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Breaking News: Congress workers stage protest against LPG price hike, throw cylinders in lake

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Epidemiologists and the Kerala Public Health dept has to be concerned that from somwhere Zika has come, and find a way to control the virus and mosquitoes. We should not create a scare among the people," ANI quoted Dr Varghese as saying.Congress workers stage protest against LPG price hike, throw cylinders in lakeMP Congress workers staged protest against hike in LPG prices by throwing gas cylinders in Dewas' Meetha Taalab on Saturday."PM Modi is not able to control inflation in the country. He should resign. We demand immediate rollback of LPG price hike," ANI quoted a youth Congress worker as saying.Uttar Pradesh: Large gathering of devotees violate Covid norms at Banke Bihari temple#WATCH COVID19 guidelines violated due to the presence of large number of devotees at Mathura's Banke Bihari temple today pic.twitter.com/wGv0zQHIsAMaharashtra registers fall in daily Covid-19 cases and deaths; 8,296 fresh infections and 179 fatalities recordedMaharashtra logged 8,296 new Covid-19 cases and 179 fatalities in the last 24 hours. More than 6,000 people recovered from the disease since the previous day.HP Police deploys extra force to enforce Covid safety norms in tourist hot spotsHimachal Pradesh Police has deployed extra dedicated force to enforce Covid-19 appropriate behaviour in tourist hot spots like Shimla, Manali, Dharamshala, Rohtang Tunnel, Kasauli and Dalhousie, reported ANI.Former Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh cremated with full state honoursHimachal Pradesh | Former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was cremated with full state honours at Rampur todayHe passed away on 8th July in Shimla after a prolonged illness. pic.twitter.com/ExTAT4sUBbDelhi reports 76 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate falls to 0.09%Delhi on Saturday reported 76 new cases, one death and 81 recoveries in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate has declined to 0.09 per cent.Home secretary Ajay Bhalla chaired a meeting to review steps taken by states to check spread of Covid-19 in hill stationsUnion home secretary Ajay Bhalla on Saturday reviewed the steps taken by state governments for checking the spread of Covid-19 in hill stations and tourist locations. States should ensure strict adherence to the protocols prescribed in respect of wearing masks, social distancing, etc, the home secretary said during the meeting.UP CM Yogi Adityanath says BJP victorious in block panchayat polls; credits win to PM Modi’s ‘pro-people’ outreachUttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday credited BJP's win in panchayat polls to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visionary policies and pro-people outreach.Karnataka Congress chief slaps party worker for trying to put hand on his shoulder#WATCH Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar slaps a party worker for trying to put his hand on his shoulder in Mandya yesterday pic.twitter.com/6ldIB08mdwAssam to get independent department of indigenous faith and culture: CMAssam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the state will have a new independent department of indigenous faith and culture, reported ANI.Always open to discussion but don't encroach our land: Assam CMAssam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said some tension is going on in both Assam-Nagaland and Assam-Mizoram borders and state police has been deployed to protect the constitutional boundary. "Being gateway to the northeast, we are always open to discussions but do not encroach on our land," ANI quoted him as saying.Uttarakhand CM meets home minister Amit Shah in DelhiUttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday met Union home minister Amit Shah in Delhi.Himachal Pradesh: Police maintains strict vigil over Covid norms amid tourists inflowHimachal Pradesh | Police maintains strict vigil to enforce COVID19 norms like wearing of masks and social distancing as tourists flock to the hill town of Shimla pic.twitter.com/dgsdeSehKH2 terrorists killed in Anantnag encounter, operation in progress: Kashmir Zone Police#AnantnagEncounterUpdate: 02 unidentified #terrorists killed. #Operation in progress. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/uI0o1gRGgI14 Zika virus positive cases in Kerala, department on high alert: State health ministerKerala health minister Veena George on Saturday said the state has a total of 14 positive cases of Zika virus. "Our department is on high alert and monitoring the situation closely. For Covid, we have always tried to keep number of cases below medical capacity. No one died in Kerala due to lack of oxygen supply," ANI quoted George as saying.Assam CM reshuffles portfolios in state cabinetAssam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma reshuffles portfolios in the state cabinet. Urkhao Gwra Brahma given charge of handloom & textile, soil conservation, Welfare of Bodoland. Ranuj Pegu will handle Education, Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes departments. pic.twitter.com/0m97oSkUEUIndia-Vietnam partnership to continue to get stronger: PM Modi to Vietnamese counterpartPM Narendra Modi congratulated Pham Minh Chinh on his appointment as PM of Vietnam during a phone call on Saturday. PM Modi expressed confidence that India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will continue to become stronger under his able guidance, reported ANI.NCW takes suo moto cognizance of Lakhimpur Kheri incident of alleged attack on womanThe National Commission for Women (NCW) on Saturday took suo motu cognizance of an incident wherein a woman was allegedly attacked and misbehaved with and her saree was pulled in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh. Chairperson Rekha Sharma urged the Director-General of Police, Uttar Pradesh to immediately intervene in the matter and take strict action against the men involved.Tamil Nadu extends Covid-19 lockdown till July 19Lockdown in Tamil Nadu extended till July 19th with further relaxations.Hotels, tea shops, bakeries, roadside shops, snack shops can function with 50% of customers till 9 PM. Schools, colleges, theatres, liquor bars, swimming pools, zoos will remain closed.The ongoing lockdown to curb the spread of the Covid-19 disease has been extended till July 19. Clash breaks out between BJP and SP workers in UP's HamirpurHamirpur: A clash broke out between BJP and SP workers in Sumerpur area. Police resorted to baton charge to remove the workers from the spot. Voting for Uttar Pradesh block panchayat presidents is taking place today. pic.twitter.com/xGZnCZFRSEAs voting began for the UP Uttar Pradesh block panchayat presidents on Saturday morning, a clash broke out between workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Sumerpur area of Hamirpur city, according to news agency ANI. 'Should we go to UN?': Rakesh Tikait seeks 'impartial' probe into R-Day violenceBharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday said that the incident of violence on Republic Day this year needs an "impartial investigation", for which the farmers may have to knock on the doors of the United Nations (UN). Read moreDelhi govt revises noise pollution rules, to slap ₹10k fine for loudspeakersDelhi Pollution Control Committee revises penalty for violation of noise rules: ₹10,000 for noise through loudspeakers/public address systems, ₹1 Lakh for Diesel Generator sets of over 1000 KVA; ₹50,000 for sound-emitting construction equipment. The equipment will be seized pic.twitter.com/YvY2PxK3jTThe Delhi Pollution Control Committee on Saturday revised the penalty for noise pollution rules. According to the committee's order, a fine of ₹10,000 will be imposed for pollution through loudspeakers, while a fine of ₹1,00,000 will be imposed for diesel generator sets of over 1,000 KVA. Covid-19: Indonesia faces oxygen crisis, reaches out to countries for helpIndonesia, the world’s fourth most-populated country, is currently grappling with a severe shortage of oxygen supplies to treat critical patients infected with coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Read more PM Modi to chair meet with revamped council of ministers on July 14Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be chairing a meeting with the revamped council of ministers on July 14, news agency ANI reported on Saturday. Delhi likely to experience rainfall, thunderstormsThe India Meteorological department said on Saturday that light rain or thundershowers are likely in Delhi as monsoon is expected to reach the Capital today. This will be the most delayed monsoon in Delhi in the previous 15 years. Covid-19: Maharashtra may see a few relaxations soonAmid stabilisation of the daily caseload and pressure from citizens for more relaxations, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is expected to review the Covid-19 situation in the next few days. Read moreIndia blacklists New Zealand YouTuber Karl Rock for one yearProminent YouTube vlogger Karl Rock has blacklisted by the Indian government for violating multiple visa norms. Karl, who is originally from New Zealand, was found doing business on a tourist visa, a Union home ministry official told news agency ANI, adding he is barred for one year and his visa has been cancelled. India adds 42,766 new Covid-19 cases, 1,206 more deathsIndia's caseload of the coronavirus disease climbed to 3,07,95,716 on Saturday after 42,766 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry's update at 8am. As many as 1,206 people succumbed to the viral disease on Saturday, taking the toll to 407,145. Read moreOfficials recover bodies of 6 pilgrims who drowned in Ayodhya's Saryu river, search on missing 3#UPDATE | Ayodhya: 6 bodies recovered so far & 3 people rescued from Guptar Ghat where 12 people were drowning y'day while trying to rescue 15 devotees. Search underway for 3 missing people, SDRF, NDRF & PAC teams are carrying out the operation: Lucknow NDRF Commander Vinay Kumar pic.twitter.com/r1QDylmemCNo devotees allowed to participate in this year’s Rath Yatra in PuriThe Rath Yatra festival in Odisha’s Puri this year will be celebrated without the participation of devotees, similar to the previous year, along with strict adherence to coronavirus disease protocols (Covid-19) in order to curb the spread of the viral disease, the Jagannath temple administration said on Friday. Read moreOdisha hikes MGNREGA workers' wage, announces ₹532 cr packageOdisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a Covid assistance package of ₹532 crore for 32 lakh Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) workers in the state who have worked in the last 3 months of this year. Read moreFuel prices in India hike for 7th time this monthThe price of petrol & diesel in #Delhi is at ₹100.91 per litre & ₹89.88 per litre respectively todayPetrol & diesel prices per litre - ₹106.93 & ₹97.46 in #Mumbai; ₹109.24 & ₹98.67 in #Bhopal; ₹101.01 & ₹92.97 in #Kolkata respectively pic.twitter.com/hhBZijIHvGFuel prices in India were once again hiked on Saturday and breached the ₹100-mark in many cities. Covid-19 not over yet, appeal to tourists to follow norms: Himachal CMHimachal Pradesh chief minister Jairam Thakur on Friday appealed to the tourists arriving in the state to follow all coronavirus disease (Covid-19) protocols. Read moreHaiti tells US, UN to send troops to stabilize countryAfter Haiti President Jovenel Moise was found assassinated at his private residence on July 7, the government has now asked the United States and the United Nations to send troops to secure the country's ports, airport and other strategic sites, a minister told news agency AFP on Friday. "We thought that the mercenaries could destroy some infrastructure to create chaos in the country. During a conversation with the US Secretary of State and the UN we made this request," elections minister Mathias Pierre said.

Hindustan Times

10-07-2021

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