Anubha Rohatgi

NDRF resumes rescue ops in Idukki as death toll rises to 43 in landslide incident

Two NDRF teams, a full unit of Idukki fire and rescue team, a team each from Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, and a team which received special training are leading the rescue operations in Idukki’s Rajamala, the District Information Office had said on Sunday.

Submarine OFC an early gift for people of Andaman-Nicobar on I-Day: PM Modi

The submarine optical fibre cable link will deliver bandwidth of 2 x 200 Gigabits per second (Gbps) between Chennai and Port Blair, and 2 x 100 Gbps between Port Blair and the other islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands chain.

Centre urges Bengal to allow entry of over 2,600 Indians stranded in Bangladesh

The people stranded in Bangladesh “are living in extreme distress, including sheltering in school verandah or public parks”, said a letter written MEA additional secretary to West Bengal chief secretary.

‘Was asked if I’m Indian by CISF official as I don’t know Hindi’: DMK lawmaker Kanimozhi

Reacting to Kanimozhi’s tweet, the Central Industrial Security Force, which is responsible for security at airports in the country, asked the MP to share details of the incident and said an enquiry has been ordered into the matter.

Smartworks takes over 6 lakh sq ft office space on lease in Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Pvt Ltd, currently has 31 co-working centres, comprising about 60,000 seats and 40 lakh sq ft area, across nine cities in the country.

Record 7 lakh Covid-19 tests conducted on Saturday, recovery rate rises to 69%: Govt

Such elevated level of testing will also lead to high number of daily positive cases, the health ministry said, adding states have been advised to firmly focus on comprehensive tracking, prompt isolation and effective treatment, following the Centre-led strategy of ‘test, track and treat’.

Returning migrant workers boost tractor sales in Bihar, state records highest June sales in country

Tractor dealers say that they are struggling to meet the demand in August which is generally considered lean for the sale of these farm machines.

Bihar becomes first state to have 10 lakh self help groups run by women

An official said that these Self Help Groups under Jeevika programme have been helping over 45 lakh households during the Covid-19 pandemic.

‘For development of new India, entire nation needs to progress’: PM Modi to BJP workers

Talking about the submarine OFC, the PM said that the islands will not face in getting virtually connected to outside world once the work on the project is complete.

Migrants who left during lockdown returning to construction work in Noida: Naredco

The return of migrant workers has been facilitated by Naredco-UP as part of a memorandum of understanding it signed with the Yogi Adityanath government on May 29.

One dead, 11 injured in cylinder blast in Dighi in Pune district

The blast, which occurred at around 6:30 am, resulted in the death of 40-year-old Temkar while four other members of his family sustained injuries.

Covid-19 situation in Delhi under control, recovery rate improving: Kejriwal

The Delhi CM also said that his government was prepared to deal with the situation, should it turn bad again.

3 Kolkata Durga puja committees to offer drive-in viewing of pandals to tackle Covid-19 crisis

Three Durga puja committees in Kolkata have joined hands to introduce a drive-in ‘darshan’ concept - an arrangement which would allow people to slow down their car to take a look at the pandal and the Durga idol without having to alight from their cars.

UK orders recall of 741,000 coronavirus testing kits over safety concerns

The government had on July 15 instructed the programme, run by the National Health Service (NHS), to stop using the kits, citing concerns that they may not meet required safety standards.

Russian President Putin offers condolences to Prez Kovind, PM Modi on Kerala plane crash

In a message addressed to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Putin also wished speedy recovery to the injured.

45% of central funds for rural jobs, subsidised food spent till July due to Covid-19 crisis

According to the central government data, till July 2020, around 45% of Rs 1,01,500 crore for NREGA and 44% of 1,15,569 NFSA funds for the current financial year has already been allocated to the states.

Swollen rivers, flood-like situation in several parts of Karnataka due to heavy rainfall

Officials said incessant rains in Cauvery river catchment areas have led to increased inflow in the Krishna Raja Sagara dam in Mandya district. Water is being released from it and people living in low lying areas have been warned, they said.

PM Modi inaugurates Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra, says cleanliness drive big support in fight against Covid-19

After taking a tour of the RSK, located near Raj Ghat, the prime minister interacted with 36 school students, representing the 36 states and union territories, at the amphitheatre .

MoS Kailash Choudhary tweets he has tested positive for Covid-19, hospitalised

Covid-19 may have longer incubation period of 8 days: Study

The research identified pre-symptomatic individuals at their time of departure from the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the Covid-19 pandemic originated, and then followed these infected people until their symptoms developed.

Earthquake of 3.8 magnitude hits Odisha’s Ganjam and Gajapati districts

An earthquake of 3.8 magnitude struck in Gajapati district around 7.10 am of Saturday, an official at the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar said.

‘Wait for the outcome of probe into Kerala plane crash’: Union civil aviation minister

The crash occurred at the Kozhikode airport when an Air Inidia Express plane overshot, fell 50 metres off the end of the runway and broke into two. The flight was bringing Indians stranded in Dubai amid Covid-19 pandemic under the government’s Vande Bharat Mission.

3 missing, 1 rescued after car plunges into Upper Ganga Canal in Ghaziabad

Officials said that National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were at the site to help trace the missing men who were travelling in a Swift Dzire car from Bareilly to Chandigarh.

UP CM Adityanath inaugurates 400-bed Covid hospital in Noida

The Covid-19 hospital is expected to begin services with 200 beds initially from Sunday and will have 400 beds in the course of time, the officials said.

Covid-19: West Bengal observing complete lockdown today

Saturday’s lockdown in West Bengal is part of the twice-a-week lockdown imposed in the state since July 23 to break the chain of coronavirus infection.

India confident in standing solo against China in any future border dispute: European think tank

This preparedness by India shows that it is strong enough to counter any serious confrontation at the border despite China offering a lucrative offer of focusing on improvement of the bilateral relations instead of the border issue, the EFSAS said.

4 cabin crew members of AI Express that crashed in Kozhikode are safe: Airlines

Air India Express Employees Union said cabin crew suffered some injuries and are under treatment at the Kozhikode hospital.

Rescue ops at Idukki landslide site to continue overnight, says Kerala CM

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said that the rescue mission will continue during the night and all arrangements have been made to provide enough light at the landslide site.

Locked in power tussle with Nepal PM Oli, Prachanda tells party workers to prepare for worst

Prachanda and Nepal have claimed that the majority of the powerful Central Working Committee members have supported them while raising voice against PM Oli.

Bihar reports 3,646 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hrs, tally rises to 71,794

According to the daily bulletin issued by the state government, the number of active cases rose to 25,128 in the state.