. PSBs will have 51 per cent ownership in NARCL, while PSBs and public financial institutions will have a maximum of 49 per cent stake," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, as quoted by ANI.
In 2018, just two out of 21 public sector banks were profitable. But in 2021, only two banks reported losses: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
"PM Modi will participate in the first in-person Quad leaders' summit in Washington on Sept 24. On Sept 25, he will address the UN general debate of the UN General Assembly at its 76th session. While PM is in Washington, he will also have a bilateral meeting with President Biden": MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, as quoted by ANI.
Almost 68 per cent of the total cases reported nationally are from Kerala. Kerala has over 1.99 lakh active cases, while 5 other states - Mizoram, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra - have more than 10,000 active cases: Rajesh Bhushan, Health Secretary.
Mizoram is a state of concern. In the coming 2-3 months, we have to maintain caution against any upsurge of COVID cases. We request everyone to remain careful in the coming quarter. We're happy to see the number of cases stabilising, even in Kerala: VK Paul, Member-Health, NITI Aayog.
"Bids have been completed. The government is evaluating the technical aspects of the bids received. We are very hopeful. We are looking forward to taking the whole process to its logical conclusion": Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to ANI on Air India disinvestment.
Sensex surges 417.96 pts to close at a new peak of 59,141.16; Nifty up 110.05 pts to record 17,629.50.
Centre urges Delhi HC to dismiss the petition as well as Interlocutory Application challenging Rakesh Asthana's appointment as Delhi Police Commissioner. Centre contended that petition challenging his appointment as Delhi CP is an abuse of process of law and outcome of personal vendetta, ANI reported.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated Oxygen PSA Plant, Child Abuse Protection Centre & Elder Abuse Care Centre at Safdarjung Hospital.
"It will enable hospital to provide care to most vulnerable sections of society & provide enhanced health facilities to people," he tweeted.
"We are resuming classes for Standard 1st to 3rd from September 20. Students need to get written consent from their parents. They will have the option of attending the classes either offline or online": Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar said, as quoted by ANI.
Enforcement Directorate is conducting raids at the premises linked to retired IAS officer Harsh Mander, in connection with an alleged money laundering case. Raids being conducted at his residence and office and a children's home run by him in the city, ANI reported.
The first cabinet meeting of the Council of Ministers to be chaired by Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel will take place at 4.30 pm today at Gandhinagar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Defence Offices Complexes at Delhi's Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue.
PM Narendra Modi will be leading the Indian delegation in a virtual format, while EAM S Jaishankar will participate in person at the SCO summit. News Agency ANI reported that India will discuss current politico-security situation in the region, especially Afghanistan; fallout of the pandemic; expansion of membership of the organization (full member/dialogue partner /observer status); multilateral economic cooperation.
Sources close to SCO meet also told ANI that India will also discuss counter-terrorism; economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges & other topical issues of regional &international importance.
Fire breaks out at a factory in the Mayapuri Phase-2 area. 12 fire tenders rushed to the spot.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) issues orange alert in Delhi. Heavy rain and strong winds expected in the National Capital.
BJP should fight the next UP polls in alliance with RPI (Athawale) & allocate 10-12 seats to us. I've told BJP chief JP Nadda & Union Home Min Amit Shah that if BJP fights polls with us, it can be a major setback to BSP: RPI (Athawale) chief & Union Min Ramdas Athawale
The head of ISIS in the Greater Sahara, who was wanted for deadly attacks on US soldiers and foreign aid workers, has been killed in an operation by French troops, reports AFP.
Confirming the same, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that French military forces had killed Islamic militant Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the leader of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara.
Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi was "neutralised by French forces", President Emmanuel Macron tweeted early Thursday.
"This is another major success in our fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel," Macron said, without giving the location or details of the operation.
The jihadist leader was behind the killing of French aid workers in 2020 and was also wanted by the United States over a deadly 2017 attack on US troops in Niger.
Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) searches are underway at places belonging to AIADMK leader KC Veeramani (in file photo), former Commercial Taxes Minister, Tamil Nadu
Public fairs and exhibitions will be allowed in Delhi from Thursday, under a phased reopening of economic activities interrupted by the lockdown during the second wave of COVID-19 in the city.
In an order issued on Wednesday, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) said banquet halls in the city will be allowed to hold such exhibitions and fairs.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new office complexes built for Defence ministry staff at two different locations in Delhi on Thursday. The two locations are Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue and the event will take place at 11am.
Background
Breaking News LIVE Updates September 16, 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new office complexes built for defence ministry staff at two different locations in Delhi on Thursday. The two locations are Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue and the event will take place at 11 am. According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), PM Modi "will visit the defence office complex at Africa Avenue and interact with Army, Navy, Air Force and Civilian Officers. This will be followed by his address to the gathering."
The new defence offices complexes will accommodate around 7,000 officials from the Ministry of defence and the armed forces, including Army, Navy and Air Force, the PMO said in a release on Wednesday. It added that the buildings will provide modern, secure and functional working spaces.
Public fairs and exhibitions will be allowed in Delhi from Thursday, under a phased reopening of economic activities interrupted by the lockdown during the second wave of COVID-19 in the city.
In an order issued on Wednesday, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) said banquet halls in the city will be allowed to hold such exhibitions and fairs.
Schools in the city will, however, be closed for students up to Class 8, the DDMA order said. It did not mention any relaxation for holding Ramleelas, although several organising committees in a recently held meeting decided to hold Ramleelas by booking grounds.
A SpaceX rocket ship blasted off from Florida on Wednesday carrying a billionaire e-commerce executive and three less-wealthy private citizens he chose to join him in the first all-civilian crew ever launched into Earth orbit.
The quartet of amateur astronauts, led by the American founder and chief executive of financial services firm Shift4 Payments Inc, Jared Isaacman, lifted off just before sunset from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, and the spacecraft roared into the darkened skies.
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