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    Coronavirus Live Updates: Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till September 30

    30 Aug, 2020 | 11:56:27 PM IST
    Coronavirus Live Updates: Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till September 30
    Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has extended the lockdown, while relaxing a few norms, including the total Sunday lockdowns.
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    11:56:27 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Jharkhand: 1,323 new cases

    Caseload rises to 38,435; death toll mounts to 410.
    11:46:12 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Ladakh: Six more COVID-19 deaths

    Total number of fatalities rise to 34.
    11:36:57 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Delhi's weekly markets can open on trial basis till September 6

    • The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Sunday extended the functioning of weekly markets on a trial basis till September 6 in the national capital, officials in the Delhi government said.
    • It further said that these weekly markets will function, "subject to strict compliance of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and all instructions/ guidelines issued by Govt. of India and Govt. of NCT of Delhi from time to time to contain the spread of COVID-19."
    11:30:03 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Child immunisation programme to restart in September

    • Delhi Women and Child Development Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Sunday said the DWCD will restart the process of vaccination and immunisation with the help of ASHA and Anganwadi workers in September.
    • Under this, the Anganwadi workers will facilitate the medical functionaries for the outreach program for immunisation.
    11:21:50 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Madhya Pradesh announces free transport for JEE, NEET candidates

    District administrations will arrange free transportation for JEE Mains and NEET candidates to and from their examination centres. One person can travel with each candidate, if they want, says Madhya Pradesh government.
    10:53:58 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Himachal Pradesh: 91 new cases

    Total number of cases in the state rose to 5,890.
    10:36:13 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Odisha floods: 17 dead, over 10,000 houses damaged

    According to the situation report on Sunday regarding floods, number of Districts Affected are 20-- Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Boudh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khordha, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Puri, Sambalpur, Subarnapur and Sundargarh.
    10:12:21 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Sikkim: 25 new cases

    Total cases are now 1,627.
    09:56:10 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Uttar Pradesh: 6,233 new cases

    Total number of cases in the state rise to 2,25,632.
    09:29:28 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    CAIT wants government to probe Chinese investments in startups

    In a letter to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) shared a list of 141 prominent Indian startups claiming they have significant Chinese investments.
    09:14:02 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    FPIs invest Rs 47,334 crore in August

    According to the depositories data, the equities segment saw a net investment of Rs 46,602 crore while Rs 732 crore was invested in the debt segment by foreign portfolio investors (FPI) in August so far.
    09:06:05 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    West Bengal: 3,019 new cases

    The state has also reported 50 new deaths, while 3,308 patients have recovered from the virus.
    08:58:03 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Madhya Pradesh: 1,558 new cases

    The highest daily rise took the state's count of infections to 62,433.
    08:25:21 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Lewis Hamilton wins Belgian GP

    Championship leader, Hamilton, extended his distance to teammate Valterri Bottas, as his inches closer to Schumacher's all time win-record. Behind the two Mercedes, the grid finished as follows: Max Verstrappen, Daniel Ricciardo, Esteban Ocon, Alex Albon, Lando Norris, Pierre Gasly, Lance Stroll and Sergio Perez.
    08:01:37 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    India, Russia win Chess Olymiad

    India and Russia on Sunday were announced as joint winners of the FIDE Chess Olympiad as Nihal Sarin and Divya Deshmukh lost connection to their games in the second round and had to forfeit.
    07:47:51 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Uttarakhand BJP State Working Committee meeting postponed

    Meeting scheduled to be held on August 31 postponed after the party's state chief tests positive for coronavirus.
    07:32:19 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Kerala: 2,154 new cases

    Total number of infections in the state rose to 73,854. The death toll in the state rose to 287 with seven more deaths.
    07:09:40 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Tamil Nadu lockdown extended till September 30

    Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced relaxed norms, under which , no complete lockdown on Sundays in September. E-pass system for inter-district travel to be discontinued. All places of worship and hotels, resorts and allowed to re-open
    06:56:22 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    IMA expresses concerns to PM:

    06:51:05 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Qatar 'dismantles' kafala employment system

    The International Labor Organization said as of now, migrant workers can change jobs before the end of their contracts without obtaining the permission of their current employers. Qatar also has adopted a minimum monthly wage of 1,000 Qatari riyals (USD 275) for workers, which will take affect some six months after the law is published in the country's official gazette, the ILO said. The minimum wage rule requires employers to pay allowances for housing and food as well if they don't provide those for their workers.
    06:28:13 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Three LeT militants, ASI killed in J-K encounter

    Militants fired on a joint 'naka' of police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Pantha Chowk area late on Saturday night. The joint parties of the forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation there. During the searches in the area, the militants again fired on the search party of the forces who retaliated, leading to an encounter, the police said.
    06:11:06 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Afghan president names council for peace deal with Taliban

    The negotiations were envisaged under a US-Taliban peace agreement signed in February as intra-Afghan talks to decide the war-torn country's future. However, their start has been hampered by a series of delays that have frustrated Washington. Some had expected the negotiations to begin earlier this month. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree late Saturday establishing the 46-member council, led by his former rival in last year's presidential election, Abdullah Abdullah, who is now in the government.
    05:54:30 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    SpaceX postpones launch

    05:45:15 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    'GST council needs to work out mid-way solution'

    • Non-BJP ruled states like Punjab, Kerala, Delhi and West Bengal are at loggerheads with the Centre over the financing of the Rs 2.35 lakh crore Goods and Services Tax (GST) shortfall in the current fiscal.
    • "The relation between the Centre and states is not that of 'giver and taker', we have to keep the spirit of cooperative federalism in mind and work out a mid way (solution)," said Sushil Modi, who also holds the finance portfolio in the coalition government of BJP, JD(U) and LJP in Bihar.
    05:18:17 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    US FDA's commissioner willing to fast track vaccine

    Stephen Hahn, the commissioner, said his agency was prepared to authorize a vaccine before Phase Three clinical trials were complete.
    05:06:32 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in isolation

    "My OSD (Officer on Special Duty) and PSO (Personal Security Officer) have found corona positive. My (test) report is negative at the moment, but I will be in isolation for the next four days as a precautionary measure. This is a period of crisis, everyone please be careful," the Chief Minister tweeted.
    04:46:52 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Delimitation panel to visit 4 NE states, J-K

    • The Delimitation Commission, set up to redraw the constituencies of Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, will visit the north-eastern states and the Union Territory after preparing a "broad framework" of the delimitation exercise.
    • The delimitation panel will redraw the Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies of the four north-eastern states and, work on increasing the assembly seats of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as per the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act.

    04:34:32 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    'Extend all possible help to students appearing for JEE, NEET exams'

    • Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged ruling BJD legislators to extend all possible help to students appearing for JEE and NEET exams in the state - which is currently grappling with challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and floods.
    • It is responsibility of the MLAs to make sure that students in their constituencies get to write their papers without any hassle, Patnaik said.
    04:16:22 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    India to start bidding for six submarines by October

    India is all set to launch the bidding process by next month for a Rs 55,000-crore mega project to build six conventional submarines for the Indian Navy to narrow the gap with China's growing naval prowess, government sources have said.
    04:14:05 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Hospital right to insist on payment but prime duty is to patient

    A hospital has every right to insist on payment but it also has the prime duty to take care of a patient facing a health emergency, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has said while awarding a compensation of Rs 25 lakh for medical negligence to a woman whose husband died at the Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore.

    03:59:49 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    'Flying to India for NEET amid COVID-19 risk stressful'

    • Several Indian students have said the Supreme Court's refusal to allow exam centres for the NEET in Gulf countries has left them the lurch. Many of these students have their JEE Main exam in the Gulf and the NEET in India. While exam centres have been set up abroad for JEE Main, there is no such plan for NEET.
    • Reaching India in time to be able to complete the mandatory quarantine period before the exam, arranging a stay before taking a flight back home, additional expenses, the risk of contracting COVID-19 and being quarantined again back home, are among several concerns on the mind of the aspirants.
    03:52:42 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    We are aggressively focussing on four Ts- tracking, tracing, testing and treatment. There are 400 labs for COVID-19 testing and more than 50,000 tests are done daily in the state. The antigen test and RT-PCR tests are being done to the optimum capacity

    - Rajesh Tope, Health Minister, Maharashtra

    03:38:20 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Assam wants ST status for 6 ethnic communities: CM

    • The Assam government wants to accord Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six ethnic communities and will soon send the report of a Group of Ministers (GoM) formed to suggest the modalities to the Centre, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said.
    • He also said that the proposed Autonomous Council for the Moran community will start functioning soon.
    • The six communities are Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Chutia, Matak, Moran and Tea Tribes.
    03:11:14 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    India's Covid-19 recoveries today crossed 27 lakhs

    With the recovery of 64,935 cases in the last 24 hours, recoveries in India today exceeded active cases by 3.55 times. India's recovery rate improved to 76.61% while Case Fatality Rate dipped to 1.79% today: Ministry of Health
    02:44:32 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Afghan president names council for peace deal with Taliban By Rahim Faiez

    • Afghanistan's president has appointed a council for national reconciliation, which will have the final say on whether the government will sign a peace deal with the Taliban after what is expected to be protracted and uncertain negotiations with the insurgents.
    • The negotiations were envisaged under a US-Taliban peace agreement signed in February as intra-Afghan talks to decide the war-torn country's future.
    02:29:50 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Haryana govt revokes order directing shops, malls to remain shut on Mondays, Tuesdays

    • A day after the Union Home Ministry announced guidelines for 'Unlock 4', the Haryana government revoked an earlier order directing all shops and shopping malls, except those dealing in essential good and services, to remain closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
    • In a tweet on Sunday, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said that the order had been revoked since the Unlock 4.0 guidelines released by the Centre on Saturday did not give states the right to impose a lockdown.
    02:28:51 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Lata Mangeshkar's building gets sealed, singer and family safe

    Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar's building has been sealed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as a precautionary measure amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 90-year-old singer resides in Prabhukunj building at Peddar Road in south Mumbai. The Mangeshkar family, in a statement, said the building was sealed as it houses many senior citizens.
    02:11:45 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    River Narmada is now in severe flood situation with the rising tendency in Bharuch district of Gujarat: Central Water Commission Official Flood Forecast

    02:11:05 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Uttarakhand: People entering the state will have to register at the Dehradun smart city registration portal

    All people entering the state now will have to register at the Dehradun smart city registration portal to make contact tracing easier in case any of them contracts COVID19: Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority
    01:47:45 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Himachal Pradesh Covid tally reaches 5,799

    Total number of COVID-19 cases in the state is now 5,799 including 1,433 active cases, 4,289 recoveries and 33 deaths: Himachal Pradesh Health Department
    01:47:11 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    MP: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Hoshangabad and other districts.

    01:32:22 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Global COVID-19 cases surpass 25 million: Johns Hopkins University

    • The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases around the world has surpassed 25 million, according to Johns Hopkins University on Sunday.
    • With the total COVID-19 cases around the world reaching 25,009,250, the death toll worldwide has risen to 842,702 as of 7 am (GMT), the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University showed.
    01:15:50 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    J&K: 3 terrorists neutralised

    Yesterday at Pantha Chowk (Srinagar) check post, a bike-borne youth fired at personnel posted there. After a prolonged exchange of fire, 3 terrorists were neutralised. They were affiliated to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), 1 of them was a senior commander: Jammu&Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh
    12:58:02 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Sitharaman to review resolution framework for Covid related stress in bank loans

    Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman will review with top management of Scheduled Commercial Banks & NBFCs, implementation of the resolution framework for COVID19 related stress in bank loans on Thursday, 3rd September: Ministry of Finance
    12:45:53 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Puducherry Covid tally rises to 14,127

    Puducherry's Covid-19 tally rises to 14,127 with detection of 571 new cases, death toll mounts to 221 with 10 more fatalities; number of active cases stands at 4,938: Official
    12:45:21 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Arunachal Pradesh Covid tally climbs to 3,877

    Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 caseload climbs to 3,877 with 132 more people testing positive, active case count 1,116: Health department official
    12:25:05 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    161 more police personnel found Covid-19 positive & one died in the last 24 hours in Maharashtra.

    Total number of Corona positive police personnel in the state reaches to 14,953 including 2,800 active cases, 11,999 recoveries & 154 deaths till date: Maharashtra Police
    12:24:29 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Several areas in Boudh District submerged

    Odisha: Several areas in Boudh District submerged after 46 sluice gates of Hirakud Dam opened and released water in Mahanadi river, following heavy rainfall. District Magistrate, Boudh says, "Over 500 people evacuated & taken to safe shelters. Food & essentials being provided"
    12:23:53 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Four bogies of goods train on Agra-Delhi route derailed today

    Four bogies of goods train on Agra-Delhi route derailed today between Vrindavan Road & Azhai station in Mathura. Delhi-Agra rail traffic disrupted due to damaged rail track on the route. Many poles were also broken.
    12:12:09 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Former President Pranab Mukherjee in a deep coma and on ventilator support

    Former President Pranab Mukherjee is being treated for a lung infection. He continues to be in a deep coma and on ventilator support. He remains haemodynamically stable: Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi Cantonment
    12:01:47 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    J&K: One personnel lost his life during ceasefire violation by Pakistan

    Jammu & Kashmir: One Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) lost his life during ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Naushera sector of Rajouri district today.
    12:00:34 PM IST, 30 August 2020

    Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar is not a citizen of the Commonwealth of Dominica: Dominica Govt

    Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar is not, nor has he ever been, a citizen of the Commonwealth of Dominica, neither through the Citizenship by Investment Programme nor any other means: Government of Dominica
    11:59:56 AM IST, 30 August 2020

    Delhi Transport Minister on resumption of metro rail

    We will ensure that social distancing is maintained in the metros. Thermal screening of passengers will be done at the entry. No tokens will be issued, smart cards & other digital methods of payment will be used: Kailash Gahlot, Delhi Transport Minister on the resumption of metro rail.
    11:36:15 AM IST, 30 August 2020

    PM Modi praises various apps that were part of 'app innovation challenge'

    PM calls it a good sign for 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'
    11:45:39 AM IST, 30 August 2020

    Dogs play an important role in rescue missions: PM

    • "Dogs play an important role in disaster management and rescue missions. In India, NDRF has trained dozen such dogs. These dogs are experts in detecting alive persons under the debris in an earthquake or building collapse."
    • "I have been told that Indian breed dogs are very good & competent. The cost of their upkeep is also quite less and they are also accustomed to the Indian conditions. Now our security forces have also inducted and trained Indian breed dogs in their dog squads."
    11:32:46 AM IST, 30 August 2020

    PM asks young entrepreneurs to develop computer games in and also about India, says 'let the games begin'

    11:30:00 AM IST, 30 August 2020

    Be it virtual games, be it the sector of toys in the self-reliant India campaign, all have to play very important role, and therein lies an opportunity too.

    - PM Modi on Mann Ki Baat

    11:31:20 AM IST, 30 August 2020

    App innovation challenge was put before the youth: PM

    • "Dear countrymen, everyone acknowledges the capability of Indians to offer innovation, solutions, when there is dedication & sensitivity, this power becomes limitless. At the beginning of this month, an app innovation challenge was put before the youth of the country."
    • "Under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat App innovation challenge, there is an App called KutukiKids Learning. This is an interactive app for children in which they can easily learn many aspects of maths, science through songs and stories."
    11:27:41 AM IST, 30 August 2020

    Bihar Elections 2020: Congress will hold a virtual rally across the state from 1st September.

    11:27:25 AM IST, 30 August 2020

    PM Modi talks about games and their themes

    In this era of computers and smartphones, there is a big trend in computer games. These games are played by children & grownups as well. But even in these games, their themes are mostly extraneous: PM Modi on Mann Ki Baat
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