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Coronavirus Updates: India's COVID-19 tally crosses 12-lakh mark
23 Jul, 2020 | 11:56:33 PM IST
India recorded the highest single-day spike of 45,720 Covid-19 cases.
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Wrap Up: Highlights of the day
- India holds first-ever Ind-SAT exam under 'Study in India' programme
- River Gandak in Bihar likely to cross Highest Flood Level of 64.1 metre
- New Rajya Sabha members assigned to different committees
- India's COVID-19 tally crosses 12-lakh mark with highest single-day spike of 45,720 cases
- Maharashtra Cabinet postpones Mayor, Deputy Mayor elections
- No employee of AirIndia will be laid off
- Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 15.3 million, death toll at 627,021
14 held for violence after ambulance set on fire over patient's death
- Karnataka: As many as 14 people have been arrested in connection with the violence after relatives of a patient who died at the hospital allegedly set ablaze an ambulance of Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) and tried to vandalize the hospital.
- The staff of the BIMS staged a protest earlier on Thursday after the ambulance was charred and mangled.
- Belagavi Police Commissioner Dr Thyagarajan said the ambulance was empty at the time of the incident.
India holds first-ever Ind-SAT exam under 'Study in India' programme
- The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) conducted the first-ever Indian Scholastic Assessment (Ind-SAT) Test 2020 under its 'Study in India' programme on Wednesday.
- "Nearly five thousand candidates from Nepal, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Sri-Lanka, Kenya, Zambia, Indonesia and Mauritius appeared for the exam conducted in the proctored internet mode by the National Testing Agency. EdCIL (India) Limited, a PSU under MHRD and the implementing agency of SII handled the registrations and other aspects of the examination," said a press release from the HRD Ministry.
Bihar flood updates
- 7,65,191 people affected due to flood in Bihar
- 13,877 people are staying in shelter homes
- 21 teams of National Disaster Response Force/State Disaster Response Force have been deployed in the State.
Relations with Bangladesh time tested, historic: MEA
"Our relations with Bangladesh are time tested and historic. We appreciate their consistent stand that Jammu and Kashmir and all its developments are India's internal matters. It's a stand they've always taken," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said.
Delhi reports 1,041 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths
- Delhi on Thursday reported 1,041 new COVID-19 cases taking the total count of cases in the national capital to 1,27,364.
- According to a bulletin of Delhi government, 26 deaths were reported today taking the death toll to 3,745.
- As many as 1,415 patients recovered/discharged/migrated today, taking the total number of recovered/discharged/migrated patients to 1,09,065.
- Delhi's total count of active cases came down to 14,554 on Thursday from 14,954 a day earlier.
Nagaland: 7-day complete lockdown in Kohima from July 25
The Kohima administration on Thursday announced a seven-day complete lockdown starting from July 25 in the Kohima municipal area in the view of rising COVID-19 cases. The lockdown will be in force till July 31.
Odisha Higher Education Minister requests HRD Minister to not make final UG, PG exams mandatory
Odisha Higher Education Minister Arun Sahoo wrote a letter to Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Thursday requesting him to not make it mandatory to conduct final term examinations of undergraduate/postgraduate (UG/PG) in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
India has expressed concerns to Pak over vandalistaion of Buddha statue: MEA
- India has expressed its concerns to Pakistan regarding the recent vandalisation of the ancient Buddha statue in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ministry of External Affairs' spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said on Thursday.
- In a weekly briefing, Srivastava said New Delhi has conveyed its expectations that Islamabad would ensure safety, security and well being of minorities there and protect their cultural heritage.
WB Governor urges CM to brief him on 'declining law and order' in state
- West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to brief him on the issue of the 'decline in law and order' in the state.
- In his tweet, the Governor expressed concern over the alleged partisan of the state police against Opposition leaders.
- "Given the enormity of decline in law and order @MamataOfficial have urged CM to urgently brief me. This as Political Leaders and opposition MPs and MLAs being virtually hunted out of public space by partisan police acting as political workers. This cannot be allowed in a democracy," he tweeted.
River Gandak in Bihar likely to cross Highest Flood Level of 64.1 metre: CWC
- Amid the floods in Bihar, river Gandak at Dumariaghat in the Gopalganj district is likely to peak around 64.25 meters on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, according to the Central Water Commission (CWC) on Thursday.
- "River Gandak at Dumariaghat in the Gopalganj district of Bihar has crossed previous Highest Flood Level (HFL) of 64.1 meters and is flowing at 64.12 meters with a rising trend," said CWC.
- CWC further said, "It is likely to peak around 64.25 meters during Thursday midnight and then slowly fall."
Telangana crosses 50K mark in Covid cases
- Telangana reported 1,567 new Covid positive cases today, tally rose to 50,826 cases
- The state suffered 9 Covid deaths today, which took the total death toll to 447
- 1,661 persons got discharged taking the total discharged persons to 39,327
- Active cases stand at 11,052
New Rajya Sabha members assigned to different committees
- A day after administering the oath of office to the newly-elected Rajya Sabha members, Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday nominated them to the different committees in Parliament. A total of 45 of the 61 new members were administered oath o on Wednesday.
- Among those who took the oath, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Thambi Durai were included in committee on HRD, Digvijaya Singh in Urban Development, while Sharad Pawar was nominated in the committee related to Defence.
AP reports 7,998 Covid-19 cases, highest single day spike
- Andhra Pradesh reported 7,998 Covid-19 cases in a highest single-day spike so far to take the total to 72,711 cases, while suffering 61 deaths in a day to take the cumulative death toll to 884.
- Over the last 24 hours, the state tested 58,052 samples, taking the total to 14,93,879 tests so far, the fourth-highest in India after Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
- AP reported discharging 37,555 persons so far and saw 34,272 active cases by Thursday.
India's COVID-19 tally crosses 12-lakh mark with highest single-day spike of 45,720 cases
- With the highest single-day spike of 45,720 cases, India's coronavirus count crossed 12 lakh mark on Thursday, while 1,129 new fatalities have been recorded in the country, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- The total number of coronavirus cases stand at 12,38,635 including 4,26,167 active cases, 7,82,606 cured/discharged/migrated. The cumulative toll has reached 29,861 deaths.
- Maharashtra has reported 3,47,502 cases, highest in the country followed by Tamil Nadu with 1,92,964 cases. Delhi coronavirus count has reached 1,26,323 cases.
FM Sitharaman holds second review meeting on CAPEX of CPSEs
- Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday held a video conference with Secretaries of the Ministries of Civil Aviation, and Steel, and the Railway Board Chairman, along with the CMDs of seven Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) belonging to these Ministries, to review the Capital Expenditure in this Financial Year (FY).
- This was the second meeting in the ongoing series of review meetings that the Finance Minister was conducting with various stakeholders to accelerate the economic growth in the background of COVID-19 pandemic.
Maharashtra Cabinet postpones Mayor, Deputy Mayor elections
- The Maharashtra Cabinet decided to postpone elections to the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor for another three months in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The elections were scheduled to be held before May 1 as per Municipal rules but due to COVID-19, a three-month extension was given on April 27.
- The extension will be over on July 27, so another three months extension is given from July 27 onwards.
Jammu and Kashmir: 718 new Covid cases have been reported today
- 117 from Jammu and 601 from Kashmir division
- The total number of cases stands at 16,429.
- Death toll rises to 282 after 9 deaths were reported today.
Haryana: 789 new Covid cases have been reported today
Taking the total number of cases to 28,975.
Maharashtra: 9,895 new Covid cases and 298 deaths have been reported today.
Total number of positive cases now stand at 3,47,502 including 1,36,980 active cases, 1,94,253 discharged cases and 12,854 deaths.
Karnataka reports 5,030 new COVID19 positive cases
- 2,207 cases are from Bengaluru Urban
- Total number of cases now at 80,863
- Death toll rises to 1,616 after 97 deaths were reported today
Cigarettes worth 50 lakhs seized
Delhi Customs at Indira Gandhi International Airport seized cigarettes worth 50 lakhs from 11 passengers arriving from Dubai on two flights. More details awaited.
Pakistan jolts all-weather ally China, warns its app TikTok, blocks Bigo Live
- China's all-weather friend Pakistan has given a big jolt to the business ambition of Chinese tech firms in the country.
- In an unprecedented move, Pakistan now has blocked the Bigo Live streaming application and issued a "final warning" to video-sharing app TikTok over obscene and immoral content on these Chinese platforms.
- The Chinese business interests are witnessing a heavy pushback from an unlikely quarter, Pakistan, in recent times, where Beijing has invested billions of dollars.
Haryana govt to bring in bill during next Assembly session for reserving 50% seats for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions: Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala
Delhi HC asks DU to prepare protocols for issuing online degree certificates, mark sheets
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi University (DU) to take immediate steps to prepare the protocol related to issuing online degree certificates, mark sheets, transcripts, and other documents with digital signatures and security features.
Journalist shot dead in Madhya Pradesh's Niwari over land dispute
- A journalist was shot dead in Madhya Pradesh's Niwari district after he was allegedly attacked by a group of seven men over an old rivalry, the police said on Thursday.
- According to the police, the incident took place near Putri Khera village on Wednesday evening. The journalist has been identified as Sunil Tiwari.
Congress MLA Narayan Patel resigns from Madhya Pradesh Assembly, joins BJP
- In a big jolt to the Congress, Narayan Patel, the MLA from Mandhata on Thursday resigned from his membership of the Legislative Assembly. His resignation was accepted by Protem Speaker Rameshwar Sharma.
- Narayan Patel joins Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the party office in Bhopal.
Two more ICC qualifying events postponed
- The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the postponement of two further qualifying events due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
- The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series due to be hosted in Namibia in September - which forms part of the qualification for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 - involving Namibia, Papua New Guinea and the United States has been postponed.
- In addition, the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Regional Qualifier Division 2 in Africa has been postponed. It was due to take place in Tanzania between 7 and 14 August with Botswana , Kenya , Mozambique , Rwanda , Sierra Leone and Tanzania all competing.
Liquor shops, outside containment zones, to remain open on the lockdown on Saturdays and Sundays: UP Govt
No employee of AirIndia will be laid off
- Recent decisions of AirIndia Board regarding rationalization of staff cost were reviewed in a meeting at Ministry of Civil Aviation this evening. The meeting reiterated that unlike other carriers which have laid off large number of their employees, no employee of AirIndia will be laid off.
- There has been no reduction in the Basic pay, DA and HRA of any category of employees. The rationalization of allowances had to be implemented on account of the difficult financial condition of the airline that were exacerbated by COVID-19.
- Flying crew will be paid as per the actual number of hours flown. As domestic and international operations expand to reach pre-COVID levels and the financial position of Air India improves, the rationalization of allowances will be reviewed.
Assam floods death toll rises to 93
Four more people have lost their lives in flood-related incidents in Assam, taking the death toll to 93. 28,32,410 people have been affected due to floods in 26 districts of the state: Assam State Disaster Management Authority
Himachal Pradesh: Covid tally reaches 1,783 including 1,118 cured and 10 deaths
India fully committed to observing and respecting LAC and we will not accept any attempt to change status quo: MEA
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray says he would not celebrate his 60th birthday on July 27.
Another meeting of WMCC in India-China border areas is expected soon: MEA
4th round of meeting of senior commanders was held on 14th July where they also discussed further steps to ensure complete disengagement. Another meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination (WMCC) in India-China border areas is expected to be scheduled soon: MEA
Assam CM inspects flood affected areas, meets people
- Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday inspected flood-affected areas and met the flood-hit people in Solmari and Rangia.
- According to Assam Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Sonwal took stock of provisions and healthcare facilities at the Rangia TT College flood relief camp and interacted with the people stranded there.
- He inspected an embankment damaged by flood at Janaram Chowka, Darrang and directed officials to expedite repair work on a war-footing.
- As many as 89 died and 5,627,389 people have been affected across 30 districts in Assam due to the floods, said the Assam State Disaster Management Authority.
MEA on border row with China
"Maintenance of peace and tranquillity in border areas is the basis of our bilateral ties."
Pakistan blocked all avenues for remedy in Kulbhushan Jhadav case: MEA
Pakistan's actions in Kulbhushan Jadhav case exposed its farcical approach: MEA
Kerala: 1078 new Covid positive cases and 5 deaths have been reported today.
Number of active cases stands at 9,468.
MEA on Kerala gold smuggling case
The matter is under investigation by NIA. The UAE authorities are extending all necessary cooperation to us in the investigation: Anurag Srivastava, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Kerala gold smuggling case.
Tamil Nadu reports 6,472 new COVID positive cases and 88 deaths today.
Total number of cases stand at 1,92,964 including 52,939 active cases, 1,36,793 discharged cases and 3,232 deaths.
Phase 4 of Vande Bharat Mission
In phase 4 of Vande Bharat Mission, 1197 flights have been scheduled so far, including 945 international flights & 252 feeder flights. These flights are operated by Air India group, IndiGo, SpiceJet & GoAir. They covered 29 countries. They'll be reaching 34 airports in India: MEA
4,615 Shramik Special trains operated since May 1, the last one on July 9. Over 63 lakh people sent home: Railways
Jammu and Kashmir: Today at about 5:15 pm, Pakistan violated ceasefire by small arms firing & shelling with mortars along LoC in Balakote sector, Poonch district. Indian Army is retaliating.
Another historic milestone in India-Bangladesh connectivity & economic partnership as the first ever container cargo from Kolkata via Chattogram port reaches Agartala. This will help in further development of the northeastern region: Ministry of External Affairs, Spokesperson
Another historic milestone in India-Bangladesh connectivity & economic partnership as the first ever container carg… https://t.co/JDBKpInlz7
— ANI (@ANI) 1595505873000The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Mizoram is 326 including 184 cured/discharged cases and 142 active cases
HCC, Dilip Buildcon JV bags Rs 4,167.7 crore contract in Gujarat
A special planned flight from Tel Aviv to New Delhi is set to carry a high ranking Ministry of Defence, R&D team which has been working with India’s chief scientist K. Vijay Raghavan and DRDO to develop rapid testing for COVID-19 in under 30 seconds.
- Embassy of Israel in India
This news is incorrect, irresponsible, fake and an incorrigible lie: Actor Amitabh Bachchan on reports of him testing negative for COVID-19.
CM Captain Amarinder Singh approves detailed guidelines for shooting of films/music videos during Unlock-2 period in Punjab,with restriction of 50 persons at the shooting venue,along with strict adherence to other Covid_19 safety protocols: Raveen Thukral, Media Advisor to Punjab CM
Deputy Commissioner and Chairman District Task Force Kohima promulgate total lockdown of Kohima municipal area with effect from 25th July, 2020 till 31st July 2020.
- Kohima Police, Nagaland
If they think they don't trust Rajasthan government, then they can send the audio-tapes to FSL agency in the US for a voice test. They should step forward and undergo voice test. Union Ministers/MLAs/MPs give speeches so everyone knows it is their voice.
- Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
COVID19 patients violating home isolation instructions,& owners of restaurants&commercial eating places violating social distancing norms in Punjab will have to pay Rs 5,000 as fine. Rs 10,000 penalty to be imposed for social gatherings of more than permitted strength.
- Punjab CMO
20 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Chandigarh today taking the total number of cases to 800: Health Department, Chandigarh
I wrote to PM as it's a democracy. I wrote it so that he doesn't say that he didn't have info or his people gave him incomplete info. I wrote it so that if I meet him, he doesn't say that he didn't know about it: Rajasthan CM on his letter to PM over political situation in state
General households to cut and store waste masks, gloves for 72 hours before disposing of: CPCB
6 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today
- This takes the total number of cases in Dharavi to 2,513
- It includes 2,121 discharges and 142 active cases
Last evening a search operation was launched along LoC in Hathlanga, Rampur Sector, Baramulla dist. During operation weapon cache was discovered.
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— ANI (@ANI) 1595502762000Families of the people who succumb to COVID-19 will be provided Rs 1 Lakh from Chief Minister's Relief Fund on behalf of the government: Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy announces in the legislative assembly
Crew members of OIL,ONGC,Alert,Schlumberger &other Contractors are at site & the final preparation for placing Capping Stack is underway.
Crew members of OIL,ONGC,Alert,Schlumberger &other Contractors are at site & the final preparation for placing Capp… https://t.co/LIbY89ZS8T
— ANI (@ANI) 1595502409000
