Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Total 98.59 Crore Vaccine Doses Administered In India's COVID Inoculation Drive
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Meeting of the Union Council of Ministers to be held on October 21 in Delhi, ANI reported.
Delhi: BJP national president JP Nadda chairs a meeting of the party's national general secretaries.
98.59 Crore COVID-19 vaccination doses administered across the country so far.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Accused Sumit Jaiswal, Shishupal, Nandan Singh Bisht and Satya Prakash Tripathi arrested by Lahimpur Kheri Police and SWAT team of Crime Branch.
Licensed revolver and three bullets recovered from Satya Prakash Tripathi and seized, ANI reported.
RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on State Bank of India for non-compliance with the directions contained in ‘Reserve Bank of India (Frauds classification and reporting by commercial banks and select FIs) directions 2016’: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
An explosion outside the main gate of the University of Balochistan near Quetta’s Saryab Road leaves a Policeman dead and 11 people wounded, ANI cited Pakistan media as reporting.
After a meeting between Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Covid task force, it has been decided to extend the timing of the restaurants and shops. It has also been decided to open amusement parks from Oct 22, amusement parks can be operated except water rides: Maharashtra CMO.
The issue of vaccination to children was also discussed in the meeting. CM instructed the Health Department to be in touch with the Central government to keep the stock of the vaccination for children ready: Maharashtra CMO
CBSE took to Twitter and wrote: "It has come to the notice of CBSE that a fake date sheet is being circulated on social media for the forthcoming term 1 exams in Nov 2021, to confuse students of class X and XII. It is clarified that the board has not released any official notification in this regard till now"
Army chief Gen MM Naravane left today for a 2-day trip to Jammu region to review the overall security situation in the region. He will also visit forward areas near the Line of Control and would be briefed by top officials on ground on the ongoing operations there: Army officials said, as reported by ANI.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha's six-hour 'rail roko' protest on Monday over the Lakhimpur violence-affected 150 locations in the Northern Railway zone and hindered the running of 60 trains, said its chief public relation officer (CPRO).
In the North Western Railway (NWR) zone, rail traffic was affected in some sections in Rajasthan and Haryana with 18 trains cancelled, 10 partially cancelled and one diverted due to the protest.
The trains that have been affected in the Northern Railway zone include the Chandigarh-Ferozepur Express. Its scheduled departure from Ludhiana was 7 am, but has been stranded there due to a blockade in the Ferozpur-Ludhiana section, the official said.
The New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express was halted near Shambu station as protesters blocked railway tracks near Sahnewal and Rajpura.
"So far, 150 locations in the Northern Railway zone have been affected and operations of 60 trains hindered. About 25 passenger and short distance trains have been cancelled," the Northern Railway CPRO said.
During my tenure as Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, no terrorists could enter within the 50-100 kms range of Srinagar. But now, terrorists are killing poor people in Srinagar. This is really saddening: Governor of Meghalaya Satya Pal Malik
We call upon the Bangladesh government to take swift action to bring an end to the violence against minorities: ISCKON on attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh.
Delhi reports first death due to dengue this year, 723 total cases reported in the national capital, reports PTI.
Three people were killed and six injured in an collision between vehicles near Khopoli on Pune-Mumbai Expressway, early morning today
A house was swept away in Kerala's Kottayam district as heavy rain caused a flood-like situation and triggered landslides, resulting in at least 21 deaths across the state.
Calling the killing of two labourers from Bihar and the gun shot injury suffered by another labourer in a terrorist attack at Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir unfortunate and sad, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday had a telephonic talk with Lieutenant Governor of J&K Manoj Sinha in the evening pertaining to the attack.
According to a press release issued by the Information and Public Relations department, the chief minister expressed deep concern over the killings of people from Bihar in the Kashmir valley during his conversation with the LG of Jammu and Kashmir.
The release said the chief minister is shocked by the incident and termed it as very saddening.
The CM also announced ex-gratia compensation of ₹2 lakh each to the families of the two deceased in the attack, Raja Krishidev and Yogendra Rishidev. The CM has also directed the officials to extend benefits to the next of kin of the two deceased from schemes of social welfare and labour resources department, as per rule.
The India Meteorological Department has notified that a western disturbance and formation of two lower pressure systems, one over the Arabian Sea and the other over the Bay of Bengal will continue to cause rainfall in different parts of the country till October 21
The India Meteorological Department has notified that a western disturbance and formation of two lower pressure systems, one over the Arabian Sea and the other over the Bay of Bengal will continue to cause rainfall in different parts of the country till October 21
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha has called for a six-hour-long nationwide 'Rail roko' agitation today demanding the removal of Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni from the Union Cabinet over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, in which his son Ashish Mishra Teni is an accused.
Airlines can operate domestic flights without any capacity restriction from today (October 18) onwards, the Ministry of Civil Aviation had announced last week. The ministry stated in its order that "it has been decided to restore the scheduled domestic air operations with effect from October 18, 2021, without any capacity restriction".
The order noted that the decision was taken "after a review of the current status of scheduled domestic operations viz-a-viz passenger demand for air travel".
Several areas in the national capital and adjoining areas witnessed heavy rainfall on Monday. The current temperature in Delhi has come down to 21 degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department, meanwhile, has predicted light to moderate intensity rainfall in the Delhi-NCR region on Monday.
In view of the heavy rain warning in Uttarakhand, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday assured that all arrangements have been made and alerts issued to take care of any emergency situation. The chief minister further directed the police, the SDRF and other personnel concerned to be on high alert at sensitive places. The chief minister's directions came after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert warning for Uttarakhand for Monday (October 18) along with an orange alert till Tuesday.
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Breaking News LIVE, October 18, 2021: Hello and welcome to ABP News LIVE Breaking News Blog! Most educational institutions across Uttarakhand will remain closed on Monday while there will be a ban on trekking, mountaineering, and camping activities in the high altitude areas of the state till Tuesday as a precautionary measure in view of the heavy rain alert issued by the Met department.
The orders for closure of educational institutions, including schools, colleges and anganwadi centres, were issued on Sunday by the district administrations following a heavy rain alert issued for all the 13 districts of Uttarakhand on Monday.
The Chamoli district administration also banned all trekking, mountaineering and camping activities in the Nanda Devi biosphere reserve and the entire forest area of Gopeshwar till October 19.
The district level Khel Mahakumbh events to be held at parade and pavilion grounds in Dehradun on October 18-19 have been cancelled. They have been rescheduled for October 24 and 25.
Heavy to very heavy rains, lightning, hail storms and high speed winds (60-70 kmph) have been predicted by the Met department for all the 13 districts of Uttarakhand, including Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Almora, Nainitalk Champawat, Dehradun Tehri and Pauri.
Mumbai reported zero Coronavirus deaths on Sunday for the first time ever since the pandemic struck the country in March 2020. The city, which has been the worst-hit during both the waves, logged 367 new cases, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai said. The metropolis had reported its first coronavirus positive case on March 11, 2020, and its first death six days later on March 17 that year.
BMC’s municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal hailed the development, saying: “This is great news for all of us in Mumbai. As MC, MCGM, Mumbai, I salute Team MCGM for their spectacular performance. I also profusely Thank Team Media for its unflinching support and trust in Team MCGM. Let us all keep the mask on our face and let every citizen of Mumbai get vaccinated if some of us haven’t yet! I appeal to everyone to help us keep Mumbai safe."
He also added that 97% of the eligible population in the city have received single dose of the vaccines, while 55% are fully jabbed now.
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