Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: 'Cumulative Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Administered In India Surpases 180.36 Crore,' Says Union Health Ministry
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Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said, "Cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered India surpasses 180.36 crore."
"All schools & colleges will remain closed tomorrow (March 15) in Shivamogga. Section 144 has been imposed in the district till 21st March. 8 companies of KSRP, 6 companies of District Armed Reserve, 1 company of RAF deployed," said Shivamogga SP, BM Laxmi Prasad.
8 persons were rescued from the site after an under-construction building collapses at Nicholson Road near Kashmiri Gate; search and rescue operation underway, said Delhi police.
Aam Aadmi Party will contest the 2023 Panchayat elections in West Bengal. On the instructions of the party high command, its local unit has already started its campaign. AAP held a rally in Kolkata on 13th March: Sanjoy Basu, Incharge, AAP, West Bengal
Chhattisgarh | A Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) jawan injured in IED blast between Amdheighatti and Dhanora along Chhottedongar-Orcha Road in Narayanpur district; Injured jawan being airlifted to Raipur for medical treatment
Newly elected MLA Sorokhaibam Rajen Singh was sworn-in as the protem speaker of the Manipur legislative assembly.
Goa Governor administers oath to MLA-elect Ganesh Gaonkar as pro-tem Speaker ahead of Assembly session
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Budget for Jammu & Kashmir. She also presents supplementary demands for grants, demands for grants and demands for excess grants for Jammu and Kashmir, in Lok Sabha.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed by the BJP MPs in Lok Sabha, amid chants of "Modi, Modi" following party's victory in assembly elections. Austrian delegations were also present in the house to witness the proceedings.
An unattended bag found inside a local train enroute to Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station (in Delhi) from Haryana. Train stopped at Adarsh Nagar railway station (in Delhi). Bomb Disposal Squad team is checking the bag.
Passengers threw the bag out of the train & nails were collected by the staff at Adarsh Nagar Railway station. The bag contains clothes whereas the container contains liquid used by carpenters. Bomb Disposal Squad has been called and the matter is being enquired: Delhi Police
Uttar Pradesh CM designate Yogi Adityanath met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will make a statement on Ukraine in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha tomorrow.
We all told Sonia Gandhi that she alone is not responsible for the defeat in 5 states, every state leader & MP is responsible, not Gandhi family. We reimposed our faith in her, there's no question of offering resignation: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chairs the meeting of the Business Advisory Committee.
Ahead of the commencement of the second half of the Budget session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday expressed hope for a healthy and result-oriented discussion by the members. "The second half of the Budget session of Parliament is commencing today. I hope with the active participation and positive contribution of the members of the House, healthy and result-oriented discussion for the welfare of people will take place," Birla tweeted.
Delhi: Copies of the Budget of Jammu and Kashmir brought to the Parliament.
Punjab CM-elect Bhagwant Mann will be taking the oath on March 16, Ahead of that, Mann will be resigning from the post of Sangrur MP today. He informed about the same on the social media platform Koo.
Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting of Rajya Sabha to be held today in Parliament at 10 am.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh has given Zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha regarding not changing the original building of Mahatma Gandhi in Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad
The second part of the Budget session of the Parliament will resume on Monday. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Jammu and Kashmir budget for the financial year 2022-23 in Parliament on Monday. "Finance Minister to present a statement of estimated receipts and expenditure of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the year 2022-23," reads an official statement.
Amid declining COVID-19 cases in the country, the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha are set to resume their normal sittings for the second part of the Budget session. However, the two Houses will continue with most of the restrictions, following the COVID-19 protocol, seen in the earlier parts of the Parliament sessions. The two Houses of Parliament will continue to follow the social distancing norms in the seating arrangements of the members by utilizing both the chambers and visitors' galleries
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A day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal held a mega roadshow in Amritsar to celebrate the party's landslide victory in the Punjab Assembly elections, Punjab chief minister-elect Bhagwant Mann will tender his resignation as the Member of Parliament on Monday.
Mann will take oath as the chief minister of Punjab on March 16 at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of iconic freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
Earlier on Saturday, the 48-year-old staked claim to form the government in Punjab after meeting Governor Banwarilal Purohit.
Mann after the meeting told media persons outside the Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh that he handed over a letter of support of his party MLAs to the Governor who accepted it.
“We staked claim to form the government and the Governor Sahib approved it,” he said, PTI reported.
In Covid related news, Former US President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19.
China's government responded Sunday to a spike in coronavirus infections by shutting down its southern business center of Shenzhen, a city of 17.5 million people, and restricted access to Shanghai by suspending bus service.
Everyone in Shenzhen, a finance and technology center that abuts Hong Kong, will undergo three rounds of testing after 60 new cases were reported Sunday. All businesses except those that supply food, fuel and other necessities were ordered to close or work from home.
Case numbers in China's latest infection surge are low compared with other countries and with Hong Kong, which reported more than 32,000 on Sunday. But mainland authorities are enforcing a “zero tolerance” strategy and have locked down entire cities to find and isolate every infected person.
Shenzhen is home to some of China's most prominent companies, including telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Ltd., electric car brand BYD Auto, Ping An Insurance Co. and Tencent Holding, operator of the popular WeChat message service.
On the mainland, the government reported 1,938 new cases, more than triple Saturday's total.
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