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Breaking News LIVE: Hello and welcome to the ABP News LIVE Blog. Follow this space to get the latest developments and Breaking News from India and around the world. In an endeavour to provide world-class infrastructure for urban mobility, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Pune Metro Rail Project today. Prime Minister Modi will be in Pune today to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate several development projects. At around 11 am, the Prime Minister will unveil the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the premises of Pune Municipal Corporation. The statue is made up of 1,850 kg gunmetal and is about 9.5 feet tall. According to Prime Minister's Office, the Pune Metro Rail Project project is being built at a total cost of more than Rs 11,400 crore. The foundation stone of the project had been laid by the Prime Minister on December 24, 2016. He will inaugurate a 12 km stretch of the total 32.2 km of the project today. He will also inaugurate and inspect the Exhibition at Garware Metro Station and will undertake a metro ride from there to Anandnagar Metro Station. The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of rejuvenation and pollution abatement of the Mula-Mutha River projects. Rejuvenation will be done in a 9 km stretch of the river at a project cost of more than Rs 1,080 crores.Kerala reported 1,836 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. According to the Kerala Health Department bulletin, the state has 15,825 active cases and 199 patients are hospitalized. The bulletin said that 2,988 people recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours. Four people lost their lives to the virus during the last 24 hours and 83 deaths were added as per new guidelines of the central government. 37 deaths were not added to the death list due to lack of documents, the bulletin added. With this death, the toll has reached 66,136. The state tested 30, 504 samples in the last 24 hours.

06/03/2022 17:14:13

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06/03/2022 13:17:18

Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi's ride in newly-inaugurated Pune Metro

06/03/2022 12:26:06

Breaking News LIVE: Internet services to be temporarily suspended in parts of West Bengal

Mobile internet & broadband services to be temporarily suspended in few blocks of Malda, Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur, Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, Birbhum, and Darjeeling districts b/w 11:00-15:15 hrs on 7-9 March, 11 and 12 March and 14-16 March, to prevent unlawful activities: Govt of West Bengal

06/03/2022 12:23:05

Breaking News LIVE: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar felicitates PM Modi in Pune

06/03/2022 11:55:57

Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi travels from Garware College Metro station to Anand Nagar Metro station via Pune Metro

06/03/2022 10:21:38

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06/03/2022 09:04:04

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the demise of Shiv Kumar Pareek who was former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's long-time aide. Shiv Kumar Pareek had passed away on March 5.

The Prime Minister said that Shiv Kumar Pareek was rooted in the ideologies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and devoted himself to the service of nation-building.

"Saddened by the passing away of Shri Shiv Kumar Pareek Ji. Firmly rooted in our Party's ideology, he devoted himself to service, nation-building and worked closely with Atal Ji. Will cherish my interactions with him over the years. Condolences to his family. Om Shanti," the Prime Minister tweeted.

06/03/2022 09:04:43

Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi To Lay Foundation Stone Of Pune Metro Rail Project Today

In an endeavour to provide world-class infrastructure for urban mobility, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Pune Metro Rail Project on Sunday. Prime Minister Modi will be in Pune today to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate several development projects. At around 11 am, the Prime Minister will unveil the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the premises of Pune Municipal Corporation.

The statue is made up of 1,850 kg gunmetal and is about 9.5 feet tall. According to Prime Minister's Office, the Pune Metro Rail Project project is being built at a total cost of more than Rs 11,400 crore.

The foundation stone of the project had been laid by the Prime Minister on December 24, 2016. He will inaugurate a 12 km stretch of the total 32.2 km of the project today. He will also inaugurate and inspect the Exhibition at Garware Metro Station and will undertake a metro ride from there to Anandnagar Metro Station. The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of rejuvenation and pollution abatement of the Mula-Mutha River projects.

Rejuvenation will be done in a 9 km stretch of the river at a project cost of more than Rs 1,080 crores. It will involve works such as river edge protection, interceptor sewage network, public amenities, boating activity, etc.

Mula-Mutha River pollution abatement project will be implemented on the concept of "One City One Operator" at a cost of over Rs 1,470 crore.

A total of 11 sewage treatment plants will be constructed under the project, with a combined capacity of around 400 MLD.

Prime Minister Modi will also launch 100 e-buses and e-bus depot constructed at Baner.

Further, he will inaugurate the R K Laxman Art Gallery-Museum constructed at Balewadi, Pune. The main attraction of the Museum is a miniature model based on the village of Malgudi which will be made alive through the audio-visual effects. Cartoons drawn by cartoonist R K Laxman will be showcased in the Museum. Later on Sunday, PM Modi will kickstart the Golden Jubilee celebration of Symbiosis University. (ANI)

06/03/2022 08:33:26

Breaking News LIVEl Election On 80 Municipal Board Commences In Assam

Polls for 80 Municipal Boards comprising 977 wards across the state have begun where more than 16 lakh voters comprising 8.32 lakh males, 8.41 lakh females and 17 transgender will decide the fate of 2,532 candidates in the fray. Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded the maximum number of candidates (825), followed by Congress with 706 candidates and BJP's ally party Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) with 243 candidates.