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Govt lists 7 Bills for passing in RS on Thursday
The Bills for consideration are: 'The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Arunachal Pradesh'. 'The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Bill, 2021 will be introduced by Minister Bhupinder Yadav. The Bill is for better coordination, research, identification and resolution of problems surrounding the air quality index .
Jagannath temple in Puri to reopen for devotees from Aug 16
The temple has been closed to devotees since April 24 in view of Covid's second wave. Only Puri residents will be allowed to the temple for 'darshan' from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the first five days (August 16 to 20), Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Krishan Kumar said. The temple will remain closed for the devotees on August 21 & 22 in view of weekend shutdown in the town and on the occasion of Janmashtami.
ICMR, NCDC warn of Covid cases rising in upcoming festivals: Centre
Union Health and Family Welfare Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, in a letter to the Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories, stressed that any laxity during the imminent festivities in ensuring strict adherence to the five-fold strategy of Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate and ensuring Covid appropriate behaviour.
Delhi reports zero death for 2nd time in August; logs 67 new Covid cases
The overall Covid death toll of Delhi stood at 25,058 on Wednesday, the bulletin said. With 67 new Covid cases, the city's cumulative infection tally rose to 14,36,518, out of which 14,10,947 patients have recovered from the disease and 25,058 have succumbed to the virus. The recovery rate continued to remain at 98.21 per cent for the 20th day in Delhi. The active cases have also registered a substantial decline and stands at 513 presently.
Mamata Banerjee writes to PM, blames DVC for flood situation in state
"Recently, there has been a low-pressure formation resulting in high rainfall in West Bengal and Jharkhand. Nearly 2 lakh cusec of water was discharged from the Panchet, Maithon and Tenughat dams of DVC, leading to severe flooding of huge areas in Hooghly, Howrah, Purba Bardhaman, Paschim Bardhaman, Birbhum and Paschim Medinipur districts," the Chief Minister said.
WATCH | Sea trials of India's first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant kick off
The Indian Navy said that it was "proud and historic day for India" as the reincarnated Vikrant sails for her maiden sea trials, in the 50th year of her illustrious predecessor's key role in victory in the 1971 war. It also stated the indigenous construction of the aircraft carrier is a shining example in the nation's quest for 'AtmaNirbhar Bharat' and 'Make in India Initiative'.
Flood situation worsens in Bengal; PM Modi speaks to Mamata Banerjee
The allegations were raised during a phone call with the Prime Minister on Wednesday. Besides taking stock of the situation on the ground, Modi also took stock of the damages caused by the floods in the state, and promised Banerjee that the Centre would assist the state in alleviating the flood situation.
Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra loses out on karnataka cabinet berth
Vijayendra was accused of acting as "super Chief Minister", allegedly deciding everything for his father. Sources said that it would be detrimental to the image of the party which wants to move ahead of Yediyurappa's shadow. Sources said that the party had offered the Deputy Chief Minister's post to Vijayendra at the time of convincing Yediyurappa to step down. However, it was rejected outright by Yediyurappa.
Two years after Art 370's abrogation, people hopeful of 'Naya Kashmir'
Rome was not built in a day, argue the supporters of "Naya Kashmir". The Lt Governor Manoj Sinha-led administration is confident that the developmental push and its anti-corruption effort are visible on the ground. "Envisaging projects is a matter of paper work and implementing these on the ground with the huge funding needed to do so, is a different ball game. "Huge funds are being spent on every developmental project in J&K.
Karnataka: 29 ministers sworn in Basavaraj Bommai Cabinet
The team is a mixture of senior and fresh faces. It includes Govind Karajol, K.S. Eshwarappa, R. Ashok, V. Somanna, V. Umesh Katti and new faces V. Sunil Kumar Araga Jnanendra, Halappa Achar and B.C. Nagesh and others. There is a lone woman representative former minister Shashikala Jolle. The prominent omissions include former deputy chief minister Lakshman Savadi.
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