Breaking News LIVE: All Religious Places In Maharashtra To Reopen From Oct 7 Following COVID Safety Protocols
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All temples in Maharashtra will to be reopened from October 7 - the first day of Navratri: Maharashtra Chief Minister's Office (CMO) announced.
All religious places in the state will reopen while observing all COVID safety protocols.
The majority of Americans who were fully vaccinated with Pfizer can receive a booster shot at least 6 months after their second shot. This includes people over 65, those with underlying medical conditions, and those in frontline jobs: US President Biden announced, as reported by ANI.
Karnataka govt issues order instructing that cinema hall, auditoriums will operate with 100% capacity from Oct 1 while adhering to COVID norms and taking minimum one dose of vaccine. Night curfew will continue to be imposed in the state from 10 pm to 5 am from Sept 25.
Pubs are permitted to operate from October 3. Classes from 6th to 12th std are permitted to operate for 5 days a week with full strength in districts with a positivity rate less than 1%. Strict surveillance at border posts in districts adjoining Kerala and Maharashtra to continue, Karnataka govt announced, as quoted by ANI.
UPSC has declared the final result of the Civil Services Examination, 2020. A total of 761 candidates have been recommended for appointment, news agency ANI reported.
Shubham Kumar has secured the 1st position. He has graduated in B Tech (Civil Engineering) from IIT Bombay. Jagrati Awasthi is the topper among the women candidates securing an overall Second rank. She has graduated in B Tech (Electrical Engineering) from MANIT Bhopal, UPSC informed.
The top 25 candidates comprise 13 men and 12 women. The recommended candidates also include 25 persons with Benchmark Disability (07 Orthopedically Handicapped, 04 Visually Challenged, 10 Hearing Impaired & 04 Multiple Disabilities).
Kerala reports 17,983 new COVID-19 cases, 15,054 recoveries, and 127 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Total cases 44,09,530
Death toll 24,318
Active cases 1,62,846
1,10,523 samples were tested during the last 24 hours.
Srinagar District Administration imposes strict COVID-19 curfew in some areas for a period of 10 days starting today.
For the first time ever, UPSC invites applications from women candidates for the entrance examination for the National Defence Academy/Naval Academy exam. The application notice was issued today and the last date for applying is October 8.
"You cannot demean state govt with one video...Since 1983 that area is known for killings... Otherwise, normally people don't encroach on temple land. I've seen encroachments all around. The peaceful eviction drive was agreed upon, but who instigated?": Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on violence in Sipajhar, Darrang.
He earlier said that: "Eviction drive was initiated with an agreed principle...that landless will be provided 2 acres each as per land policy, representatives agreed. We expected no resistance but about 10,000 people gheraoed Assam Police, used violence, then police retaliated.. Our 11 police personnel have been injured. We will carry out inquiry on how cameraman came into the scene, and why he tried to overpower that particular person... We have ordered a judicial probe"
"This (eviction drive) was urgent. It was not done overnight, discussions were on for 4 months. Congress delegation had met me & agreed on land allotment to landless...27,000 acres of land has to be productively used...There was a temple, which was also encroached upon": Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma added.
Schools in Maharashtra from class 8 onwards to reopen from October 4.
"The schools in Maharashtra will reopen from October 4. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has approved this, the task force and health department have also approved the decision of reopening schools in the state": Varsha Gaikwad, Maharashtra Minister for School Education, said.
"In rural areas classes will resume from std 5th to 12th and in urban areas from std 8th to 12th. Govt is making efforts to bring back children to schools. Local authorities have been given powers," she added.
Maharashtra Minister for School Education further informed that "students will come to schools only with consent of their parents, attendance will not be made compulsory for any beneficiary scheme or exam. Students will be able to receive education through both online and offline mediums. Our content is available on YouTube too".
VP Kamala Harris met with PM Narendra Modi to reaffirm the strategic partnership between the US and India. They discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and collaborative efforts to respond and recover, including cooperation on vaccine production under the Quad Vaccine Partnership, the White House stated.
The Vice President welcomed India’s commitment to resume vaccine exports and the progress of its domestic vaccination campaign. The Vice President and Prime Minister Modi agreed that ambitious action to combat climate change was imperative in the face of the climate crisis, it informed.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 60,048.47, up 163.11 points or 0.27 per cent, while the Nifty 50 settled at 17,853.20, up 30.25 points or 0.17 per cent.
Rupee slips 4 paise to close at 73.68 (provisional) against US dollar, PTI reported
Himachal Pradesh schools to reopen for Classes 9 to 12 from Monday, PTI reported.
"Incident (shootout) at Rohini Court is a major security lapse. We condemn it. Such incidents have been repeatedly happening, court security is at stake. Despite raising this issue to Delhi CP, no concrete step has been taken": Rakesh Sherawat, Vice-Chairman, Bar Council of Delhi said, as quoted by ANI.
"It's due to the security personnel's callousness that such incidents have been recurring. We will take this issue up in an urgent meeting, will try meeting Delhi CP either today or tomorrow... and demand action against responsible police officers," he added.
India has been elected as the External Auditor to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the period 2022-2027: Permanent Mission of India, Vienna
Shots fired at Delhi's Rohini court premises, at least three injured, news agency ANI reported. Two attackers who were in lawyers' attire have been shot dead at Rohini court, it reported Delhi Police Special Cell as saying.
As an outcome of a meeting between Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya & his Italian counterpart Roberto Speranza coupled with MEA's persistent efforts, Italy recognises Covishield. Indian vaccine cardholders are now eligible for Green Pass: Embassy of India in Italy.
Air Marshal Sandeep Singh has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force. He will be succeeding Air Marshal VR Chaudhari who will take over as Chief of Air Staff on September 30
Air Marshal Amit Dev has been appointed as the next chief of Western Air Command. He is presently the chief of Eastern Air Command.
Air Marshal Balabhadra Radha Krishna has been appointed as the new Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
Maharashtra govt has decided to reduce the working hours of women police personnel from 12 hours to 8 hours: Maharashtra DGP Sanjay Pandey
Pollice file suo moto case against BJP's West Bengal president Sukanta Majumder & party leaders Arjun Singh, Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato & Priyanka Tibrewal, at Kalighat police station over the party's protest with the body of a party leader near the CM residence: Office of Majumder
Delhi HC grants bail to Preet Singh, one of the organisers of an event near Jantar Mantar where communal slogans were raised in August
Mumbai court grants bail to TV actor Gaurav Dixit in a drugs case, on a surety of Rs 50,000 & the conditions that he can't leave in the city without the court's permission & that he will report to NCB office on every Monday, Wednesday & Friday till filing of charge-sheet
More than 81.39 crore COVID vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India channel & direct state procurement. Nearly 86 lakh doses are in the pipeline. Over 4.23 crore balance doses are still available with the States/UTs: Union Health Ministry
Himachal Pradesh | A landslide has occurred near Home Guard Office (US Club) Shimla last night around 10:15 pm. The road has been blocked due to a landslide. No human loss reported yet. The restoration work is under process: State Emergency Operation Centre
The CIA removed its Vienna, Austria station chief recently amid criticism the person did not take seriously a surge in mysterious "Havana syndrome" cases, the Washington Post reported Thursday.
Dozens of cases affecting embassy staff and Central Intelligence Agency officers and family members have been reported in Vienna recently, but the unnamed station chief expressed skepticism and showed insensitivity, the Post said, citing intelligence sources.
A CIA spokesperson declined to confirm or deny the report, but said the agency takes seriously scores of possible incidents of the mysterious ailment in US diplomatic missions around the world.
AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi writes to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking his intervention into the case of vandalism at his official residence in New Delhi & ensure "improved security", demands the matter "be referred to Committee of Privileges for a comprehensive investigation"
Background
Breaking News LIVE Updates September 24, 2021: The Defence Ministry on Thursday sealed a contract to procure 118 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) Arjun for the Indian Army at a cost of ₹ 7,523 crore, in a major move to boost its combat capabilities.
The defence ministry placed the order for the Arjuna Mk-1A tanks with the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Avadi, Chennai.
The MBT Mk-1A is a new variant of Arjun Tank designed to enhance fire power, mobility and survivability, infused with 72 new features and more indigenous content from the Mk-1 variant.
AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi writes to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking his intervention into the case of vandalism at his official residence in New Delhi & ensure "improved security", demands the matter "be referred to Committee of Privileges for a comprehensive investigation".
The Assam government has ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident of violence that took place during the eviction drive at Sipajhar in Darang district on Thursday as police tried to evict “encroachers". At least two people were killed in police firing during clashes and around 20 injured.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he believed the world was united on pressing the Taliban after speaking with Pakistan, China and Russia, key players with Afghanistan's new rulers.
Blinken met Thursday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with his counterpart from Pakistan, the chief ally of the Taliban regime that was toppled by US troops in 2001, and held talks with ministers of the four other veto-wielding Security Council members including China and Russia on Wednesday evening.
"I think there is very strong unity of approach and unity of purpose," Blinken told reporters.
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