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Ganga Expressway to become backbone of UP's economy: Sitharaman
Sitharaman was on a trip to Uttar Pradesh during which she asserted that in the last four to five years a series of world-class infrastructure projects such as Purvanchal Expressway, Bundelkhand Expressway, Gorakhpur and Ballia Link Expressway and now Ganga Expressway have been initiated in the state which will take the state on the road to a 'new' Uttar Pradesh.
Markets in Delhi to open as per normal schedule from Monday: CM Kejriwal
"Till now, markets in Delhi were allowed to function till 8 pm due to Covid-19. In the wake of decreasing number of cases, the restriction will be removed from Monday. Now the markets can open as per their normal time," the Chief Minister tweeted. After reopening of the city following the second wave of the pandemic, markets in Delhi were allowed to remain open only till 8 pm.
Afghanistan situation alarming, hope govt evacuates all Indians: Cong
In a tweet, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said, "This is most distressing and alarming. This was exactly the reason why Congress urged upon Modi government to evacuate all Indians and not abdicate its responsibility. Hope Modi government takes note now and act decisively to safely bring back all our citizens." The local media reported that the Taliban has captured over 150 people, mostly Indians.
Zydus Cadila vaccines to begin commercial rollout from mid-Sep
The pharma major informed about the future rollout plan in a virtual press conference held on Saturday. Zydus' Managing Director Sharvil Patel, said: "Our vaccine is 66 per cent effective against the delta variant, with higher antibody levels in the age group of 12 years and 18 years. Talking about the vaccine price, he said that there will be more clarity about the price of the vaccine by next week.
IAF plane departs from Kabul with Afghan leaders, Indian citizens
The sources said that the IAF's C-130J transport plane landed in Tajikistan for refuelling and is likely to arrive at the Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad on Saturday evening, they added. Fearing that the Taliban militia may prevent the Afghan public representatives from boarding the IAF flight, the entire plan was kept secret till the aircraft took off from Afghanistan, the sources further said.
India reports 34,457 new Covid cases, marks 5.7% decline
In the same duration, 375 new fatalities were also reported, pushing the death toll to 4,33,964, said the Covid bulletin released by the Ministry. The sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the states/UTs continue the trend as less than 50,000 daily caseloads are being reported for 55 consecutive days now.
3 JeM terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter
"Three unidentified terrorists affiliated with the proscribed terror outfit JeM have been killed. Search is going on," the police said. The firefight erupted in the upper reaches of forest area of Nagbaeran Tral, Awantipora, after a joint team of the police and the army cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about the presence of terrorists.
Tej Pratap in reported altercation with Tejashwi at Rabri Devi's house
The residence is the home-cum-office of Tejashwi Yadav as well, and sources inside said that Tej Pratap Yadav, who came with the demand for taking action against RJD state chief Jagadanand Singh who had sacked Akash Yadav as RJD youth wing's state chief a couple of days ago, reportedly used harsh words with his younger brother. Seeing the situation, Tejashwi Yadav's chief strategist Sanjay Yadav intervened, and drew Tejashwi Yadav away.
Nagpur metro, passing through a 20-storeyed skyscraper, is operational
The iconic corridor, incorporating unique architecture and design, has been constructed by the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MahaMetro) and was inaugurated by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray along with Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Hardeep Singh Puri in the presence of top officials. The 1.6 km corridor in the Zero Mile Freedom Park station and 20-floor tall commercial tower is part of the upcoming 19 km long north-south metro rail that will be ready by the year-end.
'Historic milestone': Zydus on EUA nod for first plasmid DNA Covid vax
ZyCoV-D is a three-dose vaccine which will be administered first on day zero, the 28th and then on the 56th day. With this approval, India now has its first Covid-19 vaccine for the adolescents in the 12-18 age group, besides the adult population, the company said in a statement.
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