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No ministry to speak for farmers of sea in Delhi: Rahul Gandhi

Kollam (Kerala), Feb 24 (ANI): During an interaction with fishermen at Kollam beach, Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi claimed that fishermen don't have a ministry in Delhi as farmers do."Just like our farmers farm the land, you farm the sea. Farmers have a Ministry in Delhi, you don't. No one speaks for you in Delhi. First thing I'd do is have a Ministry dedicated to fishermen of India so that your issues can be defended and protected," said Gandhi.

Kumbh Mela officials being administered COVID vaccine

Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Feb 24 (ANI): Personnel who will be posted on Kumbh Mela duty are being vaccinated against COVID-19. Kumbh Mela Officer Deepak Rawat was administered with the vaccine on Feb 23. Kumbh Mela 2021 is scheduled to be held from 1st to 30th April in Haridwar.

Case filed against 14 persons including Bihar CM in Muzaffarpur court

Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Feb 24 (ANI): A case has been filed against 14 persons including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Muzaffarpur Court. Lawyer at Muzaffarpur Civil Court, Jaychandra Prasad Sahni said, "Case filed against 14 persons including Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Muzaffarpur District Magistrate in a Muzaffarpur Court in connection with listing the names of people from another panchayat as voters in Chaki Sohagpu. The court hearing is on March 4, 2021."

BJP to hold protest against Gehlot govt from 6-14 Mar: Arun Singh

Jaipur (Rajasthan), Feb 24 (ANI): BJP to hold protest from 6-14 March against Rajasthan government as Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has failed in state, said Party National General Secretary Arun Singh on February 23. "BJP president JP Nadda ji will visit Jaipur on March 2 and will address party workers here. Gehlot govt has failed in State, we will hold protest under leadership of State party president at mandal and tehsil level from 6-14 March against Rajasthan govt," said BJP General Secy.

Significant opportunity for countries to integrate low-carbon development in COVID-19 recovery measures: Javadekar

New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Speaking at the United Nation Security Council Open Debate "Addressing climate-related risks to international peace and security" Minister of Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said that India believes that there is a significant opportunity for countries to integrate low-carbon development in their COVID-19 rescue and recovery measures. "India believes that there is a significant opportunity for countries to integrate low-carbon development in their COVID-19 rescue and recovery measures and long-term mitigation strategies," said Javadekar.

India only country on track among G20 nations to meet climate change mitigation commitments: Javadekar

New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Speaking at the United Nation Security Council Open Debate "Addressing climate-related risks to international peace and security" Minister of Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said that India is the only country on track among G20 nations to meet its climate change mitigation commitments. "India is the only country on track among G20 nations to meet its climate change mitigation commitments. We're meeting our Paris Agreement's target and will exceed it. India currently has fastest-growing solar energy program. We have expanded access to clean cooking fuel to over 80 mn households. Our recent commitment of installing 450 gigawatts renewable energy, elimination of single-use plastic, 100% railway electrification among other measures have added to our climate ambitions," said Javadekar.

Municipal election results: Amit Shah urges Congress to introspect

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Feb 23 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah reacted on Gujarat Municipal election results. He slammed opposition parties by saying, "Opposition tried to create many types of misconceptions on a range of issues like farmers' protest and COVID-19 and successive poll results have dismantled these misconceptions, from Leh-Ladakh to Hyderabad and Gujarat." Shah added that results of West Bengal elections will also be good.

Municipal election results: Gujarat again established itself as BJP's stronghold, says Amit Shah

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Feb 23 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah reacted on the Municipal corporation poll results which has came today. He said that result shows that Gujarat has again established itself as BJP's stronghold. "BJP continues to carry out the 'vikas yatra' started in the leadership of Modi Ji. Today's results are one of the best results in Gujarat," he said. BJP has won 85 per cent seats in which it has fought the polls and Congress has defeated very badly, he added.

'PM Modi isn't listening to farmers as he has lost touch with people': Priyanka Gandhi

Mathura (UP), Feb 23 (ANI): Replying to a question that why PM Narendra Modi is not listening to farmers, she said that the Prime Minister is not listening to farmers because he has lost touch with people. 'It's the responsibility of the Prime Minister that he listens to the grievances of the people and should try to solve their problems. 'Saying bad words for farmers like 'Deshdrohi' is a sin," she said. Gandhi added that Prime Minister is making schemes for his millionaire friends not for the common people.

COVID: Over 1.17 crore doses administered, informs Health Ministry

New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): Union Health Ministry secretary Rajesh Bhushan informed that over 1 .17 crore vaccine doses have been administrated. Of this, 1.04 crore include first doses while 12.61 lakh second doses. Bhushan further informed that active cases in the country are less than 1.50 lakh. On the positivity and death rate due to COVID-19, Rajesh Bhushan said, "If you look at average of deaths taking place daily, it was 92 last week- trend of less than 100 deaths. Cumulative positivity rate is 5.19%, and positivity rate both daily and weekly is continuously declining."

187 detected with UK, 6 with South African strain in India: NITI Aayog

New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul during a press conference on the weekly update of COVID-19 on February 23 informed that so far 187 individuals detected with UK strain, 6 people with South African strain and one with Brazilian strain till date. VK Paul said, "There is a very significant, comprehensive tracking of viral strains for such mutants and other mutants. This effort has gathered pace and we have sequenced that 3,500 viruses since then. Today we have 187 individuals detected with UK strain, 6 people with South African variant and one with Brazilian strain till date."

Watch: When Nasa's Perseverance Rover landed safely on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet after traversing 472 million kilometres from Earth. The rover accomplished the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars. Watch the video for all the related information.

Increase in prices of crude oil in international markets led to fuel price hike: Dharmendra Pradhan

Dibrugarh (Assam), Feb 23 (ANI): On increasing fuel prices in the country, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan said that it has happened due to increase in prices of crude oil in international markets. Dharmendra Pradhan said, "Due to an increase in prices of crude oil in international markets, consumer price (for petrol and diesel) has risen. This will soften gradually. Global supply was reduced due to COVID in turn affecting production as well. Sonia ji must know Rajasthan and Maharashtra have maximum tax. Earnings of Centre and State government were negligible during lockdown. We have allocated large chunks to various sectors in Budget to increase jobs." He further said, "We are consistently requesting the GST council to include petroleum products under its purview as it will benefit people. But it is their call to take."

Android 12 features new, easier way to share Wi-Fi password

New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): Android 12 has rolled out a new feature titled 'Nearby Share' that will help a user to share a Wi-Fi password. The feature has gone live in the Android 12 developer beta, which has recently become available to download, Mashable quoted a report by Android Police and XDADevelopers' Mishaal Rahman. To do it, open Settings, a user needs to go to Wi-Fi, select the network one wants, and tap 'Share'. One will get the option to share the network via a QR code or through Nearby Share. If a user chooses the latter, the phone will look for nearby devices, and the person on the other device will get a notification, asking them to accept the share. The password will not be displayed for security reasons, but should the receiver accept the share, they will then be able to connect to the Wi-Fi network. Mashable reported that Android has offered users the ability to share Wi-Fi networks via a QR code since version 10. However, the new way to do it is perhaps a little better

Congress will bring no-trust motion against Haryana govt: Bhupinder Hooda

Chandigarh, Feb 23 (ANI): Haryana Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on February 22 said that Congress will bring no-trust motion against the Haryana government as the Khattar Government has lost trust of people and MLAs. "We will bring a no-trust motion against the govt as it has lost trust of people and MLAs. Two Independent MLAs who were supporting the govt have withdrawn their support. Some MLAs of their alliance party said this is the most corrupt govt," said Hooda.

Congress will raise petrol, diesel price hike issue in upcoming Parliament session: Mallikarjun Kharge

New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): Congress will raise the issue of increased prices of petrol and diesel in the upcoming Parliament session, said Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Feb 22. "Whenever there will be discussion in the House in the coming time, we will raise the issue of increased prices of petrol and diesel. We will take all the party leaders into confidence and create an agenda. We will fight for whatever is in the interest of the people," said Kharge.

1,14,24,094 beneficiaries inoculated till Feb 22, informs Health Ministry

New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): "1,14,24,094 vaccinations were done across country till 6pm on February 22," informed Union Health Ministry Additional Secretary Manohar Agnani. Manohar Agnani informed that total of 75,40,602 healthcare workers have been vaccinated. Of which, 64,25,060 were inoculated with first dose while 11,15,542 were given second dose. "There are 4 states and UTs which include Lakshadweep, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan which have done more than 75% coverage of healthcare workers and frontline workers in terms of the first dose," he added.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli MP allegedly dies by suicide in Mumbai

Mumbai, Feb 22 (ANI): Dadra and Nagar Haveli Member of Parliament (MP) Mohan Delkar allegedly died by suicide at a hotel in South Mumbai. His body has been sent for postmortem. Police began investigation. While speaking to media, Mumbai Police Spokesperson, Chaitanya S said, "The body of Lok Sabha MP Mohan Delkar was found in a hotel in Marine Drive Police Station area today. A suicide note was also found at the spot. ASP of Colaba is investigating the matter."

Serious efforts have been made in past few years to strengthen rail network: PM Modi

Hooghly (West Bengal), Feb 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Chuchura city of West Bengal's Hooghly district on February 22. While addressing the public rally, PM Modi said, "West Bengal has been an important centre for country's self-reliance. There is tremendous potential for trade and business with northeast and neighbouring nations from here." "Keeping this in mind, serious efforts have been made in past few years to strengthen rail network," he added.

Tripura gets its first road constructed with plastic waste

Agartala (Tripura), Feb 22 (ANI): Under Agartala Smart City Limited (ASCL) project, Tripura has begun its first plastic road construction by using non-recyclable plastic waste. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb inaugurated the road by unveiling the plaque along with a few other projects of the ASCL during a program held at Agartala on Feb 22. Deb said this project is an initiative to make the state plastic-free through sustainable use of plastic waste. Dr Shailesh Kumar Yadav, District Magistrate of West Tripura district, who also is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ASCL said that on a trial basis, a stretch of 680-meter road at BK road has been constructed by mixing waste plastic with bitumen at a cost of around Rs70 lakh. He added further that in the coming days, more such plastic roads will be constructed to reuse the plastic waste generated. Under Agartala Smart City projects, 40 smart bus stops with CCTV cameras have also been constructed at various place