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Latest News: Sikkim to reopen for tourists from October 10
20 Sep, 2020 | 12:18:07 AM IST
The Sikkim government has allowed hotels, homestays and other tourism-related services to restart operations from October 10, officials said on Saturday.
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Wrap Up: All you need to know
- Sikkim to reopen for tourists from October 10
- Lok Sabha passes bill to amend companies law
- 4,071 new COVID-19 cases, 38 deaths in Delhi
- TikTok says it already committed to government oversight of U.S. data
- DCGI approves commercial launch of low cost COVID-19 test 'Feluda'
- Authorities announce lockdown in Chhattisgarh's Raipur between September 21-28
- 31 farmers' outfits come together for Punjab 'bandh' on Sept 25
- Maharashtra's coronavirus tally rises to 11,88,015 with 21,907 new cases
- Mumbai's coronavirus case tally rises to 1,82,077
Sikkim to reopen for tourists from October 10
4,071 new COVID-19 cases, 38 deaths in Delhi
TikTok says it already committed to government oversight of U.S. data
Video-sharing app TikTok on Saturday said it has already committed to the U.S. government oversight of data in the country, and that it was "disappointed" with the administration's decision to ban it from U.S. app stores from Sunday.
DCGI approves commercial launch of low cost COVID-19 test 'Feluda'
- The Drugs Controller General of India has approved the commercial launch of 'Feluda', the Tata CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) COVID-19 test, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) said on Saturday.
- This test uses an indigenously developed, cutting-edge CRISPR technology for detection of the genomic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 virus, CSIR said in a statement.
Authorities announce lockdown in Chhattisgarh's Raipur between September 21-28 as COVID-19 cases rise
Chennai Super Kings beat defending champions Mumbai Indians by five wickets in the opening match of the 13th IPL
India's calibrated testing strategy has been arsenal in fight against COVID-19
- ICMR
Saudi Arabia: Second batch of Indian deportees to leave for Chennai on Sep 24
28 more COVID-19 fatalities, 2,691 fresh cases reported in Haryana
31 farmers' outfits come together for Punjab 'bandh' on Sept 25
Lok Sabha passes bill to amend companies law to decriminalise various offences, promote ease of doing business
Airstrikes on Taliban base kill at least 12 civilians: Local Afghan officials
Reuters
49 more fatalities take COVID-19 death toll in Punjab to 2,757; case tally reaches 95,529
Uttarakhand: Chief Secretary Om Prakash directs officials to take action against the private labs giving wrong coronavirus test reports in Dehradun
- State Public Relations Department
India's first Coast Guard academy to come up at Mangaluru
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan violated ceasefire in Degwar & Malti sectors of Poonch district
Indian Army is retaliating, reports ANI
35 new cases push Nagaland's COVID-19 tally to 5,392
10 fatal casualties of Army personnel along LoC, IB in Pakistani cross border firing in last six months
Maharashtra's coronavirus tally rises to 11,88,015 with 21,907 new cases
Mumbai's coronavirus case tally rises to 1,82,077
Low-pressure brewing over the Bay of Bengal likely to trigger rainfall across West Bengal from Sunday: Meteorological Department
Delhi's COVID-19 tally reaches over 2.42 lakh with 4,071 fresh cases in a day; death toll 4,945: Authorities
Lok Sabha passes The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Bill, 2020.
President of Indian National Congress is part of managing committee of PM National Relief Fund. With this only party, transparency is achieved? How many parties are there in India? There are thousands of parties. Is it example of transparency?
- Finance Minister in Lok Sabha
India’s first CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) COVID19 test, developed by the Tata Group and CSIR-IGIB, approved for use in India
- Ministry of Science & Technology
10 pc staff of pvt banks can now travel on Mumbai local trains
Rajasthan reported 1,834 new COVID-19 cases
PM-CARES Fund is registered trust unlike PMNRF: Anurag Thakur
I also want to ask our FM if it's true that you took loan from Chinese banks even after our Indian Army personnel were fighting in the Galwan valley. How much loan has been taken from China since April?
- Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Lok Sabha
I want to ask our Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman what is the need for creating a parallel fund when we already have PMNRF?
- Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Lok Sabha
Gujarat reports highest single-day surge of 1,432 coronavirus cases which takes tally to 1,21,930
Uttarakhand govt orders action against private labs giving 'wrong' virus reports
A look at the tournament format for IPL 2020
A look at the tournament format for #Dream11IPL https://t.co/mT8pOxSsfK
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1600523757000Govt to decide on subsidised cooking gas by BPCL before financial bid stage
- The issue of continuation of cooking gas subsidy will be considered before inviting financial bids for BPCL privatisation, Parliament was informed on Saturday.
- However, the interest of LPG customers of BPCL would be taken into consideration while deciding on the subsidy issue, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
Madhya Pradesh reports 2,607 new COVID-19 cases
MS Dhoni wins the toss and elects to bowl first in the season opener
.@ChennaiIPL Captain MS Dhoni wins the toss and elects to bowl first in the season opener of #Dream11IPL. #MIvCSK https://t.co/OAuLkAU7qb
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1600522515000PM-Cares Fund is absolutely transparent. It has been set up under the law, registered as Trust under 1908 Act. An independent auditor appointed, it's the same auditor who audits PM National Relief Fund. Nobody is forced to donate to this fund
- Union Min Anurag Thakur in Lok Sabha
Kerala reports highest single day surge of 4,644 COVID cases
Punjab govt allows opening of institutions for PhD students, PG Technical courses
1,492 new COVID-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today
New UK lockdown likely sooner rather than later
Britain is likely to need to reintroduce some national coronavirus lockdown measures sooner rather than later, a leading epidemiologist and former senior government health advisor said on Saturday.
Over 190% rise in active COVID-19 cases in Delhi in a month
There is a consensus on curtailing the Parliament session. We left it to the discretion of the Speaker while adjusting business of the house
- A participant of the Parliament's Business Advisory Committee meeting.
Govt focussing on lowering road transport costs
- VK Singh
Coronavirus case tally in Mumbai's Dharavi area rises to 3,018 with 25 new cases
PTI
West Bengal: Six Al-Qaeda terrorists, who were arrested National Investigation Agency (NIA), produced before a special NIA court in Kolkata.
Army deploys additional brigade on LoC to plug infiltration from Pakistan
- With Pakistan Army trying hard to push terrorists across the Line of Control (LoC), the Indian Army has deployed additional 3,000 troops in Jammu and Kashmir to plug any such infiltration attempts.
- "An additional brigade has been deployed on the LoC to plug infiltration and this move has given good results too," top sources told ANI.
PM Modi to lay foundation stone of 9 highway projects in Bihar on 21st September
PM will also inaugurate the Ghar Tak Fibre project where all 45,945 villages of Bihar will be connected through Optical Fibre Internet Service: Prime Minister's Office
No decision to discontinue printing of Rs 2000 note: FinMin
In a written reply, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said printing of bank notes of particular denomination is decided by the government in consultation with the RBI to maintain desired denomination mix for facilitating transactional demand of public.
192 cross-border firing incidents occurred along Indo-Pak IB in Jammu this year from 1 March to 31 Aug
- MoS for Defence Shripad Naik in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha
Forces raise alertness in 6 ‘disputed’ areas along LAC in Arunachal Pradesh
Indian defence forces have raised the level of preparedness and alertness to monitor Chinese activities at all “six disputed areas” and “four sensitive areas” in the war theatre of 1962 in Arunachal Pradesh.
2,453 incidents of ceasefire violations occurred along LoC in Jammu region this year from 1 March to 7 Sept
- MoS for Defence Shripad Naik in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha
DRDO sets up 8 tech centres for research on futuristic military applications
Journalist Rajeev Sharma has disclosed his involvement in procurement of secret/sensitive information & further conveying the same to his Chinese handlers namely Michael & George, based in Kunming, China, through different digital channels
- Deputy Commissioner of Police, Delhi
Two terrorist associates arrested from Awantipora, Khrew: J-K Police
No decision on selling only 'Made in India' products in military canteens: Govt
- The defence ministry has not taken any decision on selling only "Made in India" products in military canteens run by it across the country, the government said on Saturday.
- "No decision has been taken in this regard," Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said in Rajya Sabha.
TRS to oppose agriculture bills
Alleging that the agriculture bills brought in by the NDA government would cause great injustice to farmers in the country, TRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday asked his party MPs to vote against them in the Rajya Sabha.
China's economy remains resilient despite external risks, says Xi Jinping
The world's second-largest economy has steadily recovered from a virus-induced slump, but analysts say policymakers face a tough job to maintain stable expansion over the next several years to turn China into a high-income nation.
Iran's coronavirus death toll climbs above 24,000
