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Over 89k New COVID Cases in India, Tally at 1.23 Cr
India reported 89,129 new COVID-19 cases and 714 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the country stand at 1,23,92,260.
Number of active cases went up to 6,58,909 while the death toll stands at 1,64,110.
PM Modi Arrives in Baksa District
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Tamulpur in Baksa district. He is scheduled to address a public rally.
Encounter Breaks Out Between Security Forces and Terrorists in J&K
An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Shopian district.
(Source: ANI)
DMK MP Kanimozhi Tests Positive for COVID
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP, Kanimozhi, has tested positive for COVID-19. She is currently in home isolation and has cancelled her upcoming trip to Madurai amid the
Former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah Admitted to Hospital
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, who tested positive for COVID recently, has been admitted to a hospital for better monitoring, his son and former CM Omar Abdullah tweeted.
“Based on the advice of doctors to enable them to better monitor my father, he has been admitted to hospital in Srinagar. Our family remains grateful to everyone for their messages of support & their prayers,” Abdullah wrote.
Bihar Congress President Tests Positive for COVID
Bihar unit Congress President Madan Mohan Jha has tested positive for Covid-19 and has asked people to take preventive measures.
(Source: IANS)
Maharashtra Government Cancels Exams for Classes 1 to 8
Maharashtra State Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad announces that the state board students of Class 1 to Class 8 will be promoted without any final examinations due to increasing cases of COVID-19 in the state. The government is yet to take a decision regarding students of Classes 9 and 11.
Delhi Reports 3,567 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, 10 Deaths
The national capital recorded 3,567 fresh COVID-19 cases, 2,904 recoveries, and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry. This took the active cases’ tally up to 12,647 and the death toll reached 11,060.
Odisha Govt Imposes Night Curfew in 10 Districts
The Odisha government imposed a night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am in 10 districts of the states - Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nawrangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri - from April 5 in view of rising COVID-19 cases.
Shipping Traffic Jam Cleared in Suez Canal: Authorities
Suez Canal Authority (SCA) in a statement said that all 422 ships stranded by the grounding of the giant container ship Ever Given passed through the canal by Saturday, ending the backlog caused by the blockage.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Tests Negative for COVID
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday, 3 April said that he has tested negative for COVID-19. He was diagnosed with the disease on 19 March.
Mumbai Reports 9,090 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, 27 Deaths
Mumbai has reported 9,090 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. This is the first time the financial capital of the country has reported over 9,000 cases. The death toll went up by 27.
Magisterial Probe Ordered Into Assam EVM Row
A magisterial probe has been ordered to determine why a polling team in Assam carried an EVM in a vehicle owned by the wife of a BJP candidate, officials said on Saturday.
Source: PTI
Uttarakhand Announces COVID Vaccination For All Journalists
Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat declared journalists as frontline workers and allowed COVID-19 vaccination of all journalists without any age restrictions, the State government said in a press release.