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Maharashtra reports 1,825 new COVID-19 cases; 21 die, 2,879 recover

Maharashtra reported 1,825 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and a much higher recovery figure at 2,879, while 21 more patients succumbed to the infection, a health department official said.

 

A dozen districts, out of the total 36, did not did not report any new cases of the respiratory disease. With the additions of new cases, up nearly 190 from a day ago, and fresh fatalities, down more than half from the previous day, the state's infection tally shot up to 65,96,645, while the death toll rose to 1,39,886, he said.

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Goa completes 72% coverage of second Covid jab: CM

Goa has completed nearly 72 per cent coverage of the second Covid vaccination dose, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday.

 

"72 per cent completion of the second dose has been completed. We have targetted 100 per cent coverage by October 30," Sawant told reporters here.

 

Goa was the second state to complete 100 per cent coverage of the first Covid dose last month, shortly after Himachal Pradesh achieved the feat.

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Khattar has announced to provide financial assistance of Rs 5 crore to the Uttarakhand govt

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Rescue team deployed to search group of over a dozen trekkers missing at Lamkhaga Pass

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Restoration work underway in Kalijhora, Kalimpong following heavy rainfall

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Attacks on Hindus: Mumbai BJP submits memorandum to office of Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh

Mumbai BJP unit president Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the office of Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh demanding strict action against rumour-mongers catalysing attacks against Hindus in that country.

Lodha was accompanied by Swami Vishweshwaranand Giri Maharaj, Mumbai BJP vice president Acharya Pawan Tripathi, VHP leader Dhananjay Pandit and others.

Hindus here feel hurt after learning about the alleged attacks on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. It is happening chiefly because of home-grown terrorist organisations. They are spreading rumours and Hindus are being attacked, Lodha told reporters.

7:19 PM

Army inducts upgraded L70 anti-aircraft guns in forward areas along LAC in Arunachal Pradesh sector

In a major boost to its fire power, the Indian Army has deployed a sizeable number of upgraded L70 anti-aircraft guns in the high mountains along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh in addition to its existing M-777 howitzers and Swedish Bofors guns, officials said on Wednesday.

The deployment of the anti-aircraft guns having a range of 3.5 km in the treacherous region is part of a series of measures that the Army has taken to bolster its operational preparedness along the over 1,300-km LAC in eastern sector in the face of the 17-month standoff in eastern Ladakh.

The Army has already positioned a significant number of M-777 howitzer guns that were first received three years ago.

6:57 PM

42 people have died due to rains and landslides between Oct 12 to Oct 20: CM Vijayan

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Kerala reports 11,150 new cases, 82 deaths and 8,592 recoveries

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Bofors guns deployed in a forward area along the LAC in Arunachal Pradesh

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Govt looking to vaccinate country's entire adult population by year-end: MoS Health

More than 99 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in India and the government has set a target of vaccinating the country's entire adult population by the end of the year, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar said on Wednesday.

While virtually addressing the FICCI's "Healthcare Excellence Awards ceremony, Pawar informed that under the 'Make in India' initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi India is one of the leading countries in the global medical devices market in the world.

Detailing the success amid challenges posed by COVID-19, the Union minister said, "More than 99 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country and the government has set a target of vaccinating the country's entire adult population by end of the year."

5:37 PM

Uttarakhand rains: 46 people dead, 11 still missing

Eleven people remained missing, boulders blocked roads and many villages went without electricity as authorities took stock Wednesday of the aftermath of the rains that battered Uttarakhand for over two days.

Forty-six people have died due to the rains since Sunday night and some are still feared buried under the debris of collapsed houses.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said it has rescued over 1,300 people from flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand. The federal force has deployed 17 rescue teams in the state.

5:10 PM

Death toll in rain-battered Uttarakhand's Champawat rises to 10

The death toll in rain-battered Uttarakhand's Champawat district went up to 10 after the four bodies buried in the debris were retrieved on Wednesday, informed the state government.

"With the weather clearing up, relief work is underway in the affected areas of the Champawat district. The death toll from the disaster in the district has gone up to 10 after four bodies buried in the debris were retrieved today," the officials said.

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Aryan Khan moves an application in the Bombay HC against the Special NDPS Court order

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Negative RT-PCR test report mandatory for all international passengers